Urban Development Institute
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Advocating for alignment of building standards across jurisdictions, to support consistent and cost-effective delivery of 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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Housing
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Advocating for a pause in the implementation of higher levels of the Step Codes both provincially and locally, to reduce costs for new housing, while still enabling buildings to be built to a high-performance standard with lower GHG emissions.
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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, Housing
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Advocating for a pause on regulatory changes, policy changes, and fee increases that add new costs and delays to housing development across levels of 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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Housing
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Advocating for a review of regional governance structures.
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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, Infrastructure
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Advocating for continued provincial investment in all forms of infrastructure needed to support high-growth communities.
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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, Infrastructure
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Advocating for provisions in Part 9 of the Land Title Act to permit the creation of pre-construction air space parcels, and modification of air space parcels to reflect as built boundaries.
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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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Housing
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Advocating for stability in the annual allowable rent increase formula.
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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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Advocating for streamlined processing to reduce the impact of layered government policies on application approval timelines.
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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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Advocating for support for renters and rental providers to mitigate the impacts of inflation on the rental market.
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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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Advocating for tax policy changes that maintain the development of purpose-built 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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Housing, Taxation and Finance
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Advocating for the expanded use of government lands for rental housing in partnership with private sector builders.
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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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Advocating for the identification of additional land for soil and material deposit and management.
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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, Environment, Housing
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Advocating for the incorporation of a viability mechanism into the methodology for setting municipal Amenity Cost Charge Bylaws, development capacity to pay.
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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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Advocating that the government of British Columbia’s goals linked to increasing housing supply be supported in any changes to BC Building Code requirements related to visitability.
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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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Advocating that the Ministry of Housing expand its monitoring and review of policy development and government charges affecting new housing development at all levels of 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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Housing
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Advocating that the Province align requirements for housing funding programs with other levels of 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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Housing
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Advocating that the Provincial Government not consider further expansions of rent controls or the implementation of vacancy control under the Residential Tenancy Act.
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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 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
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Advocating to create a better, more collaborative working relationship with BC Hydro, builders, and municipalities to alleviate the challenges in design and positioning of infrastructure through timely communication, and the creation of adequate infrastructure capacity to support new growth.
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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, Infrastructure
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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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Environment
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Seeking a review of regional capital and infrastructure funding intended to service growth.
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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, Infrastructure
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Seeking changes to Protocol 19 to recognize naturally occurring minerals when determining thresholds for contamination, and/or adjusting the parameters for minerals in Protocol 4.
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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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Environment, Housing
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Seeking extended in-stream protections from government fee and charge increases.
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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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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking extensions to the early marketing timelines under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA).
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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
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Seeking flexibility within prompt payment legislation to ensure it does not add time or cost to the delivery of new market and non-market housing, job spaces, or infrastructure.
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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, Infrastructure
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Seeking improvements to BC Housing funding programs to support 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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Housing
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Seeking meaningful consultation with the development sector and other key stakeholders on proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act to ensure they do not create unintended barriers to delivery of new housing supply.
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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 measures to reduce operating costs for 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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Housing
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Seeking Provincial engagement with local governments to align approval processes and streamline application processing for resource-Ministry permits such as Water Sustainability Act (WSA)/Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) authorizations.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking public sector leadership on mass timber construction and design.
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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 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 monitoring and evaluation of municipal use of new policy tools intended to streamline the approvals process for new 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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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking the provision of additional guidance regarding the new or updated development finance mechanisms under Bill 46: Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act 2023.
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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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