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BC Laws
Provides free public access to the current laws of British Columbia.
Business Source Complete
Articles on all aspects of business, also includes case studies, e-books, company profiles, country reports, industry reports, investment research reports and market research reports.
Instructors: Before using Harvard Business Review articles from this database in your course, consult this page for copyright and licensing guidance.
Law360 Canada
Formerly Lawyer's Daily.

Published by LexisNexis Canada.
Focus is on:
Business | Labour & Employment | Wills, Trusts & Estates | Family | Criminal | Civil Litigation | Personal Injury
In-House Counsel | Insurance | Intellectual Property | Immigration | Natural Resources | Real Estate | Tax
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central covers all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion. Key publications include The Economist, New Statesman, Billboard, Variety, Macleans, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Nature, and many more. The collection includes thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports all in one place.

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Human Resources
by Jeff Verbeem Last Updated Sep 3, 2025 505 views this year

Business Market Research Collection
Includes industry and market research, company reports and country reports.
Business Source Complete
Articles on all aspects of business, also includes case studies, e-books, company profiles, country reports, industry reports, investment research reports and market research reports.
Instructors: Before using Harvard Business Review articles from this database in your course, consult this page for copyright and licensing guidance.
IBISWorld
Comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research and Industry Risk Ratings.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central covers all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion. Key publications include The Economist, New Statesman, Billboard, Variety, Macleans, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Nature, and many more. The collection includes thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports all in one place.
Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics.

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Company & Industry Information
by Jeff Verbeem Last Updated Aug 18, 2025 393 views this year

Capital IQ
Global financial intelligence with an array of tools for analysis. Access deep company and industry research, view market snapshots for indices, mutual funds, futures, options, currencies, and commodities, and view profiles on private and public company executives, board members and investment professionals.

Note: This database can only be accessed via the Onelog software that is installed in the Chrome browser on BCIT computers. To install Onelog on your personal device(s), see this guide.

SEDAR
Access to most public securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities.

Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics.

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Accounting, Finance & Insurance
by Jeff Verbeem Last Updated Aug 18, 2025 230 views this year
Business Statistics, Demographics & Analytics
by Jeff Verbeem Last Updated Aug 18, 2025 90 views this year

Passport
A global market research database that provides statistics and analysis on industries (including B2B), economies and consumer behavior. Highlights include company- and brand-level market share information, as well as city and country reports.

IMPORTANT: You will need to accept the "Terms and Conditions” in order to view the content. Note that you can only use this data in class projects and assignments; if you’re working for a company, you cannot use this database to provide them with information for their business.
SimplyAnalytics (SimplyMap)
A web-based mapping, analytics and data visualization program that enables users to create thematic maps and reports using Canadian demographic, census and consumer behavior data, in addition to a vast collection of Canadian business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).
You can "sign in as guest".
Vividata on Telmar
Detailed information on Canadian consumers spending, activities and characteristics. This version of allows users to access Vividata as well as Canadian Census data, and to cross-tabulate, create visualizations and heat maps.

Note: This database can only be accessed via the Onelog software that is installed in the Chrome browser on BCIT computers. To install Onelog on your personal device(s), see this guide.
Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics.
Statistics Canada
Access to statistics about Canada, its population, resources, economy, society and culture. In addition to conducting a Census every five years, there are about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canandian life.

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Business Statistics, Demographics & Analytics
by Jeff Verbeem Last Updated Aug 18, 2025 90 views this year
Market Research
by Deirdre Grace Last Updated Sep 3, 2025 5976 views this year

BC Stats
British Columbia statistics on business, economics, the environment, demographics, education, health and more.
Business in Vancouver : Datatables
Topics covered include economy, environment & sustainability, forestry & fisheries, hospitality & tourism, human resources, law & politics, media & marketing, mining & energy, real estate, retail & manufacturing, sports & leisure and technology.
Business in Vancouver : Magazine
A weekly publication that covers news, events and resources from across British Columbia.

Open Data Portal
City of Vancouver

Business Source Complete
Articles on all aspects of business, also includes case studies, e-books, company profiles, country reports, industry reports, investment research reports and market research reports.
Instructors: Before using Harvard Business Review articles from this database in your course, consult this page for copyright and licensing guidance.
IBISWorld
Comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research and Industry Risk Ratings.
Passport
A global market research database that provides statistics and analysis on industries (including B2B), economies and consumer behavior. Highlights include company- and brand-level market share information, as well as city and country reports.

IMPORTANT: You will need to accept the "Terms and Conditions” in order to view the content. Note that you can only use this data in class projects and assignments; if you’re working for a company, you cannot use this database to provide them with information for their business.
Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics.
World Bank Open Data (1960- )
Financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics from over 200 countries.