General economic and labour market information

Service Canada - BC/Yukon region:
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/bc-yk/59/jwtc/lmi/menu.shtml
Service Canada's website for the BC/Yukon region offers provincial and regional LMI.

What's Key in Labour Market Information for BC:
http://www.whatskey.org/
Selected information on career planning, occupations, post-secondary education planning, labour market trends and work search.

BC Workinfonet:
http://www.workinfonet.bc.ca/
A good source of provincial career and LMI.

A Guide to the BC Economy and Labour Market:
http://www.guidetobceconomy.org/
An excellent introduction to economic concepts and language, as well as B.C. industry/sector information. Start with "An Introduction to BC's Economy."

BC Stats and Statistics Canada:
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/      http://www.statscan.ca/
BC Stats and Statistics Canada are two excellent sources of statistics and research, including LMI.

B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development:
http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/labourmarketinfo/welcome.htm
This site provides access to research and analysis related to post-secondary education and the provincial labour market.

Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information:
http://www.makingcareersense.org
Introduces labour market concepts, trends and issues. It also provides practical examples of researching labour market information and using it in the career development process.

Education Planner:
http://www.educationplanner.ca/
A powerful education planning resource that contains comprehensive information on over 1,300 undergraduate programs at B.C.'s public post-secondary institutions.

Post-Secondary Application Service of B.C. (PASBC):
http://www.pas.bc.ca/
PASBC is the province's online post-secondary application for admission system. Most of B.C.'s universities, university colleges, colleges, and institutions accept applications through PASBC.

B.C. Public Post-secondary Institutions:
http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/institutions/welcome.htm
This page provides links to B.C. post-secondary education institutions for prospective students.

Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia:
http://www.pctia.bc.ca/
This site includes a searchable database of private post-secondary institutions offering post-secondary education and training.

Industry Training Authority (ITA):
http://www.itabc.ca/
This site provides labour market information for apprentices, employers, new residents and the general public. Trades careers information, profiles of trades occupations regulated by the ITA and information on credentialing requirements are provided.

Financial Aid - Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/planning/educate/finance.htm
Offers information and tips about applying for financial assistance, budgeting, and finding information. Links to other useful resources are included.

StudentAidBC:
http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/
StudentAid BC is designed to help B.C. residents overcome financial barriers to post-secondary education. It is a partnership between the provincial and federal governments.

University Baccalaureate Graduates Survey:
http://www.tupc.bc.ca/student_outcomes/index.html
These surveys gather information on baccalaureate graduates' education satisfaction levels, education financing and student debt, as well as further education and employment outcomes.

BC College & Institute Student Outcomes Reports:
http://www.outcomes.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/SORS/index.asp
This site provides information on education and labour market outcomes for B.C. college, university college and institute graduates nine to 20 months after graduation.

Statistics Canada: National Graduate Surveys (NGS):
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=81M0011X
The National Graduate Surveys examine the extent to which a select group of post-secondary graduates were successful in obtaining employment following graduation. There is a fee for this product.