As Greater Victoria grappled with unemployment rates higher than those of the 2008 financial crisis, creators of an economic recovery plan started planning for recovery.

The Rising Economy Task Force B次元官网网址� a multi-organization committee representing several sectors across the region B次元官网网址� released the B次元官网网址楻ebootB次元官网网址� plan Monday morning. The task force, launched one month after the COVID-19 pandemic was first declared by B.C.B次元官网网址檚 provincial health officer, drew 120 participants.

Emilie de Rosenroll, CEO of the South Island Prosperity Partnership, called the plan a B次元官网网址渂lueprint for the future.B次元官网网址�

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B次元官网网址淚t drew unparalleled collaboration in CanadaB次元官网网址檚 largest non-government cross-sector economic recovery effort,B次元官网网址� she said.

The outcome of extensive outreach and consultation led to 10 pillars, each with several recommendations on everything from piloting an Indigenous B次元官网网址楿pskillB次元官网网址� micro-credential program and developing an agrotourism campaign to infrastructure programs for local arts and culture venues and implementing programs to improve critical skilled labour shortages.

The vast series of recommendations come with timelines ranging from zero to 24-plus months.

B次元官网网址淭here are still a lot of unknowns, but one thing is certain,B次元官网网址� de Rosenroll said. B次元官网网址淲e need to embrace the idea that we are in this together and go all-in. A partial recovery is not a recovery. Recovery for some sectors and not others is not a recovery.B次元官网网址�

Unemployment rates in Victoria continues to show signs of improvement, dropping to 7.6 per cent in October B次元官网网址� a decrease from 11 per cent in June.

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