Business Council of British Columbia
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Advancing agri-tech and agri-food policies to improve economic opportunities and shorten 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
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Agriculture
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Advancing forest policy for the purpose of building prosperity 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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Forestry
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Advancing housing policy that enables efficient and timely permit approvals and enables the development and construction of housing to meet BC residents’ demand.
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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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Advancing immigration policies that align with the economy of the future for the purpose of growing prosperity 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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Economic Development and Trade
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Advancing internship, co-op, work-integrated learning, rapid reskilling, and credentialling policies for the purpose of meeting changing labour market demands for talent.
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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
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Advancing Life Science research and development opportunities for the purpose of growing the BC economy.
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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
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Advancing opportunities for Foreign Direct investment for the purpose of growing the B.C. economy.
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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
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Advancing research and health innovation for the purpose of improving health outcomes and economic opportunities.
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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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Health
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Advancing talent and education policies to align with the changing labour market and economy of the future.
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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
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Advancing the use of technology to support regulations, permitting and decision-making in government.
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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, Information Technology
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Advocating Environmental Assessment policy that reduces complexity and cost while creating greater certainty for proponents to encourage investment and sustainable projects 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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Environment
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Advocating for a climate policy that encourages reduction in carbon emissions while assisting Emissions Intensive Trade Exposed Industries (EITEs) to remain competitive.
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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, Environment, Finances and Budgets
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Advocating for an electricity policy that maximizes transmission capacity and builds infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing BC population.
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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
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Advocating for an Indigenous reconciliation policy that emphasizes shared decision-making; business certainty; free, prior and informed consent; First Nations capacity building; and regulatory efficiency for the purpose of building shared prosperity 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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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Advocating for an LNG policy that attracts capital to export BC’s low carbon and net zero LNG products to Global Markets.
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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, Environment
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Advocating for Employment Standards Act changes that align with the changing nature of the workforce and increase prosperity 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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Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating for Human Rights Legislation that reflects the values and needs of BC residents and ensures administrative and judicial fairness for employers.
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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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Human Rights, Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating for innovation in technology applications to improve transparency, public confidence, informed decision-making and outcome-based environmental 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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Environment, Information Technology
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Advocating for policies to increase productivity for the purpose of growing wages, exports and increasing prosperity 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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Economic Development and Trade
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Advocating for technology to speed and improve regulatory decision-making for the purpose of building prosperity 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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Economic Development and Trade, Information Technology
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Advocating for the continuation of the Indigenous Intern Leadership Program.
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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, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Advocating for the development of a Low Carbon Industrial Strategy to export BC clean energy to help reduce worldwide GHG emissions while also growing the BC economy.
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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, Energy, Environment
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Advocating for WorksafeBC policies that support worker safety and maintain good financial management of the system.
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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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Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating Labour Code changes that align with the changing nature of the workforce and increase prosperity 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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Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating tax and fiscal policy that grows the economy and prosperity of 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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Finances and Budgets
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Communicating ongoing concerns about CleanBC policy with regard to its effects on the economic prosperity of the province.
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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, Energy, Environment
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Continue to advocate for energy projects in the provincial interest such as the Trans Mountain Pipeline and Tilbury Marine Jetty Project, that provide a supply of energy that meets British Columbians' demand and advances new energy solutions for the transportation and industrial 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
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Energy, Environment
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Raising concerns about timeliness and adequacy of government consultations on development of, and amendments to, consequential regulations.
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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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Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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