British Columbia Trucking Association
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Discussion of operational issues such as drivers' access to meals, washrooms and other essentials, given the closure of many facilities due to COVID-19, and request to quickly implement mandatory entry-level training for Class 1 drivers.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Employment and Training, Transportation
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Discussion of the implementation of mandatory entry-level training for Class 1 drivers and the consultation process for mandating electronic logging devices and speed limiters, and requesting prompt implementation.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Advanced Education, Employment and Training, Transportation
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Discussion on role of Policy and Practice Consultation Committee, and the implications of the Board of Directors decision on the consultation for COVID-19 presumption.
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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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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COVID-19, Industry
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Engaged in contact and discussion regarding the assessment of zero and low emission fuel and technology options, infrastructure and costs for commercial freight movement in BC
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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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Energy, Environment, Transportation
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Engaged in contact regarding the assessment of zero and low emission fuel and technology options, infrastructure and costs for commercial freight movement in BC
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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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Energy, Transportation
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In light of COVID-19, discussed the status of the Provincial Nominee Program and the treatment of truck drivers.under the semi-skilled intake.
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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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COVID-19, Employment and Training, Transportation
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Letter requesting that the provincial government extend the temporary layoff provision in the Employment Standards Act due to COVID-19.
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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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Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations
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Overview of BCTA's infrastructure priorities (6-laning Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley and replacing the George Massey Tunnel) and requesting that all infrastructure upgrades must be future-proofed by accommodating the dimensions and movements of long-combination vehicles and oversize/overweight loads.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Transportation
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Promote legislation, regulations, programs and policies that are necessary, effective, fair, enforced consistently, and don't impose unreasonable financial or administrative burdens on motor carriers. This includes seeking amendments to the B.C. Commercial Transport Act, B.C. Commercial Transport Regulations, Commercial Transport Fees Regulation, Motor Vehicle Act, Motor Vehicle Act Regulations and B.C. Commercial Transport Procedures Manual to promote safety through such means as mandating use of speed limiters and electronic logging devices, a review of speed limits on provincial roads with the general intent to change speed limits on highways that have a disproportionately high incidence of serious crashes, cannabis legislation, regulations and policies to ensure carriers have the tools necessary to protect their drivers and the public, infrastructure upgrades that will make our roads safer and more efficient, establishment of a minimum standards for entry-level training for Class 1 drivers that allows for access to training funding, improve the commercial driver licensing test standard; changing the Class 1 driver license minimum age to mirror the age in most other provinces
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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, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Cannabis, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Transportation
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Promoting economic development and trade through such means as: infrastructure upgrades that will help attract and retain qualified drivers; establishing high-load corridors; review of the Container Trucking Act and supporting regulations; promoting a competitive tax, revenue and insurance rate framework for the commercial transportation industry by such means as expanding Provincial Sales Tax (PST) credits to include capital expenditures for our industry in the same manner as the Production Machinery and Equipment (PM&E) PST exemption, restoring the PST exemption for trailers that are primarily used with multi-jurisdictional vehicles (MJVs), directing the Consumer Taxation Branch and ICBC to stop collecting the MJV tax when a vehicle in re-licensed in the same fleet in the same term; and promoting effective and fair workers compensation legislation.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Insurance, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
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Reform of extraordinary load permit program for oversize-overweight vehicles in BC to promote efficiency and economic growth.
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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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Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Industry, Small Business, Transportation
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Request for meeting with Minister Fleming regarding electronic logging Devices (ELDs), speed limiters, Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) and discussion of the drayage sector.
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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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Employment and Training, Transportation
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Request for recovery/stimulus funding for the BC tourism and hospitality industry in light of the impact of COVID-19, to include a recovery grant, support for adaptation costs, and support for developing BC-based supply chains.
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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, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Small Business, Tourism
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Request that the configuration of the new Highway 17/91 interchange project should accommodate long combination vehicles and oversize/overweight vehicles.
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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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Infrastructure, Transportation
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Request to move certification for all endorsements held by WorkSafeBC to remain with third party providers.
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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, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Employment and Training, Industry, Workplace Literacy
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Seeking support for motor carriers and motor coach operators affected by COVID-19 in the form of: extensions to meet regulatory requirements; payment deferrals or forgiveness on insurance, utilities, licence fees, taxes, etc.; loans to assist with cash flow and fixed costs; direct financial support or other support for the tourism industry; development of safe operating procedures of carriers to support compliance of motor carriers/motor coaches with existing regulations and with measures in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19; policies to allow for the continuation of employers' use of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; the status of the Provincial Nominee Program and the treatment of truck drivers.under the semi-skilled intake.
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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, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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COVID-19, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation
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Sharing BCTA survey data regarding the impact of COVID-19 on BC's commercial road transportation industry.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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COVID-19, Finances and Budgets, Tourism, Transportation
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Submission regarding Bill 23: The Workers Compensation Amendment Act, expressing concerns with the long-term costs to employers associated with this Bill in the context of recovery from COVID-19 and the potential to create a financially unsustainable workers compensation system, lack of consultation with employers, and concerns specific to the Bill's changes to: the finality of adjudicated decisions; allowing additional reopenings of reviews and appeals; paying for health care services and supplies before the worker's entitlement to compensation has been determined; return to the dual pension system; change to the retirement age; collection of unpaid assessments and directors liability; the COVID-19 Schedule 1 presumption, national coverage fro sick pay and the waiver of the 90-day period.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Industry, Labour/Labour Relations, Small Business
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To promote measures that are good for the environment in support of CleanBC by such means as accelerating the turnover of heavy-duty commercial vehicles, incenting/allowing for the use of greenhouse gas (GHG) reducing technology, driver training for improved fuel efficiency, and advocating for infrastructure upgrades that reduce traffic congestion and stop-and-go traffic movements, and advising on the development and implementation of land based spill response regulations (Environmental Management Act, Spill Preparedness, Response and Recovery Regulations, Spill Reporting Regulations, Spill Contingency Planning Regulations, etc.)
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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, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Employment and Training, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Transportation
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