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Our growing dependency on resources

As a recent Resource Works study by Philip Cross shows, the British Columbia natural resources sector continues to be a prime employment driver for the province

Resource revenues are dependent on global commodity prices and as a result, there are fluctuations from year to year. However, the long-term trend is upward, as shown in these two charts:

Stewart Muir is the executive director of the Resource Works Society.

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