Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
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Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications
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Intended Outcomes
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Associated Subject Matters
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CIJA intends to engage the Premier of British Columbia, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Poverty Reduction and Social Development to share additional measures the government could take to support the Charitable and non profit (C/NFP) sector in times of COVID-19. The requests include the following:
1. Deployment of additional relief funding to front line social service agencies providing food services, counselling, and housing solutions to those affected by the pandemic.
2. Equitable distribution of funding to ensure access and opportunity for all British Columbians including ethno-culturally based communities
3. Considerations for the temporary enhancement of the provincial portion of the charitable tax credit
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Taxation and Finance
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Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of non for profits and charities
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- Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
- Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
- Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Arts and Culture, Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Poverty, Taxation and Finance
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