Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia
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Discussions about potential adoption of legislation to address payment timelines for construction contractors, ensuring awareness of the differing needs of small residential projects in contrast to large infrastructure projects, and consultation on unintended consequences of measures which may introduce redundancy and additional costs.
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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, 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, 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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Housing
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Discussions on the BC Energy Step Code from the perspective of builders and energy advisors, including costs, meeting the technical requirements, administrative procedures, climate zones, and implementation timelines.
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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, 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, Housing
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Providing information on the COVID-19 situation and its impacts on home builders, renovators, and suppliers across the province. This includes site safety protocols, potential impacts to contracts booked in 2020, sick day protocols, and recovery ideas for new construction activity in 2020 and 2021.
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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, 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
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COVID-19, Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Providing input on the strata insurance issue from home builders to ensure British Columbians have access to affordable strata insurance in new construction and housing affordability.
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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, 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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Housing, Taxation and Finance
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Supporting the implementation of opportunities in the Development Approvals Process Review Report, to speed up development approvals and deliver needed housing across B.C.
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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, 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 of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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