Engagement Summary The Commission on Tax Competitiveness was established and mandated by the B.C. Minister of Finance to review the competitiveness and economic performance impacts of business taxation. The Commission focused on the Provincial Sales Tax (PST), the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and non-residential property taxation. Part of this review process asked British Columbians for …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Finance invited input from British Columbians on proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan. These changes were presented after Canada’s Finance ministers reached an agreement-in-principle on a modest, gradual enhancement to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) at their meeting in June 2016. Once approved, the enhancement would start in 2019 …
Engagement Summary In British Columbia, approximately 32% of the students in the public K-12 education system attend schools located outside of the Greater Victoria, Lower Mainland, and Kelowna areas, many in very small communities that use school facilities as a hub for community activities. No two school districts in British Columbia are alike – some …
Engagement Summary The purpose of the project was to provide information and receive feedback about the Highway 97 and Stickle Road Improvement Project. Public consultation sought feedback on the project design, including safety improvements, maintaining highway through traffic mobility, and improving traffic flow in Vernon. The ministry hired consulting services to assess the safety of …
What was this engagement about? Feedback was invited on the Trans-Canada Highway Illecillewaet Four-Laning Project until November 28, 2016. The Illecillewaet Four-Laning Project is part of the Highway 1 – Kamloops to Alberta Four-Laning Project. Improving this section of highway east of Revelstoke includes highway modernization to 100 km/h standard, expanding the highway to four lanes, …
This engagement is now closed. What was this engagement about? Feedback was invited on a public discussion paper as part of the timber supply review for the Arrowsmith timber supply area (TSA) until January 16, 2017. The Arrowsmith TSA is located on the southern half of Vancouver Island. The Arrowsmith TSA includes the communities in …
Engagement Summary BC Parks is responsible for the designation, management and conservation of a system of ecological reserves, provincial parks, conservancies, protected areas and recreation areas located throughout the province. British Columbia’s parks and protected areas system contains nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural features and outdoor experiences. In order to direct the types, locations, …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations holds a photo contest each year for its publications The Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis, which is published every even year, and the Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, which is published every odd year. Prior to each publication a photo contest is held to determine …
What was this engagement about? The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is studying the feasibility of a highway link between the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland. A number of potential connections between the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland are being explored. Concepts range from a highway link around Jervis Inlet to direct bridge connections …
What was this engagement about? The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is undertaking a planning study to evaluate options to replace Kicking Horse River Bridges 1 and 2 on Highway 95 in the Town of Golden. Regionally, these bridges provide a key link between Highways 1 and 3 and several communities along Highway 95 between …
