74 Percent of BC Business Association Firms Cutting Investment Due to Uncertainty Over DRIPA

The Knowledge Totem pole carved by indigenous artists on the front lawn of the legislature at Victoria, B.C., on May 8, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Roughly three-quarters of respondents in a new member survey by the Business Council of B.C. say they are cutting down on investment plans in the province as a result of concern over the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

Business Council of B.C. (BCBC) CEO Laura Jones said the findings of the survey demonstrate a major decline in optimism among B.C.’s business community since DRIPA was first put through in 2019.