Employer Health Tax
Is your business affected by Employer Health Tax (EHT)?
To help us better advocate for you on this important issue, we ask that you take this 3 minute survey and give us your feedback! The deadline to complete this survey is August 12.
GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACKWe have also put together some resources to help you navigate the Employer Health Tax:
- Check out this EHT overview from the BC Government,
- This useful Tax Update from our partners, BDO, and
- The Employer Health Tax Calculator
We continually strive to make business easier for YOU, our Members.
We can ask the government to build a smarter EHT. Share your story, like Juice Truck owners Zack and Ryan, with #SmarterEHT and help your Chamber to advocate for YOU on this important issue.
BC Delegation to Ottawa
Val Litwin, CEO of the Whistler Chamber joined the BC Delegation to Ottawa on February 3 and 4, 2016, on invitation by the Honourable Shirley Bond, Provincial Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.
2015 Whistler Labour Survey
The 2015 Whistler Business Labour Survey was an action item coming out of the Chamber-hosted “Finding Solutions to Whistler’s Labour Issues” meeting on August 18th where nearly 100 local businesses attended
Garibaldi at Squamish
As a business organization, the WCC supports well-considered growth and intelligent investment that drives long term economic health in the Sea to Sky Corridor. Yet the proposal put forward by Garibaldi At Squamish, Inc. in its current form does not appear to support either.
BC Family Day
Moving Family Day to the 3rd Monday would cause unnecessary compression in BC destination mountain resorts which could have a negative impact on the guest experience. Avoiding a holiday overlap, however, provides British Columbians – and out-of-province guests – with better quality Family Day and vacation experiences respectively.
IOC inclusion of LGBT community
As a business community, we encourage the IOC to recall its Olympic Charter when it says it will cooperate with competent organizations and authorities in the endeavor to place sport at the service of humanity, as Russia’s anti-gay stance threatens to overshadow the games.