BC Landscape & Nursery Association
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications | Intended Outcomes | Associated Subject Matters |
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Advocacy regarding regulations under the Water Sustainability Act. The request is to require Water Sustainability Plans include an agricultural water reserve to ensure water accessibility for farms and food security. And to phase out groundwater licensing for farms that are included in the agricultural water reserves.
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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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Agriculture, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Environment
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Advocacy regarding regulations under the Water Sustainability Act. The request is to require Water Sustainability Plans include an agricultural water reserve to ensure water accessibility for farms and food security. And to phase out groundwater licensing for farms that are included in the agricultural water reserves.
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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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Agriculture, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Environment
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Bill 12 - Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act. Advocate for pausing the advancement of Bill 12 and to work with stakeholders to refine the intent, purpose and language of the proposed law.
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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
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Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Health
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Improvement and updating water use data for the Agriculture Water Demand Model including the Agricultural Land Use Inventories
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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, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Environment
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Policy recommendation regarding either providing a carbon tax exemption to support farms in the inflationary times or to return carbon tax revenues to the agriculture sector to reinvest into carbon reduction technologies and practices on farms and ranches. Also should the federal Bill C-234 pass that the province matches the exemptions to ensure a level playing field for BC farms and ranches.
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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, Conservation, Finances and Budgets
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Policy recommendation regarding either providing a carbon tax exemption to support farms in the inflationary times or to return carbon tax revenues to the agriculture sector to reinvest into carbon reduction technologies and practices on farms and ranches. Also should the federal Bill C-234 pass that the province matches the exemptions to ensure a level playing field for BC farms and ranches.
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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, Conservation, Finances and Budgets
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Request for funds to hire a contractor to work on simplifying horticultural classifications for government programming.
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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
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Agriculture, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization
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Request for resources to research horticulture classifications for business risk management programs. Re-classification may lead to more appropriate resources allocated and simplification of the process to administer and access programs.
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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
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Agriculture, Finances and Budgets
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Request for resources to research horticulture classifications for business risk management programs. Re-classification may lead to more appropriate resources allocated and simplification of the process to administer and access programs.
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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
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Agriculture, Finances and Budgets
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Seeking Ministry resources for the nursery, greenhouse and floriculture sector to support the hiring of an industry specialist to assist with regulatory changes and compliance, representation in minor use pesticide priority setting, liaise with the industry with respect to policies and programs and assist new entrants and micro growers.
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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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Seeking Ministry resources for the nursery, greenhouse and floriculture sector to support the hiring of an industry specialist to assist with regulatory changes and compliance, representation in minor use pesticide priority setting, liaise with the industry with respect to policies and programs and assist new entrants and micro growers.
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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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