{"id":62,"date":"2022-01-05T11:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/accessiblebcactstandards\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:05:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:558px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2187\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/917\/2024\/07\/Banner-Image.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 55%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 55%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/917\/2024\/07\/Banner-Image.png 4256w, 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streams of work: work to develop a Mineral Claims Consultation Framework (MCCF) to be in place for March 26, 2025 to respond to a BC Supreme Court (BCSC) ruling, and work to update the Mineral Tenure Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about engagement on the Mineral Claims Consultation Framework can be found at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-bcgov-primary-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content?id=CB6B1C9303594B4187C0A1C8849D267B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the MCCF Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-call-to-actions undefined cta-left-image is-style-dark\"><div class=\"call-to-action-content\"><h3 class=\"call-to-action-title\">Engagement approach<\/h3>\n<p>Learn more about our approach to engaging with First Nation Rights Holders, First Nations organizations and all interested groups and people in B.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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Please click below to subscribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-bcgov-primary-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/sign-up-for-updates\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-call-to-actions undefined cta-left-image is-style-dark\"><div class=\"call-to-action-content\"><h3 class=\"call-to-action-title\">Click below to reach out to us<\/h3>\n<p>Please reach out if you have questions about this process. Click below to contact us by email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-bcgov-primary-button-transparent\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:MTA@gov.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website will be updated regularly. Please check back for more information on how to participate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-call-to-actions undefined cta-left-image is-style-dark\"><div class=\"call-to-action-content\"><h3 class=\"call-to-action-title\">Commitment to Anti-Racism<\/h3>\n<p>The Province of B.C. is committed to taking action against racism and to working to ensure this engagement process is anti-racist and safeguards human rights. Disrespectful and racist comments will not be accepted or considered and will be removed from the engagement record. Please ensure comments are constructive and focused for this engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/plugins\/bcgov-engagement-blocks\/src\/images\/timeline\/icon-full.png\" class=\"timeline-phase-icon\" \/><div class=\"timeline-text\"><p class=\"timeline-title\">Engagement planning<\/p><p class=\"timeline-date\">March to April 2024<\/p><p class=\"timeline-additional-text\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/plugins\/bcgov-engagement-blocks\/src\/images\/timeline\/icon-half.png\" class=\"timeline-phase-icon\" \/><div class=\"timeline-text\"><p class=\"timeline-title\">Information gathering<\/p><p class=\"timeline-date\">Summer to Fall 2024* &amp; Winter 2024 to Spring 2025<\/p><p class=\"timeline-additional-text\">* Engagement paused during election period<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/plugins\/bcgov-engagement-blocks\/src\/images\/timeline\/icon-empty.png\" class=\"timeline-phase-icon\" \/><div class=\"timeline-text\"><p class=\"timeline-title\">Policy development<\/p><p class=\"timeline-date\">Spring 2025 to Summer 2026<\/p><p class=\"timeline-additional-text\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/plugins\/bcgov-engagement-blocks\/src\/images\/timeline\/icon-empty.png\" class=\"timeline-phase-icon\" \/><div class=\"timeline-text\"><p class=\"timeline-title\">Introduce legislation<\/p><p class=\"timeline-date\">Target: Fall 2026<\/p><p class=\"timeline-additional-text\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/plugins\/bcgov-engagement-blocks\/src\/images\/timeline\/icon-empty.png\" class=\"timeline-phase-icon\" \/><div class=\"timeline-text\"><p class=\"timeline-title\">Implementation<\/p><p class=\"timeline-date\">Starting Winter 2026<\/p><p class=\"timeline-additional-text\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working together Engagement is an open, transparent process designed to provide multiple opportunities \u2013 through a variety of channels \u2013 for people to learn about Mineral Tenure Act reform, speak up about it, and help to inform it.&nbsp; Working together, we can modernize the Mineral Tenure Act while maintaining a vibrant mineral exploration and mining &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" >Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":413,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/413"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2972,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/2972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}