Urban Development Institute
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Advocate to limit provincial, regional & municipal land use/zoning restrictions on industrial sites.
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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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Economic Development and Trade, Municipal Affairs
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Advocating for a balanced approach to any potential changes to Speculation and Vacancy Tax application to residential airspace above commercial spaces.
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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
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Taxation and Finance
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Advocating for changes to the Speculation & Vacancy Tax, Additional School Tax, Foreign Buyer Tax, Empty Homes Tax with regard to their application on development lands, purpose built rental & unsold inventory.
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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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Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Finance
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Advocating for continued provincial investment in transit and transit infrastructure in large urban regions of British Columbia, and tying municipal housing targets to transit infrastructure funding.
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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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Finances and Budgets, Municipal Affairs, Transportation
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Advocating for the Province to address the financial impact on rental housing providers of the extended rent freeze and rising operating, tax, utility and other costs.
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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
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COVID-19, Housing
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Advocating to apply the same property tax reductions and deadline extensions that were announced for commercial land owners to Class 1 residential building sites that are exempt from the Speculation& Vacancy Tax (SVT) & Purpose Built Rental (PBR) buildings.
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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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Taxation and Finance
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Advocating to improve the efficiency and clarity of the provincial environmental regulatory framework such as the Water Sustainability Act permitting, provincial approvals for development on contaminated sites, and the Riparian Areas regulation.
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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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Forestry
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Advocating to permanently extending the timelines set out in Policy Statements 5 & 6 issued by the Superintendent of Real Estate (pursuant to the Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA) to allow for an early marketing period and to obtain a building permit & satisfactory financing commitment before buyers can unilaterally terminate their pre-sale contracts.
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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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Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
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Requested a guidance document and an annual provincial monitoring process for the use of the Residential Rental Tenure Zoning policy.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking additional funding and incentives for purpose-built rental buildings, should upgrades become mandated.
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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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Housing
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Seeking changes to proposed soil relocation regulations to minimize delays and new costs to builders.
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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
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Environment, Housing
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Seeking clarity on the development of an Additional Rent Increase framework and Alterations Code for Existing Buildings, and the implications for municipal policy.
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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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Housing
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Seeking flexibility and public sector leadership in any proposed policy options presented as part of the consultation on requirements for Alterations of Existing Buildings.
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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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Housing
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Seeking increased building sector engagement on the development of policy actions to implement the sectoral targets for GHG emissions reduction.
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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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Environment, Housing
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Seeking industry and stakeholder involvement in future discussions about embodied carbon and tall wood-frame/CLT construction incentives or requirements.
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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
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Environment, Forestry, Housing
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Seeking more direct communication between proponents and ministry staff regarding applications and advocating for the review of the approval in principle requirement for large, multi-phase projects.
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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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Environment
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Seeking opportunities to work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs on measures to help municipalities streamline their approvals processes.
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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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Municipal Affairs
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Seeking opportunities to work with the Province to incentive the creation and approval of new housing supply to meet the Provincial target of 114,000 rental and affordable homes over ten years.
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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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Housing
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Seeking provincial incentives such as waiving Property Transfer Tax and Provincial Sales Tax on new rental housing.
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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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Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Finance
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Seeking that the government broaden its stakeholder engagement on compulsory trades training to include other business stakeholders prior to formulating any policy framework and/or enabling legislation regarding compulsory trades.
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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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Advanced Education, Employment and Training
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Seeking the continuation of the Development Application Process Review and streamlining of Provincial approvals across multiple Ministries, which have contributed to delays in building project approvals.
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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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Housing
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Seeking the establishment of municipal housing targets and pre-zoning in areas well-served by transit.
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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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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking to establish mandatory application review timelines for development applications.
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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
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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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