"1c8acd57-3edc-4cb0-9cbd-9f4c097628d6"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964"@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2018-08-16"@en . "[1965]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0371038/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDepartment of Industrial Development,\nTrade, and Commerce\nREPORT\nfor the\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31\n1964\n To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes,\nV.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C.,\nLieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.\nMay it please Your Honour:\nI beg to submit herewith the Report of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce for the year ended December 31, 1964.\nRALPH R. LOFFMARK,\nMinister of Industrial Development,\nTrade, and Commerce.\n The Honourable Ralph R. Loffmark,\nMinister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce,\nVictoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to submit herewith the Report of the Department of\nIndustrial Development, Trade, and Commerce for the year ended December 31,\n1964.\nTHOMAS L. STURGESS,\nDeputy Minister of Industrial Development,\nTrade, and Commerce.\n Report of the Department of Industrial Development,\nTrade, and Commerce\nFor the Year Ended December 31, 1964\nFOREWORD\nSupported by an unprecedented level of capital expenditure together with\nbuoyant export markets and enlarged industrial capacity, the British Columbia\neconomy in 1964 continued to enjoy dynamic growth characteristics. Of particular\nimportance were advances in capital construction, including hydro and pulp and\npaper developments.\nTotal capital investment in 1964 is expected to reach $1.6 billion, thereby\neclipsing the all-time record established in 1957. The single most important economic event of the year was the ratification of the Columbia River Treaty in\nSeptember, 1964. For the next 10 to 15 years an annual average of 1,350 men\nwill be employed to bring the giant project, the total cost of which is estimated at\n$410,000,000, to a close. Work is also progressing very favourably on the Peace\nRiver project. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority will spend an estimated\n$50,000,000 on the project during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1965. Other\npower developments in 1964 included new transmission-lines from Grand Forks\nto Penticton and from Quesnel to Prince George, installation of a third thermal\nunit at loco, and replacement of the wood-crib dam at Lower Bonnington.\nCapital expenditures by the British Columbia pulp and paper industry during\n1964 reached an estimated $130,000,000, up considerably from previous years.\nPulp-mill expansion programmes have been carried out at Duncan Bay, Port\nAlberni, and Port Alice, and there are three new mills under construction at Prince\nGeorge and Kamloops. Also completed during the year was a $25,000,000 newsprint-mill at Crofton.\nOther major capital expenditures included the completion of a $57,000,000\nnatural-gas line from Chetwynd to Fort Nelson; improved loading and storage port\nfacilities in North Vancouver, Port Moody, and Vancouver totalling $32,000,000;\nand commencement of a 100-mile extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway\nfrom Summit Lake to Fort St. James at a total cost of $18,000,000.\nFarm cash income for 1964, estimated at $147,870,000, was down slightly\nfrom the record set in 1962. The decline is attributed to inclement weather.\nProduction was, in general, increased in all sectors of the agricultural industry, but\nmarkets, and hence prices, have been weak.\nThe performance of the British Columbia fisheries industry in 1964 was, with\nan estimated wholesale market catch valued at $90,000,000, considerably better\nthan expected.\nMining activity also continued on a high level, with important developments\nin copper, molybdenite, and iron. Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company,\nLimited, has undertaken several chemical and fertilizer expansions at its Kimberley\nand Trail sites, bringing fertilizer capacity up to 1,000,000 tons per annum.\nThe selling value of products from the Province's manufacturing plants in 1964\nwas estimated at $2.6 billion, up almost 10 per cent over 1963. The forest industries provided the major impetus, with lumber production up 3 per cent, plywood\n V 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nproduction up 13 per cent, pulp production up 15 per cent, and paper production\nup 14 per cent.\nCommodity exports through British Columbia customs ports are expected to\nreach $1,625,000,000 in 1964, up $225,000,000 from 1963. Important gains were\nmade in shipments to the United Kingdom (up 25 per cent) and the Common\nMarket (up 37 per cent), although the United States continues to be by far our\nbest market, absorbing over 40 per cent of British Columbia's exports.\nThe labour force of the Province increased in 1964 by almost 5 per cent over\n1963. Personal incomes were up 8.4 per cent over 1963, while retail trade had\nincreased by 10 per cent.\nPresent indications foretell further advances by British Columbia along the\nroad of economic expansion in 1965. With the impetus to be anticipated from\nmany projects still under construction, a continuation of British Columbia's high\nlevel of capital investment can be assumed.\nFollowing in this Report are summaries of the activities of the various divisions\nof this Department\u00E2\u0080\u0094namely, the Bureau of Economics and Statistics; the Industrial and Trade Office; the Data Processing Division; British Columbia House,\nLondon, England; and British Columbia House, San Francisco, Calif. The objectives and organization of the British Columbia Research Council are also included.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, |\nBUREAU OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS\nPrior to reviewing the work accomplished by the Bureau of Economics and\nStatistics during 1964, it should be explained that the Bureau is a fact-finding and\nadvisory body. It has two primary functions: the first is to provide economic\ncounsel to all who request it and, when necessary, to conduct investigations into\neconomic questions affecting the Province; the second function is to collect and\ncompile economic statistics of the Province which are of interest and value.\nThe Bureau has endeavoured to follow a policy of building up a select group\nof professional personnel who are capable of performing a variety of difficult economic analyses. This policy is designed to ensure technical proficiency. It has also\nbeen a Bureau policy to make the services of its personnel available at all times to\nany department of the Government. A description follows of the various services\nperformed during the year.\nECONOMIC RESEARCH\nThe Bureau received many requests for information about the Provincial economy from private individuals, companies, associations, newspapers, and business\npublications. Much of the information requested is available in the Bureau's files\nand library, but special surveys and considerable research are often necessary.\nOne of the Bureau's primary functions is to provide economic counsel to the\nGovernment. Each week a report is prepared supplementary to this function and\ndistributed to the Premier and to the members of the Executive Council. These\nweekly reports review and summarize significant events and developments in the\nfield of economics which are considered of importance to the Province. Technical\nassistance is also given to the many branches of the Government, as requested.\nNumerous publications are issued to keep government and industry informed of\ncurrent business conditions. The two publications most widely distributed are the\na Monthly Bulletin of Business Activity \" and the \"Annual Summary of Business\nActivity.\" The former contains a brief description of current changes in monthly\nbusiness indicators, plus statistical tables and charts, and the latter records the past\nyear's performance in relation to the previous 10 years, utilizing charts and historical\nseries to illustrate the current economic position of the Province. In recent years\nan executive opinion poll has been conducted at the end of each year to assess the\noutlook of industry for the coming year.\nThe annual study of wage rates for selected occupations in various centres of\nthe Province continues to be published. The Civil Service Commission, as well as\nother Government agencies and the public, has been provided with these comparative\n 1 1\nV g BRITISH COLUMBIA\nEconomic Activity in British Columbia, 1962, 1963, and 1964\nK\nII\n19S3\nai\nG7\n|j|\nB\nI\n*\"\"?&* t oduc\n|^piH^_=\nTn\" \u00C2\u00B0S\u00C2\u00ABifl!..ranCe\t\nCBr,\yn n _n\"- \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' \u00C2\u00B0\nManufacturing\t\nLogging ~\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1\nEconomic Indicators in British Columbia\nit\n BRITISH COLUMBIA\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964\n1\n<\n>-\no\nz\ng\nD\nQ\nO\nI\nO\nD\n<\n>\ns\nsmvnoa jo SNomiw\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 15\nTRANSPORTATION\nDuring 1964 the Bureau of Economics and Statistics undertook an appraisal\nof the effect Federal Bill C-120 might have on British Columbia's transportation\nindustry. The Bill, which was given first reading in the House of Commons on\nSeptember 14th, is designed to make railroads more economic and competitive by\n. the elimination of uneconomic branch lines and services and allowing the railroads\ngreater rate-setting freedom. The Bill was an outcome of the recommendations of\nthe MacPherson Royal Commission on Transportation.\nThe Bureau began a joint economic feasibility study with the Pacific Great\nEastern Railway for an extension from Fort St. John to Fort Nelson. The findings\nof the report are under consideration by the Government of British Columbia.\nThe Air Transport Board held a series of hearings in British Columbia communities during the year to review air policy concerning less than Class 1 airlines.\nThe Bureau maintained a watching brief and was represented at several of the\nhearings.\nThe results of the Bureau's previous studies continued to be watched closely;\nsuch studies included the Great Northern-Northern Pacific-Burlington Railway\nmerger and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway's extension to Fort St. James.\nIn 1964 the Bureau continued to provide its usual service to other Government\ndepartments, business, and industry in rate and developmental matters. The Department participated in the Alaska-British Columbia-Yukon Conference held at\nWhitehorse in September.\nEXTERNAL TRADE\nDuring 1964 the external trade statistics compiled in the Department continued\nto be requested by other Provincial Government departments and agencies, businesses, libraries, individuals, universities, and other organizations. Interest in tariff\nnegotiations in the \" Kennedy Round \" of the General Agreement on Tariffs and\nTrade (GATT) resulted in requests for a number of special studies on trade items\nthat would be affected by tariff changes.\nIn addition to regular tabulation and presentation of import and export statistics, the fifth and sixth studies in a special series covering trade with the Pacific rim\nwere released. \" Hawaii and Alaska\u00E2\u0080\u0094A Market Survey \" was published in March,\nfollowed by \"Australasia\u00E2\u0080\u0094Export Opportunities for British Columbia Businessmen.\" The latter is an abridgment of a detailed analysis of Canadian trade prospects in Australia, New Zealand, and islands of the South Pacific, a copy of which\nis available on loan from the Bureau's library. In addition, the annual \" Preliminary Statement of External Trade through British Columbia Customs Ports, 1963,\"\nwas distributed to more than 600 interested parties.\nThe table of exports for British Columbia products was revised in 1962 to\nconform with the export classification system established by the Dominion Bureau\nof Statistics in 1961. A similar change will be made in import statistics in 1965\nto conform with the new import classification system. It should be noted that the\nfollowing export figures differ from the regularly published figures because they\ninclude exports through other Canadian ports considered principally of British\nColumbia origin. These statistics exclude products originating in other Provinces\nbut shipped through British Columbia customs ports.\nThe import table shows imports through British Columbia customs ports and\nincludes products which are transhipped to other Provinces. No attempt has been\nmade to estimate the value of such products consumed within the Province. The\nfollowing import figures are similar to regularly published figures, being the final\nrevised values.\n 1\niTiili\n!\ni\ni\nii\nsi\nli\nii\n1\nI\n!\n1\nI\n11 HI II1 ll|\n_\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nMl!!\nI\nMPIH\nsl\njijlljl\n1\na\n1\nI\nP\njjgljjj\n1\n|\n1\nJ\nI\nI\n!\n1\n1\nl\ni\n1\n!\n1\n|\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 17\nl\nK\u00C2\u00A7\u00C2\u00A7g|Sgggt\nSslsls.sSI 1\n1\n3\n1\n1\nis s !\"\u00C2\u00A7._\u00C2\u00A7?? Sis 1\ns\n_\"\"*\" S-*p\"'\"|g\ng||\u00C2\u00A7|5slgl||\n1\na\n1\n__s.\u00C2\u00A7\u00C2\u00A7?Ss3_2\u00C2\u00A7\nISi^iiisil'i 1\nI\ni\n!\n1\n=P.s5J.Ssl|l\nS2|SRgS|g S\ns\ni\ns\n1\nt-*t-\"2\"H|\"8\"!gSa 5\nA\nj ! j I\nla i i\na\nMs.\n11 1 1\n0.\n1\nIf a*\nf If 1\njfis\n*\n1\nsis\n\"_-o _ I\n1\n1\nllli\n||l||\nS1**\n5\nIII\nijli5Iff 1^\ni*\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.el,\nnil\n COLUMBIA\nThe Bureau is responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation, and\npublication of statistical information about British Columbia. In addition, it provides assistance to other departments in the compilation of statistical information\nand in establishing uniform statistical methods throughout the service. Following ]\nis a brief outline of the Bureau's activities in these fields.\nCo-operative Statistical Agreements\nBecause other Government agencies are also concerned with the collection of\nstatistics, a series of working agreements has been arranged to prevent overlapping\nor duplication. Currently, agreements exist between this Bureau and the Dominion\nBureau of Statistics, Ottawa, as well as the Provincial Departments of Mines and\nPetroleum Resources, Labour, the Provincial Secretary, Health Services and Hospital Insurance, and Social Welfare. During 1964 essential statistical services performed for the other Provincial departments as well as for the Department of |\nIndustrial Development, Trade, and Commerce were maintained. A regular basis J\nhas now been established for conferences between the Provincial and Federal\nstatistical bureaux.\nForestry\nThe collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistical and economic information relating to the forest industries of the Province is an important phase of the\nBureau's work. During the year a large number of requests were received from\nindustry, trade and other organizations, labour organizations, industry associations,\nand individuals. In addition, assistance was rendered to other Government departments. Studies were undertaken of forest industries and forest products for Departmental use, for other Government departments, and in response to other requests.\nThe forest industries of the Province comprise the most important industrial\ngroup in British Columbia, accounting for somewhat over 35 per cent of the net\nvalue of all commodity-producing industries. In 1964 the net value of production\nof the forest industries was an estimated $900,000,000. The forest industries provided employment for over 75,000 persons. British Columbia accounts for 65 per\ncent of the lumber produced in Canada, 85 per cent of the plywood, 20 per cent\nof total pulp production, and 15 per cent of the total paper production in Canada.\nLogging production for 1964 is expected to be an estimated 1,530,000,000\ncubic feet (equivalent to 9.0 billion board-feet) of timber, approximately 4 per\ncent above 1963 production. From figures available to the end of October, logging\nproduction on the Coast was slightly above 1963, while production in the Interior\nof the Province was up by 5 per cent.\nLumber production to the end of September was 3 per cent above 1963 and\nwas expected to reach 6.6 billion board-feet by the year-end. Lumber markets\nremained generally satisfactory, and lumber shipments to the end of September were\n4 per cent above 1963 shipments. Overseas markets took an increased proportion\nof lumber shipments.\nThe plywood industry produced an estimated 2.1 billion square feet (',4-inch\nbasis), which was approximately 13 per cent above 1963. All shipments, and particularly export shipments, showed healthy gains.\nThe pulp and paper industry in the Province showed substantial growth in\nproduction, sales, export shipments, and in capacity during the year. Pulp production in the first 10 months rose 15 per cent over 1963 and was expected to reach\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 19\n2,850,000 tons for the year. Paper production in the first 10 months was 11 per\ncent higher than 1963 and was expected to reach 1,390,000 tons for the year.\nExpansion in the pulp and paper industry highlighted the year. Considerable\nnew capacity was brought into operation in 1964 through expansions at existing\nmills. Early in the year, capital investment intentions for 1964 by the British\nColumbia pulp and paper industry were estimated at $130,000,000, well above\n1963. During the year, proposals for new pulp-mills and the expansion of existing\nmills were announced in rapid succession. These proposed new mills, along with\nthe three mills under construction, will be important factors in the development of\nthe Provincial economy over the next decade.\nMining\nIt is the responsibility of the Bureau to collect and compile the production sta-\nn all minerals, with the exception of coal, natural gas, and petroleum. These\n:s are subsequently published in detail in the Annual Report of the Minister\nof Mines and Petroleum Resources.\nThe value of mineral production in 1964 is expected to reach a new all-time\nhigh. The preliminary estimate indxates that it will be approximately $262,200,000,\nwhich is almost $5,000,000 greater than 1963. In some cases the volume of shipments is below that of the previous year. However, there has been a steady rise in\nmany metal prices, particularly silver, copper, lead, and zinc, which has nnnimized\nthe effect upon the total value of the reduced shipments. Distribution of mineral\nproduction may be summarized as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nZ;nc is expected to have a value of $58,300,000, or roughly 22 per cent of\nthe total. Other minerals, in order of value, are: Lead, $38,400,000; copper,\n$36,000,000; crude petroleum, $24,460,000; and iron concentrates, $20,650,000.\nThese minerals alone account for roughly 70 per cent of the total mineral production\nof the Province.\nLabour\nIn the field of labour statistics, valuable progress was made during 1964 in the\nfurtherance of co-operative efforts on the part of the Federal and Provincial departments concerned. Periodx meetings attended by personnel from both Governments\nhave, been called to deal with expected changes and improvements in the methods\npresently in use, and it is hoped that the coming year will provide a starting point for\nnew plans envisaged in the continuing effort to improve the availability and accuracy\nof current labour statistics through the use of more efficient systems of collection\nand tabulations.\nThe Bureau of Economics and Statistics was again responsible for the main\nstatistical sections of the Annual Report of the Department of Labour, the current\nmaterial appearing under headings of \"Highlights of the 1964 Statistical Report on\nTrades and Industries \" and \"Annual Survey of Organized Labour in British Columbia, 1964,\" in the Departmental report for that year.\nSalary and wage rate surveys conducted by the Bureau in 1964 were expanded\nto cover additional occupations not included in previous coverage, and the adoption\nof questionnaires designed to conform closely with those in use by the Federal\nDepartment of Labour enabled a closer comparison to be made with data from that\nsource. As these surveys are now being used to provide source material not only\nfor the annual \" Salary and Wage Rate Survey,\" but also for specialized studies in\nconnection with- the Civil Service Commission survey requirements, it is highly\nprobable that growing complexities in this field will necessitate closer alignment of\n V 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nFederal and Provincial programmes to streamline a joint approach, with mutual\nadvantage to both authorities.\nIn accordance with the existing agreement, a follow-up survey of labour organizations was again conducted by the Bureau as a complementary service to the\nFederal Government. Resulting from this co-operative arrangement, basic material\nwas obtained for a directory of trade-unions in British Columbia, which was completed for the British Columbia Department of Labour.\nProjects completed during the year in the labour section included the fol-\n(1) The 1964 survey of British Columbia salary and wage rates.\n(2) Statistical sections for the 1964 Annual Report of the British Columbia\nDepartment of Labour.\n(3) A survey of organized labour in British Columbia completed, together\nwith a directory of trade-unions and labour organizations, for the Department of Labour.\n(4) A survey of clerical salary rates in the Vancouver area, tabulated for the\nVancouver Board of Trade.\n(5) Special surveys and test runs of tabulated material relating to selected\noccupational salary data required in wage studies conducted by the Bureau\nfor the Civil Service Commission.\n(6) Updating of current labour statistics in use by the Bureau.\nRevised totals shown in the following table represent the estimated annual\nlabour income in British Columbia for the years 1947 to 1964:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nEstimated Annual Labour Income in British Columbia\n1947 $641,000,000 1956 $1,649,000,000\n1948 794,000,000 1957 1,765,000,000\n1949 825,000,000 1958 1,763,000,000\n1950 915,000,000 1959 1,873,000,000\n1951 1,072,000,000 1960 1,948,000,000\n1952 1,214,000,000 1961 1,984,000,000\n1953 1,279,000,000 1962 2,090,000,000\n1954 1,302,000,000 1963 2,248,000,000\n1955 1,426,000,000 1964 2,440,000,0001\nMARKET RESEARCH\nInvestors and businessmen continue to show a keen interest in the industrial\nand market potential of the Province, and a large and varied number of requests\nhave been received during the past year for market data and assessment of business\nopportunities.\nThe Bureau of Economics and Statistics is always on the alert to identify\nproducts which present a good opportunity for manufacture by local firms, and in\nthis connection the Bureau has prepared a number of industry studies. The Bureau's\nextensive manufacturing and importing data are systematically searched and analysed\nto assist in locating new trade opportunities.\nAnother important aspect of market research which has continued to receive attention relates to the study of specific areas of the Province. (See under\nPublications.)\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1\nPUBLICATIONS\nPeriodical\nMonthly Bulletin of Business Activity.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This publica\ntides of current interest and also incorporates a monthly review of current changes\nin the principal segments of the Provincial economy.\nSummary of Business Activity in British Columbia.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This publication is a\ncompanion to the Monthly Bulletin, and is issued at the end of the current year. It\nsummarizes the current year's economic picture and presents historical series relating\nto business activity in the Province.\nBusiness Outlook.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This publication is issued at the end of the current year\nand indicates business conditions during the past year and the outlook for the coming\nyear. It is based on a survey of 300 of the major companies in British Columbia.\nExternal Trade.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Statistics covering in detail all commodities imported or\nexported through British Columbia customs ports having an aggregate value of\n$50,000 and over.\nBritish Columbia Facts and Statistics.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Portrays graphically some of the salient\nfeatures of British Columbia's economy and describes its geography, government,\nand judiciary and educational systems.\nSalary and Wage Rate Survey.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This annual publication summarizes salary\nand wage rates in selected clerical, professional, and trade occupations, in business\nand industrial establishments, for metropolitan Vancouver and Victoria, Southern\nInterior centres, and Northern centres.\nBritish Columbia Directory of Wholesalers and Distributors, Importers, Exporters, and Manufacturers' Agents.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Published in 1964 as a companion of the\nBritish Columbia Trade Index.\nn 1962, it was revised in 1964 to meet\ni subject.\nA Manual of Resources and Development.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This publication was released in\nMay, 1964. It contains up-to-date information about the location and development\nof British Columbia's resources and is well documented with maps and diagrams.\nArea Surveys.\u00E2\u0080\u0094As one of a series of regional studies, a report on the Grand\nForks-Greenwood area is in the course of preparation.\nImport Items Meriting Further Investigation for Domestic Production or Substitution.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This report is intended to aid those entrepreneurs in the Province who are\nconsidering establishing industries to supply the domestic markets.\nPacific Rim Trade Studies.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These studies are designed to encourage British\nColumbia exporters and producers to examine more intensively the possibilities for\nexpanding and diversifying exports to the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.\nThe following have been released to date: Canada's Trade with Countries of the\nPacific in 1962; United States Market Opportunities for British Columbia Businessmen in 1962; Export Opportunities in the Far East in 1962; The Pacific Rim of\nLatin America in 1963; and Canada's Exports to South-east Asia\u00E2\u0080\u0094A Trade and\nTransportation Study in 1963; Hawaii and Alaska\u00E2\u0080\u0094A Market Survey in March,\n1964; and Australasia\u00E2\u0080\u0094Export Opportunities for British Columbia Businessmen\nin May, 1964.\n(Note.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A complete listing of Bureau publications is contained in the Department's List of Publications, obtainable free of charge.)\n BRITISH COLUMBIA\nINDUSTRIAL AND TRADE OFFICE\nActivity of this office centres on the promotion of new industrial and commercial enterprises throughout the Province, assistance to established businesses\nwhen required, and development of the domestic and export trade. The office also\nprovides industry with data on location-sites, land-use maps, availability of raw\nmaterials, and information on the services offered by the British Columbia Research\nCouncil on matters concerning industrial and scientific research.\nThis work is carried out in co-operation with other Provincial Government\ndepartments, Federal Government departments, Boards of Trade, Chambers of\nCommerce, the British Columbia Division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, industrial commissions, railway industrial agents, and foreign trade representatives in Canada and o\nDuring the year this office continued to d;rect letters to selected contacts,\nsuggesting the establishment of branch plants in British Columbia or alternatively\nhaving their products manufactured under licence. The response to these letters\nhas been gratifying.\nAmong licence manufacturing proposals received from the United Kingdom\nand the Continent, United States, and Eastern Canada were portable gas-fired space-\nheaters with automatic ignition systems, nylon fibres for use in cement, patented and\ncopyright children's games and toys, patented nylon fishing-nets, and slip-resistant\ncar differentials.\nThe demand for these maps continued to be heavy during the year. Numerous inquiries were received from real-estate firms, business firms, and individuals.\nMany complimentary copies were mailed to firms outside the Province who indicated an interest in establishing in the metropolitan Vancouver area.\nThe two maps cover an area extending from Burrard Inlet and the mouth of\nthe Fraser River to Hope, and indicate the zoned and potential heavy and light\nindustrial areas, main highways, railway lines, natural-gas line, oil pipe-line, and\nother facilities serving the area.\nHANDICRAFT DIRECTORY\nCopies of the 13th edition of this directory were distributed through the year\nto retail and wholesale firms, resorts and other outlets, and to British Columbia\nHouses in San Francisco and London. The usual contact was made with Eastern\nCanadian Provinces interested in handicraft development. Four show-cases of\nBritish Columbia handicraft are on display in the Empress Hotel in Victoria, and\nduring the year a series of regional displays was exhibited at the Government\nInformation Centre at 787 Hornby Street, Vancouver. The displays were organized by the Department with the assistance and co-operation of Mr. K. Stittgen, of\nthe Community Arts Council, Vancouver. Some of the items exhibited during the\nyear included weaving, ceramics, silver jewellery, copperwork, and Indian crafts.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 23'\nREGIONAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES\nA revised edition of this report was printed during the year, in response to\nheavy demand for regional information of this kind. Numerous copies were\ndistributed to inquirers who visited the Departmental exhibit at the United States\nWorld Trade Fair held in San Francisco from September 10th to 20th. The survey\n; lists many investment opportunities in the fields of hotel and motel requirements,\nhousing developments, warehousing, wholesale and retail outlets, and regional\nPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS' TRADE AND INDUSTRY COUNCIL\nThe Department was represented at the 16th annual conference held in Char-\nlottetown, P.E.I., from September 16 to 18, 1964. Some of the topics discussed\nincluded: Small Business Management Programmes; Programmes for Upgrading\nAdult Skills; Trade Fairs and Trade Missions; Designated Areas; Provincial Trade\nDevelopment Programmes and Federal-Provincial Co-operation; Plans and Programmes for Provincial Statistics for Industrial Development Use; Federal-Provincial Development Programmes.\nThe aims of the Counc:l are to provide interprovincial consultation and\nco-operation on matters of trade and industrial development, to supply traders and\nmanufacturers from Canada and abroad with a nation-wide Provincial service in\nthese fields, and to promote greater understanding throughout Canada of the economic conditions affecting the development of each of the Provinces and all of\nCanada.\nEach year the Council presents the Canadian Industrial Development Award\nto an individual in Canada who has made an outstanding contribution to industrial\ndevelopment on a national basis. This year the award winner was the Honourable\nFrank M. Ross, C.M.G., M.C., K.St.J., LL.D. The award was presented to the\nHonourable F. M. Ross at a special luncheon in Vancouver on November 4th,\nsponsored by the Industrial Development Commission of Greater Vancouver and\nthe Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. The Honourable Ralph Loffmark, Minister of this Department, made the presentation in\nbehalf of the Council.\nUNITED STATES WORLD TRADE FAIR IN SAN FRANCISCO\nBritish Columbia was represented by an industrial exhibit at the first World\nTrade Fair held on the west coast of the United States, from September 10 to 20,\n1964. The Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce exhibit\n(see illustration) pictorially and statistically told the story of the industrial expansion taking place in the Province. The exhibits covered an area of 300 square feet.\nTwo British Columbia firms also attended the fair and were assisted by the Department in setting up their exhibits.\nThis World Trade Fair was held in the Civic Auditorium-Brooks Hall and\nattracted more than 250,000 buyers, importers, and other businessmen. It featured\n1,000 exhibitors from 50 countries with 25,000 products on display. Numerous\ninquiries on travel, settlement, licence manufacturing, investment, and industrial\nopportunities were received by officials in charge of the Government exhibit. The\ntwo British Columbia participating firms were well satisfied with the number of\ninquiries they received concerning their products.\n 1\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nIndustrial literature from Chambers of Commerce throughout British Columbia was distributed to selected contacts. A special edition of the \" Beautiful British\nColumbia \" magazine was also distributed to interested inquirers. This special\nedition contained 10 pages of excellent industrial photographs together with a\ncomplete story on the economic activity of the Province. The demand for the\nmagazine was heavy, and more than 2,000 copies were requested.\nBRITISH COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COMMITTEE\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0urage appreciation of industrial design\ni and marketing of British Columbia\nThe purpose of the Committee is to encc\nand its importance as a factor in productioi\nproducts.\nThe Committee includes representation from the Federal Department of Trade\nand Commerce; Provincial Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and\nCommerce; Department of Education; University of British Columbia; Canadian\nManufacturers' Association; Vancouver Board of Trade; Vancouver School of Art;\nBritish Columbia Research Council; Association of Professional Engineers of British\nColumbia; Canadian Association of Consumers; Architectural Institute of British\nColumbia; and Community Arts Council of Vancouver.\nDuring the year under review the British Columbia Industrial Design Committee\nwas active in working with designers and manufacturers in promoting good design\nthroughout the Province. Some of the Committee's activities included:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n(a) Organizing a photographic exhibit of B.C.-designed products, which was\ndisplayed throughout many centres of the Province.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 25\n(b) Publishing and distributing 2,000 folders inviting participation in a proposed association of British Columbia designers.\n(c) Organizing the British Columbia schools' fourth industrial design competition, resulting in four award winners being named and five receiving\nhonourable-mention awards.\n(d) Publishing and distributing to all industrial arts teachers a British Columbia schools industrial design booklet, \" Design 63.\"\nREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nDuring the year the Industrial and Trade Office continued to work closely with\nindustrial establishments, Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, research\norganizations, and all other groups interested in the industrial expansion of the\nProvince.\nRepresentatives of the Department visited many Chambers of Commerce during the year and assisted them in their efforts to assess the industrial potential of\ntheir areas. Some of the areas visited included Powell River, Ocean Falls, Penticton,\nand Kelowna. Early in the year the Department was represented by the Deputy\nMinister and the Industrial Commissioner at a special meeting in Penticton called\nfor the purpose of establishing the Southern Okanagan Regional Industrial Development Commission. Later in the year, at the request of the Kelowna Chamber of\nCommerce, the Industrial Commissioner visited the Kelowna area for four days to\nfamiliarize himself with Kelowna's industrial potential and to advise the Chamber\nmembers on how the Department could provide aid to stimulate Kelowna's industrial\nexpansion.\n BRITISH COLUMBIA\nIn the presence of Major-General the Honourable George R. Pearkes, V.C.,\nP.C., D.S.O., M.C., the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, Ministers of\nBritish Columbia's Government and civic, commercial, and industrial dignitaries\nof the Province, the third British Columbia International Trade Fair was opened on\nMay 13 th by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations. In his speech the Duke remarked upon the growth of population,\nindustry, and trade, not only in Western Canada, but in countries bordering the\nPacific Ocean, which the port of Vancouver is so well placed to serve. In referring\nto the British Columbia Government's outward-looking policies, he congratulated\nthe Provincial Government on its sponsorship of the fair, which provided such an\nexcellent opportunity for increasing two-way trade.\nThe erection of an additional exhibition building since the 1961 British Columbia International Trade Fair has enabled the organizers to attract many more\nexhibitors, and in comparison with the preceding fair the 1964 fair was much larger\nin space occupied and the variety of goods displayed. From 40 countries the\nproducts, both consumer and industrial, of at least a thousand manufacturers were\nd'splayed, and in recognition of the growth and potential of secondary industry in\nBritish Columbia, a particular feature of the fair was a large display of machine\nIn the Hall of Nations, Government pavilions included Australia, Belgium,\nBritain, Bulgaria, Republic of China, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy,\nJapan, India, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and the Province of Ontario. The\nFederal Department of Trade and Commerce entered a popular information\nexhibit, as did this Department as the sponsoring agency of the Provincial Government. Most exhibitors displayed a wide range of consumer goods, however, with\nemphasis being on industrial machinery and tools geared to meet the demands of\nthe industrial and power development under way and planned for this Province.\nDuring the 10-day period the Trade Fair was open, an estimated 8,500 buyers\nand 135,000 visitors had an opportunity to inspect products from around the world\nvalued at $10,000,000.\nIn contrast to previous trade fairs, there was a substantial increase in the\nnumber of Canadian firms displaying their goods and services. The numerous\ngovernment officials and trade missions who visited the fair from the four corners\nof the earth appeared to be impressed with the wide range of products displayed.\nNational, commercial, and industrial exhibitors expressed satisfaction with the\nresults of business transacted and agreed that the object of the fair\u00E2\u0080\u0094\" the development of external trade \"\u00E2\u0080\u0094had been fully achieved.\nTo add to the international character of the fair, an international fashion show\nwas given daily in the exhibition grounds. By far the largest contribution to the\nshow came from Canada's own fashion houses, but also modelled were fashions from\nAustralia, Mexico, United States, India, and Europe. During the fair, films from\nmany countries were given continuous showing.\nAt the conclusion of the Trade Fair a confidential questionnaire was circulated\nto exhibitors. The results showed that 93 per cent of those answering felt the Trade\nFair was worth while and 90 per cent would like to see another Trade Fair sometime\nin the future.\nThe Department would like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. W. J. Borrie,\npresident of the Trade Fair, and his able and public-spirited directors and staff for\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 27\nizjng and staging another highly successful\nIn August of this year the Honourable the Premier announced that the fourth\nBritish Columbia International Trade Fair will be held in May, 1967. In making\nthe statement he said that the 1967 British Columbia International Trade Fair\nwould be the most important commercial event in British Columbia during Canada's\ncentennial year.\nIn December the Minister announced that Mr. W. J. Burnett has been appointed president of this event. Associated with him will be Mr. W. J. Borrie,\nMr. K. F. Fraser, and Mr. H. K. Hall as vice-presidents and the following directors:\nMr. W. M. Anderson, partner, Winspear, Hamilton, Anderson & Company; Mr.\nE. Benson, vice-president and general manager, Pacific Press Limited; Mr. E. W.\nDisher, president, Disher Equipment Limited; Mr. P. M. Downes, general manager,\ncorporate communications, MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River Limited; Mr.\nJ. C. Gilmer, executive vice-president, Canadian Pacific Airlines; The Honourable\nW. M. Hamilton, president, Canadian Park and Tilford Limited; Mr. Robert M.\nJohnston, retired; Mr. D. H. Mollison, administrative assistant, Department of\nIndustrial Development, Trade, and Commerce; Mr. R. D. Noble, president, Atlas\nTravel Service Limited; Mr. R. T. Rose, general manager, Vancouver Board of\nTrade; Mr. T. L. Sturgess, Deputy Minister, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce.\nAt the same time, the Minister said that invitations to participate in the British\nColumbia International Trade Fair have been extended to the Ambassadors and\nHigh Commissioners of all countries trading with Canada. Already the Mimster\nhas received word from the British High Commissioner in Ottawa that Britain will\nagain participate with an official exhibit.\nWith considerable time to plan and with the outstanding success of the previous\ntrade fairs as background, it is anticipated that the 1967 event will assume even\ngreater international importance and make a further substantial contribution to the\ntrade development of British Columbia.\nDEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNAL TRADE\nDuring the year under review, the Industrial and Trade Office has continued\nits close co-operation with the regional offices of the Department of Trade and\nCommerce in Vancouver, the Vancouver Board of Trade, the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, the members of the Vancouver consular corps, and other organizations interested in the development of British Columbia's external trade.\nMembers of the Department have continued visits to secondary industries of\nthe Province to ascertain what products could be exported to foreign markets. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nIn an effort to maintain a continuing interest in this project, the proaramme\n\" Operation Actual\" was initiated during the year. Its bas'c aim is to stimulate\nexports and make manufacturers more aware of potential foreign markets. Letters\nwere sent to selected manufacturers in the Province explaining the programme and\nits benefits. In addition, \" Operation Actual\" was publicized in all leadmg metropolitan newspapers and in the Department's regular publications. It is still too\nearly to pass judgment on the programme's success; however, overseas markets for\ns products have been investigated and many additional firms have been\n V 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nincluded in the Canadian Exporters Directory, a publication which is used by the\nCanadian Trade Commissioners serving throughout the world for the development\nof exports.\nTRADE MISSION TO JAPAN\nThe Minister of this Department, the Honourable Ralph Loffmark, accompanied by the Honourable Frank Richter, Minister of Agriculture, led a trade\nmission of 15 businessmen to Japan for three weeks in June. The composition of\nthe mission included exporters as well as present and potential importers of Japanese\nproducts. The group visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, where\nplant visits and meetings with leading Japanese business organizations were undertaken. It is evident that Japanese plants are among the most modern and efficient\nin the world, with technology and market research playing an important part in their\nindustrial expansion programme. During this visit many worthwhile business\nassociations were formed, indicating an expansion of trade between Japan and\nBritish Columbia. Interest was evident also in the possibilities for investment in\nBritish Columbia in industry and commerce.\nElements of the mission visited Hong Kong, where again meetings and visits\ntook place with industrial and trade organizations and, as in Japan, individual\nmembers of the mission had the opportunity to make business appointments of\nindividual interest.\nWORLD TRADE WEEK\nThis event was sponsored by the Department through the Trade Fair organization and co-ordinated by the World Trade Committee of the Vancouver Board of\nTrade. The programme was announced by Government proclamation and took\nplace during the period of May 6th to 12th, immediately preceding the 1964 British\nColumbia International Trade Fair. Boards of Trade throughout the Province were\ninvited to assist in this promotion, which was publicized through press, radio, and\ntelevision. A special Trade Week symbol was designed and reproduced in posters\nand show-cards. Special events were arranged, including a fireworks display on the\nopening day and a press reception and luncheon.\nObjectives of World Trade Week were to draw attention to the opening of the\nBritish Columbia International Trade Fair and to point up the importance of world\ntrade to the economic welfare of British Columbia. Because of the success of this\nevent, it is expected to become an annual undertaking.\nTRADE PROMOTION CONFERENCE\nn with the Federal Department of Trade and Commerce and the\nVancouver Board of Trade, this Department sponsored a Trade Promotion Conference on May 7, 1964, in the banquet room of the Hotel Vancouver.\nUnder the general chairmanship of Mr. James A. Roberts, Deputy Minister\nof Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, the conference consisted of up-to-date reports\nfrom trade authorities, followed by panel discussions and questions. Members of\nthe panels included Vancouver businessmen and Federal and Provincial Government trade officials. Over 200 delegates attended and heard discussions covering\ntrade prospects in Britain, the European Common Market, the Pacific rim area, and\nthe United States. Reporting on the various areas of trade were senior Federal trade\nofficials from Ottawa, Britain, and the United States, a number of whom were intimately connected with Canada's position in the \" Kennedy Round \" of trade negotiations. Mr. T. R. G. Fletcher, Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce,\nOttawa, also spoke on general techniques of trading in world markets.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 29\nThe luncheon meeting held in conjunction with the seminar was addressed by\nthe Honourable Ralph R. Loffmark, who later introduced the special guest, Governor John A. Burns of Hawaii.\nFollowing the panel reports and discussions, opportunity was given those\nattending to submit written questions to any of the participants, and replies received\nincluded many good suggestions on expanding particular phases of foreign trade.\nAs a result of the conference, a far greater understanding of export opportunities\nwas obtained by those in attendance, and it was felt that a continuing programme\nof trade conferences should be maintained.\nEXHIBITS WITHIN THE PROVINCE\nThe 1964 Departmental exhibit is a pictorial and statistical presentation of\nthis Province's industry and progress. The use of this exhibit at various events\nwithin the Province has resulted in many inquiries being received for information\non all aspects of our economy.\nEvents at which the exhibit was displayed included the Annual Convention of\nthe Real Estate Institute of British Columbia, held from May 4th to 6th at Harrison\nHot Springs; the Victoria Exhibition, from May 11th to 16th in Victoria; the\nVancouver Island Exhibition, from August 20th to 22nd in Nanaimo; and the\nNorth Vancouver Products and Service Display, on October 29th.\nDisplay material was also made available for the Pacific Northwest Trade\nAssociation Conference, held in Prince George, September 13th to 15th.\nTRADE AND INDUSTRY BULLETIN\nDuring 1964 the Bulletin completed 15 years of continuous publication, listing\ntrade inquiries, export opportunities, manufacture under licence agreements available to British Columbia firms, notices of tenders, and news of general commercial\ninterest. Special reports were also included covering participation in trade fairs,\namended trade regulations, and market reports on selected regions. The increased\nuse of the Bulletin by the trade representatives of other nations bears out the\nimportance of this publication to the commercial and industrial organizations in\nWestern Canada. The circulation of the Bulletin has increased to 1,200 copies\nper month.\n COLUMBIA\nDATA PROCESSING DIVISION\nThe main function of the Data Processing Division since its inception in 1938\nhas been to serve as a data-processing centre for the departments of the Government.\nOver this 26-year period there have been many changes in equipment and methods\nintroduced to meet the growing requirement of the departments for faster and more\ncomplex reports. The past year has been no exception and has seen a major change\nin equipment and procedures as the majority of the work has been converted from\nthe unit-record machines to stored programme equipment. This transition has been\na major operation as all jobs have had to be reviewed and programmes prepared\nso they could be economically handled on the new electronic systems. The advantages of using the stored programme equipment have already manifested themselves\nby increasing the speed at which reports can be produced. Reports that formerly\ntook weeks or months to tabulate can now be prepared in a matter of hours, not to\nmention the improved facilities for dealing with problems of greater complexity that\ncould not be attempted on the older equipment.\nBecause of the time required for the conversion, the main benefits have not\nyet been attained nor has there been an opportunity to develop new work which\ncould take advantage of the speed and power of the electronic systems.\nTo meet the equipment changes, it has been necessary to train the staff in\nprogramming methods and in the operation of the new equipment. This has resulted\nin many hours of overtime in order that the training and conversion could be completed without interfering with the normal work schedule. The co-operation and\nspirit of the staff during this period have been commendable. The changing of duties\nhas resulted in a reclassification by the Civil Service Commission of many of the\npositions in the Division.\nThe Division is now equipped with two electronic systems. In addition, an\nancillary machine section is still maintained for the preparation of cards for input\ninto the more powerful systems. An I.B.M. 1401 data-processing system is used to\nhandle the business-oriented type of application where there is a large amount of\ndata requiring a limited amount of computations with equally large amount of\nprinted output. For those applications of an engineering nature where there are\ncomplex calculations involved, an I.B.M. 1620 computer is used. Both systems\ntake advantage of the ancillary equipment, such as sorters, collators, etc., for the\npreparation of material for input. As both systems are card-operated, it is necessary\nto maintain a Key Punch Section to prepare all input material. Smaller Key Punch\nSections are maintained by the British Columbia Forest Service and the Hospital\nInsurance Service, both of which forward their work for processing in the Data\nProcessing Division.\nThe equipment currently installed, all of which is leased on a monthly basis,\nincludes the following I.B.M. equipment: One 1401 card-operated data-processing\nsystem, one 1620 computer, two alphabetic printers, one document originating\nmachine, five sorters, one collator, one facsimile posting machine, thirteen keypunches, and six verifiers.\nEarly in the new year an additional 1401 magnetic-tape system is being added\nto handle motor-vehicle registration and driver records for the Attorney-General's\nDepartment. At the same time the present 1401 system is to be converted to a\nmagnetic-tape system so there will be complete compatibility between the two systems. Magnetic tapes have many uses in other operations.\nAs the tables in the latter part of this report indicate, the 1620 computer system\nis working to maximum capacity, and with a growing demand for more time by our\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 31\n , recommendations have been made to have the power of this system\nincreased by adding an on-line printer, increased memory, and magnetic disk drives.\nThese features should enable the Division to meet the demands of the immediate\nTo operate the systems and provide service, it is necessary to maintain a highly\ntrained staff covering the fields of systems procedures, programming, and equipment\noperation for all types of work, such as accounting, data processing, statistical and\nengineering applications. At present the staff includes a supervisor of data processing, an assistant supervisor, three section supervisors, four programmers, two\nconsole operators, five machine operators, one senior key-punch operator, sixteen\nkey-punch operators, and one senior clerk-stenographer.\nIn view of the new work for the Motor-vehicle Branch and natural growth, it\nis anticipated that this staff will be augmented by the addition of three programmers,\ntwo console operators, a magnetic-tape librarian, and three key-punch operators\nearly in the next fiscal year.\nThe Division is currently handling 135 jobs from 15 departments or agencies.\nAn indication of the major jobs and their size can be obtained from the material\nshown in Table I.\nThe very nature of the work dictates that the Division employ a different\nmethod of handling work for the 1620 and 1401 systems. In the case of the 1620\ncomputer system, an open-shop plan is employed; here the engineer or technical\nexpert has been trained to do the programming in his specialized field, and this\nDivision supplies assistance with more sophisticated programming. Once the programme becomes a routine operation, it is left to the staff for processing.\nIn the case of the data-processing applications for the 1401 system which do\nnot require the same technical knowledge, the Division operates a closed shop, the\nprogramming being done by our staff in co-operation with officials of the department\nconcerned. Experience to date has proved the operation of the two plans to be\nmost satisfactory for all concerned.\nThe continuous growth of the Division has presented problems in finding space\nto house the equipment. Several moves have been made since the inception of the\nDivision. With the proposed addition of equipment for the Motor-vehicle Branch,\nlarger and more suitable quarters will probably be required.\nAccurate job cost records are maintained through a time-card system. While\nno billing is presented for work done, the system does provide a valuable assessment\nof the value of work done for each department. These figures have been used to\ncomplete the tables included with this report.\nControl of work is established by presenting requests for new work to the\nElectronic Data Processing Committee, which rules upon such applications. This\nCommittee is comprised of Deputy Ministers whose departments are involved in\ndata processing.\nTable I shows a comparative statement of the value of work done for the\nvarious departments during the past five years. These figures are based on actual\ncosts and show that the work has practically doubled since 1959. The growth is\nspread fairly evenly amongst all departments. The departments showing the greatest\nincrease in service use are the Forest Service, Lands Service, and Department of\nHighways. These departments use the 1620 computer, which has provided a service\nthat could not be rendered on the conventional punch-card equipment.\nThe chart in Fig. I shows graphically the distribution of work performed for\neach department, with the British Columbia Forest Service as the most extensive\nuser, followed by the Liquor Control Board and the Lands Service.\n V 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nFigs. II and III show the distribution of work handled on 1401 and 1620\nsystems. The Health Branch (Hospital Insurance), followed by the Liquor Control\nBoard, accounts for half the time on the 1401 data-processing system, while the\nForest Service is the leading user of the 1620 computer, with the Lands Service and\nDepartment of Highways the next biggest users.\nThe utilization of the unit-record equipment as shown in Fig. IV has a more\neven distribution of work load for the reason that it is used by all departments to\nprepare work for input into the larger systems.\nFig. V shows a breakdown of the work done in the Key Punch Section, with\nthe Department of Social Welfare (cost of drugs) heading the list of users. These\nfigures do not show the complete picture because the forest service and Hospital\nInsurance Service operate separate departmental Key Punch Sections, and that\ntime is not included in these figures.\nA distribution of the time spent in programming for the two electronic systems\nis shown in Figs. VI and VII. It will be noted that there is a fairly even distribution\nof work for the programming of the 1401 system due to the fact that the majority of\nthis work is done by the Division's programming staff, while there is much less time\nspent programming for the 1620 system since the Departmental staff acts mainly in\nan advisory capacity, with the routine work done by programmers on the staff\nof the serviced departments, being engineering problems. The tables and charts\nindicate that a great deal of assistance has been given to the British Columbia Forest\nService.\nAn interesting picture of the utilization of the 1401 and 1620 systems is shown\nby Figs. VIII and IX. The relationship between production running and programme test'ng and correcting are interesting, while the idle time is of great importance since it depicts the potential of the systems to handle new work. Maximum\nutilization of the 1620 system has been reached, unless there is a reduction in\nprogramme testing.\nTable II shows the number of hours spent in the basic operations\u00E2\u0080\u0094systems\ndevelopment, programming, other clerical, key-punching, and machine-operating\nfor each department. The figures for the Department of Industrial Development,\nTrade, and Commerce are distorted to the extent that these contain the housekeeping\noperations for the Division in addition to specific jobs done for the Department.\nTable I.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nComparati\nve Cost Statement\nDepartment and Btonch\n,959/60\n,960/61\n1961/62\n1962/63\n,963/64\nAgricutee-\nl-mw\n\t\nA\"0\u00E2\u0084\u00A2H\u00C2\u00BBn\u00E2\u0080\u009ET\u00E2\u0080\u009Enral_\nJ!\n*uS3?\n7,288:62\nn\n$1 010 15\nEGene\u00C2\u00B0_Ad\nm\n$ffi\n!\u00C2\u00A7\u00C2\u00A7\n20:244:56\n$2 206 87\nAdS. Education \"\"' ^'\"^ ~\n122888\n1.123.76\n1,138.54\n2:942:\u00C2\u00AB\nInspector of Schools and School Services-\n3:653.53\nTotals\t\n$12,174.47\n$10,836.12\n$16,154.28\n$27,147.01\n$16,376.40\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964\nTable I.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Comparative Cost Statement\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued\nDepartment andBranch\n1959/60\n1960/61\n1961/62\n,962/63 | ,963/64\n\"!____. Office\t\n$1,308.39\nForest.Service-\n_t__s\n\":ii\n'.MM\nii\n873 95\n\t\nH\u00E2\u0084\u00A2Se?iib \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' n; 4\nFrance . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' ion ni_; . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 18\nGermany_l_______ ..\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.; :\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'. 1-,-^rnikr.fife yik^iieArk,-.-. r_\u00C2\u00B1_ 56\n-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' Italy .________\u00E2\u0080\u00A2..:.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0;..; fi\nThe Netherlands ..\n This is an increase of 62 over 1963 and includes inquiries covering a wide\nvariety of products and from firms wishing to sell in Western Canada, establish j\nbranches, or import food or raw materials from British Columbia producers.\nTangible evidence of the desire of British and European companies to enter ]\nBritish Columbia is evinced by the following moves of capital and (or) establish- I\nTwo large paper-manufacturers (one Swedish and one German) have, in j\nassociation with British Columbia companies, announced their intention to build ]\nkraft pulp-mills\u00E2\u0080\u0094one at Prince George and one at Prince Rupert.\nSeven manufacturers (two Dutch, two German, one Swedish, one British, and I\none Norwegian) of engineering equipment of various kinds have established |\nbranches, service depots, etc., or appointed agents in various parts of the Provin\nThree investment and finance houses (two from London and one from Dussel- |\ndorf) have established during the year subsidiary companies in the Province.\nA well-known British seed grower and dealer has established a branch at\nLangley.\nA Swiss holding company has built and is operating a luxury hotel at Sooke.\nEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES\nThere are being received at the London office a number of inquiries for goods\nor services from countries other than the United Kingdom and Europe (for example, j\nSouth America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa). These inquiries have I\nbeen received from trade attaches, the embassies in London, import-export houses I\nin London, the Board of Trade, and directly from importers in these countries. They\nhave been sent forward over the last few months under the heading of \" Export |\nOpportunities,\" and 17 have been forwarded to the Department in this man\nsince August.\nLICENCE MANUFACTURE\nEuropean and British firms continue to make inquiries concerning prospects I\nfor having their products manufactured under licence in British Columbia. This I\nwould seem to be an excellent method of taking up plant capacity in the Provii\nand, at the same time, bring into being secondary industries. The Office of the |\nAgent-General continues to require information concerning factories, mach:ne-\nshops, and surplus plant capacity available within the Province with some indication I\nof types of products for manufacturing and distributing.\nINVESTMENT\nIn 1963 a paper group in London announced that it had agreed to inv\n$25,000,000 in a pulp and paper mill near Prince George. During 1964 this I\namount was raised to $40,000,000.\nA German company has announced its intention of forming a joint venture\nwith a British Columbia based company. This venture envisages an investment by\nthe German principals of $25,000,000 in the pulp industry.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 43\nA Swedish firm has also announced that, in association with another British\nI Columbia company, it will build and operate a kraft pulp-mill near Prince Rupert.\nI The amount invested by the Swedish principals is reported to be $40,000,000.\nMore funds are available in the United Kingdom and Europe for large-scale\nI investment, not only in the forest industries, but in a wide variety of enterprises.\n[ Firms wishing to expand or to go into association with European partners are\nI encouraged to send details to this office with the authorization that inquiries be\nI made on their behalf.\nGROUP VISITS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE\nThe Canadian Factory-built Housing Mission to Europe visited Europe during\nI May and June. Two British Columbians were amongst the members. Conferences\nI with builders and local authorities, held in London, were attended by the Industrial\nf and Trade Counsellor from this office.\nGROUP VISITS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA\nThe Council of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Trade Mission to Canada\nj visited British Columbia to coincide with the British Columbia International Trade\nI Fair in May. The Home Buildng Mission visited Vancouver in October for a two-\nI week study of timber-frame housing construction methods.\nBUSINESS TRIPS TO THE CONTINENT\nThe Industrial and Trade Counsellor made business trips to Dusseldorf, Dort-\n[ mund, Hamburg, Brussels, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague. He\nI also attended the annual meeting of The Netherlands-Canada Chamber of Commerce\nI in Rotterdam in October.\nContinual contact with the Canadian Trade Commissioners in the United King-\nI dom, Eire, and Western Europe was maintained.\n\"FILE ON BRITISH COLUMBIA\"\nA new system of publicizing the trade, industry, and general conditions in the\n| Province has been devised, whereby trade counsellors, embassies, banks, Chambers\n| of Commerce, trade associations, etc., are supplied with an attractively prepared file\nI containing an information sheet on the functions of the Department and the Agent-\nf General's Office. In addition, this file includes reports and current literature re-\nI ceived from the Province. New publications, press releases, etc., are sent as and\np when available. This system has brought forth favourable comments, and good\nI results from it can be expected.\nBUSINESS EMIGRATION\nInquiries from businessmen with varying amounts of capital contemplating\nI re-establishment or a move to the Province were received. In such cases the prac-\n| tice of the office is to put them in touch with the Department, with Boards of Trade,\ntrade associations, etc., and letters of introduction are supplied to individuals and\n| firms in that part of the Province in which they intend to settle.\nNEW BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCTS\ni It has become apparent that an excellent market exists in Europe for British\nr Columbia oysters and clams. This has been occasioned by the fact that the oyster\n beds in Europe, especially those at the mouth of the Scheldt in Holland, will disap- I\npear over the next few years because of land-reclamation schemes. Recommenda- 1\ntions have been sent forward to the Department for the establishment of canning\nand processing plants for oysters so that new products, such as clam chowder, oyster I\nsoup, oysters in brine, and frozen oysters, can be offered to the European and I\nUnited Kingdom trade.\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1\nBRITISH COLUMBIA HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO\nDuring 1964 there was a continued interest shown by United States companies\nand individuals in the business development and economic growth of the Province\nof British Columbia. The huge hydro projects under way and proposed, the tremendous expansion in the forest industry, and the increased activity in mining and\npetroleum development have caught the imagination of the business community of\nCalifornia.\nThe Commercial Representative carried out a continuing programme of personal calls and direct mailings to California companies manufacturing products\nwhich are presently selling in British Columbia and which have possibilities for\nmanufacture within the Province. It is recognized by California businessmen that\nthis Province offers many industrial location sites which could be utilized by United\nStates firms desiring to acquire a favoured position in so far as export trade is concerned. Many such businessmen have expressed interest in locating in British\nColumbia.\nDuring the past year British Columbia firms have shown an increasing interest\nin the potential of the California market as an outlet for their production. This\ninterest was expressed by the participation of five British Columbia firms in the\nCalifornia Giftware Show, one in the Western Tool and Metal Show, one in the\nWestern Electronics Show and Convention, one in the Western Market Sporting\nGoods Show, and several in the Fine Food and Beverage Show. The Canadian\nparticipation in these trade shows (open only to registered buyers) was first arranged\nby the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. British Columbia House is\nappreciative of the many courtesies extended by the office of the Commercial Division, Canadian Consulate General, Los Angeles, in connection with these trade\nThe British Columbia participants in these trade shows found their activities\nrewarding either in direct sales, the appointment of representatives, or for the knowl-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 edge gained of the market requirements.\nThe Department arranged for an exhibit to be entered in the Seventh United\nStates World Trade Fair, held in Brooks Hall and the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, September 10 to 20, 1964, consisting of a display depicting the exciting\nindustrial expansion taking place in the Province. The exhibit was augmented by\na travel information booth, provided and staffed by British Columbia House, San\nFrancisco. Total attendance at the Seventh United States World Trade Fair was\n268,000, and the British Columbia exhibit drew great interest from the business\ncommunity and general public of the Bay area. The two British Columbia companies participating received many inquiries as to the availability of their respective\nproducts and plan to have sales representation in California.\nInquiries received at the Trade Fair included individual requests for information on investment opportunities, possible licence agreements with British Columbia\nmanufacturers, information on sources of supply for products and materials from\nBritish Columbia, and a wide range of general inquiries respecting immigration,\nsmall businesses in the trades and services field, farming, ranching, etc. A number\n: of inquiries were dealt with in connection with employment opportunities, and these\n; were mainly received from the professions and from skilled workers who were aware\ni of, and interested in, the industrial activity of the Province.\nIn 1964 the Commercial Representative travelled to Southern California on\nfive occasions for periods of four weeks, carrying on a programme of personal calls\non manufacturing firms in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Close contact\n V 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nand co-operation was maintained with the Canadian Trade Commissioners, the I\nbusiness-development officers of the five Canadian banks represented in California, I\nthe Canadian transportation companies locally represented, foreign officers of Cali- I\nfornia banks, and all other agencies having interest in the general field of trade and I\nindustrial development. Liaison was also maintained with the representatives of the I\nCanadian Department of Defence Production, whose offices are located in Los ]\nAngeles and who are in close contact with the United States-Canada Defence Pro- ]\nduction Sharing Programme.\nThe past 12 months have shown an increase over the first two years of operation by British Columbia House, in both the number of inquiries received and visits I\nfrom British Columbia businessmen and the number of contacts and inquiries re- I\nceived from California business firms and individuals.\nThe mezzanine display area of British Columbia House, which has been made ]\navailable to British Columbia manufacturers wishing to display the products they I\noffer for sale in California, has for several months been utilized by a British I\nColumbia manufacturer of kitchen cabinets. The firm has appointed a sales repre- I\nsentative in the Bay area, and has been successful in selling a good volume of I\ncabinets in California.\nA British Columbia handcraft manufacturer has a display in British Columbia I\nHouse featuring coffee tables made from burls of the maple-tree, red cedar, alder, I\nand black poplar. The display is creating a great deal of interest.\nA request from Prince George concerning the possibility of selling British I\nColumbia turnips has been received. Full details on importation, duties, and outlets I\nhave been provided.\nDuring the year, calls have been made on financial companies, bankers, and I\nbrokers, informing them of developments and investment opportunities in British I\nColumbia.\nDuring 1964 many people migrated from the United States to British Columbia. |\nIncluded were those interested in farming, ranching, and commerce, as well as I\nskilled mechanics, teachers, and retired people.\nImmigration inquiries reach British Columbia House by mail and personal I\ncalls. Full information on the Province is provided, and referral made to the Cana- I\ndian Immigration for details on immigration requirements.\nIn the mid-west and southern districts, calls were made on lumber-buyers inter- I\nested in British Columbia wood products. The steady flow of British Columbia I\nlumber and shingle products to the mid-west and southern areas is well established. I\n INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1964 V 47\nBRITISH COLUMBIA RESEARCH COUNCIL\nThe British Columbia Research Council was incorporated in 1944 under the\nSocieties Act.\nThe broad objectives of the Council are to provide scientific and technical\n| services to the industry of the Province, and to conduct research leading to the\nestablishment of new industries and the development of the natural resources of\n| British Columbia.\nFrom a very modest beginning, the Council has grown with the development\n[ of the Province. It now employs a staff of 77 and operates from its own laboratory,\nf located on the campus of the University of British Columbia.\nFinancial support comes from a Provincial grant through the Department of\nL Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, and from earned income from\nj contract research for industry and Government agencies. It also receives a limited\n1 amount of financial assistance from the National Research Council and other organ-\nThe following graph shows the growth of the Council's major sources of income\nover the years:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nINCOME\n600\n\u00C2\u00AB 50\u00C2\u00B0\nh\n1 \u00C2\u00BB4\n1 O 400\n1 Q\n< 300\n0\nI 200\n100\n19\n44 1946 1948\n1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 19\nYEARS\n64\n V 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nThe Council is supervised by a board of management, who met and reviewed 1\nthe activities of the Council on April 28, June 29, and October 20, 1964, and consisted of the following:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nThe Honourable Ralph R. Loffmark, Minister of Industrial Development, 1\nTrade, and Commerce, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.\nMr. F. E. Atkinson, Canada Agriculture Research Station, Summerland, B.C. I\nMr. E. W. Bassett, Deputy Minister of Lands, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, I\nB.C.\nMr. John Bene, President, Weldwood of Canada Limited, 900 East Kent Ave- i\nnue, Vancouver 15, B.C.\nDr. J. J. R. Campbell, Department of Dairy Science, University of British 1\nColumbia.\nDr. John A. Gower, District Geologist, Kennco Exploration Western Limited, I\n1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver 5, B.C.\nMr. G. H. Gwyn, Manager, Kitimat Works, Aluminum Company of Canada I\nLimited, P.O. Box 1800, Kitimat, B.C.\nMr. G. H. D. Hobbs, President, Western Canada Steel Limited, 450 South-east I\nMarine Drive, Vancouver 15, B.C.\nMr. R. M. Hungerford, President, Clayburn-Harbison Limited, 1690 West I\nBroadway, Vancouver 9, B.C.\nMr. J. E. Liersch, Vice-President, Canadian Forest Products Limited, 999 West I\nPender Street, Vancouver 1, B.C.\nMr. F. D. Mathers, President, Royal City Foods Limited, P.O. Box 159, New I\nWestminster, B.C.\nDr. D. M. Morrison, 3666 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C.\nDean D. M. Myers, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia. I\nMr. C. H. McLean, Chairman of the Board, British Columbia Telephone Company, 768 Seymour Street, Vancouver 2, B.C.\nMr. A. F. Paget, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Department of Lands,\nForests, and Water Resources, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.\nDr. G. L. Pickard, Director, Institute of Oceanography, University of British I\nColumbia.\nMr. E. G. Shorter, Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, MacMillan, Bloedel I\nand Powell River Limited, 1199 West Pender Street, Vancouver 1, B.C. I\nMr. T. L. Sturgess, Deputy Minister, Department of Industrial Development, I\nTrade, and Commerce, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.\nDr. John P. Tully, Scientific Director, Pacific Oceanographic Branch, Fisheries I\nResearch Board of Canada, Nanaimo, B.C.\nMr. H. Wright, Commissioner, Workmen's Compensation Board, 707 West 1\n37th Avenue, Vancouver 13, B.C.\nA monthly newsletter, \" Guide Lines to Industrial Progress,\" is published by I\nthe Council and circulated to some 2,500 readers. Also leaflets have been prepared I\non the following subjects and are available on request: Technical Assistance for I\nthe Food Industry; Services for the Sawmill; Technical Information Services; I\nMarine-borer Protection for the Logging Industry; Protection against Marine- I\nborers; Distribution Problems; Services for Municipal Governments and Other I\nLocal Authorities; Operations Research; Control of Water Quality and Treatment I\nof Industrial Wastes; and Industrial Market Research.\nThirty-eight papers on a wide variety of subjects were published in the scientific I\npress during the year.\nTen patents were granted and applied for during 1964.\n"@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1965_V02_15_V1_V48"@en . "10.14288/1.0371038"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1964"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .