{"id":914,"date":"2016-05-06T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T18:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=impact&p=914"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:31:43","slug":"emergency-program-act-results","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/emergency-program-act-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Program Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emergency Program Act<\/h1>\n\n

Engagement Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The purpose of the engagement was to provide information about the\u00a0Emergency Program Act<\/a>\u00a0(the Act) and allow an opportunity to submit input on 12 different topics<\/a>. The Act sets out the key responsibilities and authorities to guide and enable experts at the local and provincial levels in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and disasters.<\/p>\n

The online discussion set out challenges in the current legislation as well as proposals for possible changes. The challenges and proposals reflect recent changes some Canadian jurisdictions have made to modernize their emergency management laws, as well as the findings and recommendations of two recent reports here in B.C.\u2014the 2014 earthquake preparedness reports of the\u00a0Auditor General<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Renteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Minister\u00a0invited\u00a0key stakeholders to make formal\u00a0stakeholder submissions.<\/p>\n

The input received is a key component to informing our government\u2019s review of the Act and, ultimately, any decision to move forward with the introduction of possible legislative changes.<\/p>\n

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Timeframe:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

January 11 to April 22, 2016<\/p>\n

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Input Received:<\/strong><\/h2>\n