Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply and Affordability
Renseignez-vous sur cette consultation en français. Engagement Summary In September 2019, the governments of Canada and British Columbia established the Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply and Affordability. The Panel was tasked with examining housing trends for rental and homeownership and developing actionable recommendations to help British Columbians have access to housing that …
Résultats du Groupe d’experts sur l’avenir de l’offre de logements et l’abordabilité
Find out more about this consultation in English. Rapport sommaire sur la mobilisation des intervenants En septembre 2019, les gouvernements du Canada et de la Colombie-Britannique ont mis sur pied le Groupe d’experts sur l’avenir de l’offre de logements et l’abordabilité. Ce groupe a été chargé d’examiner les tendances dans le domaine du logement locatif et …
Paid Leave for Domestic or Sexual Violence
Engagement Summary We asked for your thoughts on changes to employment standards to support people who need time away from work after facing domestic or sexual violence. This builds on the unpaid, job-protected leave government brought in spring, 2019. Before, workers trying to escape domestic or sexual violence had no job protections under the employment …
Family Court Rules
Engagement Summary The Provincial Court Family Rules (the rules) are used to manage cases and resolve issues within the jurisdiction of the provincial court (parenting arrangements, child support, contact with a child, guardianship of a child and spousal support). The rules also apply to enforcement of child and spousal support under the Family Maintenance Enforcement …
Accessibility through Legislation
Engagement Summary There are more than 926,000 British Columbians over the age of 15 with some form of disability. This represents nearly 25% of the population. As the population ages, the number of people with disabilities and the severity of their disabilities are likely to increase. The B.C. Government is committed to developing new laws, …
Child Care in B.C. – Parent Feedback
What was this engagement about? As part of our on-going efforts to ensure the Childcare BC plan is meeting the needs of families, the Province asked for parents to share their experience with Childcare BC programs, along with how they access child care services. The survey topics included the following: Awareness about government’s child care …
Cellphone Billing
Engagement Summary The provincial government is taking action to improve cellphone contract and billing transparency. A public engagement was undertaken to identify ways to enhance cellphone contract and billing transparency. A survey asked citizens to share their views and experiences using cellphone services. Topics included contracts and billing, business practices, value and cost, and consumer …
Daylight Saving Time
Engagement Summary British Columbians were invited to share their views on how we should observe time in our province. Most areas of B.C. currently “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time during summer months and “fall back” to Standard Time in the winter. Participants were asked about continuing the practice of changing our clocks twice a …