Engagement Summary: The Digital Services Consultation had two key objectives: understand how to build confidence in the Province’s approach to ‘digital services’ and the identity management program; and learn more about the needs and values of British Columbians so that the Provincial Government can meet them. The Digital Services Consultation had four main components: a …
Engagement Summary Government committed to broad public engagement on the topic of converting some or a portion of some volume-based forest licences to new or expanded area-based tree farm licences. This is intended to help address the issue of a declining timber supply in B.C.’s Interior caused by the mountain pine beetle. From April …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Finance reviewed the Society Act to modernize and update the statute that provides rules for incorporation and governance of not-for-profit organizations in B.C. The Act outlines the rules that govern B.C.’s approximately 27,000 societies. Societies are non-profit corporations organized primarily for social purposes. They make valuable contributions to B.C.’s …
Engagement Summary Motorized recreation in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District has continued to grow, and so has the need to mitigate its impact on the environment, and to protect ecologically sensitive areas. The area extends from Ashcroft and Logan Lake in the south to Wells Gray Park and Blue River in the north, including …
Engagement Summary In April 2014, as a result of a core review, the provincial government announced that the Ministry of Advanced Education will assume directly responsibility for the regulation of the private career training sector. The province sought input from students and sector representatives on legislation that could be introduced as early as fall 2014. Written …
Engagement Summary On October 28, 2011, the Ministry of Education launched BC’s Education Plan. This marked the beginning of an ambitious effort to engage British Columbians in an important conversation on education change. The BC Ed Plan included a public dialogue to talk to and get input from parents, students and teachers about the plan …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Agriculture invited feedback from farmers and the public on the regulation of activities allowed on farmland in the Agricultural Land Reserve from July 21, 2014 until August 22, 2014. Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick met with representatives from the B.C. Agriculture Council (BCAC), the Union of British Columbia Municipalities …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invited the public to provide feedback about proposed boundary changes to Nahatlatch Provincial Park and Protected Area in the Fraser Canyon. The Ministry is applying to BC Parks to adjust the boundary of the park as part of a land exchange with the Boston Bar First Nation. The proposed area …
Engagement Summary The Chinese Canadian community in British Columbia suffered legislated inequality by past provincial governments from 1871 (when British Columbia joined Confederation) to 1947 when the federal Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed and Chinese Canadians were given the right to vote in provincial elections. Between November 2013 and January 2014, the Ministry of …
Engagement Summary The Liquor Control and Licensing Act regulations outline the penalties an establishment – such as a restaurant, pub or private liquor store – may face for violating the terms of its liquor licence. For instance, a licensee may be given a monetary penalty or suspension for serving drinks outside of liquor-service hours, or …
