Engagement was open September 22 to December 12, 2025 On this page: Introduction Natural resource permitting plays a significant role in the government’s strategy to strengthen and diversify our economy. B.C. is working across the natural resource sector to streamline permitting, remove barriers and delays, eliminate duplication, simplify processes and shift permitting while maintaining high …
Engagement is open until April 13, 2026 On this page: Building infrastructure faster The Infrastructure Projects Act (the Act) is a new law to support faster delivery of major infrastructure projects in B.C. You can read more about the Act in our news release. This law gives the Province new tools to: These changes will …
Engagement is open until March 15, 2026 On this page: Engagement summary The Koksilah River, Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’, Watershed (the Watershed) is located south of Duncan on Vancouver Island and lies within the traditional territories of Cowichan Tribes, Malahat Nation and other First Nations. The Xwulqw’selu Watershed features prominently in Quw’utsun origin stories and is central …
Engagement was open February 4 to March 4, 2026 On this page: Engagement summary Doig River First Nation and the B.C. government want to restore important land and waterways. They also want to create jobs and protect places that are important to the Nation’s culture. They will work together on a new Joint Land Use …
Engagement was open January 12 to February 13, 2026 Engagement Summary The public was invited to comment on proposed regulation changes related to: These proposed regulation changes are part of the 2-year hunting and trapping cycle and would be in effect from 2026 to 2028. The goal of these changes is to support sustainable wildlife …
Engagement was open November 10 to December 22, 2025 On this page: Engagement summary This engagement sought your values and priorities for forests in Mackenzie. The Mackenzie Timber Supply Area (TSA) is over 6 million hectares in the Omineca Region of northern British Columbia. First Nations peoples have resided on the lands within the Mackenzie …
Engagement was open November 17, 2025 to February 13, 2026 On this page: Engagement summary The Kootenay Lake FLP project focuses on improving forest management for the 1.2 million-hectare Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA) in southeastern BC, with a current allowable annual cut of 550,000 cubic metres. The planning process within the Kootenay Lake …
Engagement was open November 17, 2025 to February 13, 2026 On this page: Engagement summary The Cranbrook FLP project focuses on improving forest management for the 1.2 million-hectare Cranbrook Timber Supply Area (TSA) in southeastern BC, with a current allowable annual cut of 808,000 cubic metres. The planning process within the Cranbrook Timber Supply Area …
Engagement was open until December 15, 2025 On this page: Engagement summary The West Central Vancouver Island Forest Landscape Plan (WCVI FLP) is one of the new provincial projects shaping a new framework for sustainable forest management in British Columbia and is being developed government-to-government with the Mowachaht/Muchatlaht First Nation (MMFN), the Ka:yu:’k’t’h’/ Che:k’tles7et’h’ First …
Engagement was open October 3 to November 2, 2025 On this page: Engagement summary In April 2024, a negotiation mandate was authorized to initiate work on a joint decision-making agreement between ‘Namgis First Nation and the Province. How your contribution makes a difference The Section 7 joint decision-making agreement reflects a meaningful shift toward shared …
