Aboriginal Affairs

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; 2) In conjunction with Indigenous people, use the Declaration as the basis for reviewing and reforming laws and policies to ensure that Indigenous peoples¿ rights are upheld without discrimination; and 3) Work with its network of affiliated Chambers of Commerce to ensure their human rights policies and business practices incorporate the standards in the Declaration. 4) develop harmonized workable regulatory processes for carrying out consultation with the aboriginal peoples that will amount to the regulatory schemes referred to in Haida.

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Advanced Education

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) in consultation and collaboration with industry and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a comprehensive review and revision of the funding model for post-secondary institutions in order to actively support BC¿s economic growth.

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Agriculture

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Extend the long-term replant program indefinitely; 2) support of the School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program 3) Allow administration of agricultural programs by local associations with funding residing in the BC Investment Agriculture Foundation, rather than being jobbed out to individual remote companies; 4) Explicitly recognize and include farmers and ranchers as defined persons under all ALC and ALR legislation; 5) Review ALR legislation to ensure a holistic and balanced approach for farming and land use; reflective of industrial activity, family and farm worker needs; 6) Allow owners of ALR land to apply for exclusions independently AND/OR enable an appeal process for rejected applications that are not accepted to be applied for to the ALC; 7) Review exclusion application criteria and guidelines to improve quality of submissions; including strategic alignment with government land use planning, such as in OCPs. 8) Support the availability of industrial land by considering: a) coordinated strategic planning approaches with municipalities; such as identifying special zoning blocks or development areas within key Cities or geographies; b) identify a process and plan for the best use of non-farmable land on ALR by consulting with farmers, ranchers and agrologists; 9) Protect ALR from infractions by supporting greater enforcement capacity and proactive measures to map out issues and gather data for compliance; and 10) Clarify plans related to the status and authority of delegation agreements such as with the Oil & Gas Commission. 11) Review the current ALC Land Use Policy framework to: a) investigate existing issues with the current prescriptive farmland use regulations, particularly from the perspective of an entrepreneurial farmer; b) determine methods for increasing the flexibility of ALC Act interpretation such that agritourism, agriaccommodation, agrifood/beverage, agrirecreation, agritainment, agritherapy, cultural tourism business innovation is enabled and supported; and 12) Work with the ALC to implement a principles-based regulatory approach for farmland use policy. 13) expand D and E licenses throughout the province to include the 18 non-designated areas, not only the 10 designated areas; and 14) conduct randomized meat inspections bases on a ranking system developed by the government meat inspectors. Examples of this can be found in the food processing industry: high risk ranking equals frequent inspection, low risk ranking equals less frequent random inspection. 15) Reform the school tax exemption to apply strictly to land classified as farm, and to remove residential classification from the School Act (Section 30); 16) Change the minimum farm receipt threshold across all parcels, regardless of size, to $3,500; and create a tier system where farms that meet a higher threshold of gross farm receipts receive greater tax benefits; and 17) Audit and/or make public the ownership of Bare Land Trust ownership of ALR properties. extend investment of at least $2M per year in the BC BUY LOCAL Program in 2020; 18) develop a long-term strategy to grow annual revenue of the agrifood/seafood sector in British Columbia to $20B by 2025; 19) create regional initiatives that promote incentives for agritech and agritourism investment and ecologically, environmentally and economically responsible innovation in BC¿s agrifood/seafood sector; 20) provide support to SME businesses in our communities that create local agri-tourism activities for visitors to British Columbia.

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Arts and Culture

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) establish a separate and dedicated capital fund for cultural facilities by allocating funds from the Strategic Priorities Fund and creating a new fund that British Columbia¿s local governments can access for investment in long term strategic arts and culture infrastructure for public art galleries, museums and cultural amenities; and 2) work with all stakeholders to develop a strategy to reach the ¿aspirational goal¿ of ensuring BC is among the provincial leaders in funding the public arts and cultural sector on a per/capita basis while continuing to strengthen the provisioning organizations such as the BC Arts Council.

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Cannabis

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Ensure Fairness in Distribution and Retail: a) That there be equitable distribution of products between provincial and private retailers; b) That online sales be permitted for private retailers; c) That the LDB price structure does not devalue the products and undermine private retailers; d) That the vetting process for cannabis retail staff be equivalent to the vetting process for alcohol staff. At a minimum, provide temporary work permits while security screening is underway; 2) Support Craft Cultivation and Private Retail in BC, by creating programs that: a) encourage municipalities to create by-laws for micro and standard license applications; b) encourage craft cannabis cultivators in BC to join the regulated market; c) encourage investment into these businesses; i. Allow existing cannabis businesses that are applying to be regulated to maintain operations during the transition; ii. Allow direct sales from craft producers; iii. Prioritize the purchase of BC-grown products by the LDB to support and promote BC product; 3) Promote Sustainable Practices in Cannabis: a) The packaging requirements for cannabis result in solutions that employ an undue amount of single use plastic, out of step with the global need to reduce plastic waste. We recommend packaging laws be revisited to allow simpler, sustainable, reusable packaging; and b) We recommend that Health Canada conduct a review of the environmental impact of regulated packaging rules on waste production for the sector. 4) Take measures to protect the interests of BC cannabis businesses by providing enhanced market access to micro license applicants; 5) Create a mechanism for craft producers to sell direct to private cannabis retailers; 6) Create a private distribution licence. This will relieve the Liquor Distribution Branch of the task of accommodating potentially thousands of small producers who will be regulated under the micro licence categories, and help these small producers gain access to the market. This allows for increased small business activity in the industry; and 7) Engage with all relevant stakeholders including the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

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Children and Families

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Provide more funding to adequately train Early Childhood Educators that have been exempted to date; 2) Improve access to childcare by introducing measures to strengthen private and non-profit childcare options, while also filling in the gaps in childcare with public options; 3) Enhance childcare quality and address the recruitment and retention crisis in the childcare sector; and, 4) Reduce childcare fees for families.

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Conservation

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) If it were to proceed with its own species at risk legislation, should: 2) Include a socio-economic impact assessment, including robust engagement with the business sector and communities; and 3) Adopt a multi-species approach, including a thorough review of the predator/prey balance. 4) ensure stakeholder interests are adequately understood and considered, so as to inform the development of a woodland caribou range plan and its implementation; 5) complete a socio-economic impact assessment and ensure the findings of that study form part of any range management plan, in conjunction with a scientific assessment being conducted; and 6) implement a multi-species approach for species at risk planning, and specifically the woodland caribou range planning.

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Economic Development and Trade

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Work with the appropriate transportation authorities to assist and expedite BC port expansion approval to meet with demand for increased export and import capacity; 2) Work with industry to develop and promote public and economic policies that create and encourage a better understanding of the importance of Canada¿s natural resources to international trade and address environmental concerns by committing to education and mitigation of environmental impacts; and 3) Apply just transition principles in planning, legislative, regulatory, and advisory processes to ensure ongoing and concrete actions throughout the coal phase-out transition to cleaner electricity. 4) Continue tax credits to enable emerging digital-based companies to set up and expand; 5) Support, through increased funding formulas, local educational institutions, pre- and post-secondary to create industry-recognized accreditation for digital media skills; 6) Expand training tax credits to include foreign productions; 7) Support program delivery through broadening intake numbers and tuition funding, to align with provincial programs including BC Jobs Grant; LMP/CJG/PBLMT funding ; 8) Withdraw tax clarifications issued March 10, 2016, to make incentives more attractive to regional productions; and 9) Re-implement post-secondary temporary working permit (2011) for graduates of BC digital media programs. 10) Develop and implement a plan to advance BC¿s contribution to select aspects of a new global economy, the conservation and efficiency industry, clean energy and clean technology sector; 11) Implement industrial, commercial and residential green programs, based on cost-effective market implementation to support, attract and retain clean technology and renewable, sustainable energy technologies in British Columbia; and 12) Continue to work with the business community, provinces/territories, and international institutions and governments to further develop emerging clean technologies and to work toward a common target for emissions reductions.

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Education

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) invest in funding for arts education for early childhood to K-12 and post-secondary curriculums. 2) review current robotics programs and develop related curriculum; 3) increase and maintain education funding for automation, information studies, robotics, mechatronics, and related subjects for public schools to ensure the BC economy remains competitive in an ever-changing technological economic environment; and 4) work with post-secondary institutions across the province to add new or expand existing robotics programs.

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Elections

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Commence a plan to implement a province wide approach to an electronic ballot system for the 2022 municipal elections; 2) Amend the appropriate legislation to allow for the option of electronic ballots in municipal elections; and 3) Establish an independent technical committee to evaluate internet voting systems to ensure the Elections BC criteria are met (i.e. accessibility, Ballot anonymity, Individual and independent verifiability, Non-reliance on trustworthiness of the voter¿s device(s), One vote per voter, only count votes from eligible voters, Process validation and transparency, Service availability, and Voter authentication and authorization).

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Emergency Preparedness

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Fully implement the recommendations from the Abbott/Chapman Report; 2) Develop a long-term vision and action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention; 3) Develop partnerships with forest licensees, tenure holders, professionals and the business community to form operational agreements and new prevention initiatives; 4) Develop a priority policy for BC based companies, contractors, and consultants for emergency planning, and for emergency operations; 5) Seek technological solutions to support the Province¿s Emergency Management system, and particularly those that benefit front-line workers; 6) Recognize the critical support that local community-based businesses provide to emergency response efforts, and ensure that voucher programs, accommodations, and other support programs are opened up to the broader business community; and 7) Encourage communities to develop business-based asset/suppliers lists of available equipment and resources that can be accessed during an emergency. 8) Select a community in each tourism region to run a ¿pilot program¿ for new fire interface practices and then track and communicate the approach, costs and results; and 9) Develop a comprehensive approach considering the results of the pilot program, to create a long-term action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention. 10) partner with various levels of government to provide funding through a strategic plan over time to ensure upgrades to flood mitigation infrastructure.

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Employment and Training

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Create a specific time frame for approval/disapproval that is no longer than 6 weeks; 2) Create a process for an expedited approval/disapproval process under special circumstances; 3) Implement a sustainable funding model to ensure equal access throughout the year; and 4) Set a maximum funding amount of $50,000.00 per company and/or $10,000.00 per employee. 5) discontinue certification of modular in training; 6) realign with the certification practices of the rest of Canada accompanied by using a clear framework for the review of trades with an effective compliance and enforcement policy, based on evidence-based analysis and input from industry. 7) develop an easily accessible and understood portal to the tax credits and grants currently available for individually-funded and employer-sponsored education expenditures; and 8) give due consideration to expanding tax credits and grants and be more flexible to assist businesses fill diverse and specific skills gaps as they emerge. 1) Create a small business focused, user friendly ¿Foreign Worker Navigator for Rural Communities¿ pilot program position and web portal to assist small businesses located in rural communities in all aspects of hiring foreign workers; and 2) Communicate with Employment and Social Development Canada and Service Canada to speed up Labour Market Impact Assessment Work Permit processing time. 3) extends the BC PNP Tech Pilot beyond its current June 2019 expiration date and incorporate it into the BC PNP program as a permanent feature. 4) work with the Federal Government to create a comprehensive youth entrepreneurship strategy using best practices. 5) create a vehicle to allow entrepreneurs under the age of majority to legally participate in the management and governance of a company; 6) investigate options to ensure the appropriate level of protections are put in place for youth and the public, with an emphasis on working with insurance providers on D&O insurance options; and based on level of participation and protection (if not full participation), develop a mechanism to transition at age of majority. 7) extend the federal financial support of refugees from one year to three years; and 8) enhance education and career planning supports for refugees. 9) work with the Government of Canada to: a) increase PNP¿s annual nomination limit to meet the labour requirements of large-scale projects of strategic importance and align with provincial economic trends; and b) allow unused allocations to be transferred between provinces/territories; 10) develop streams for other sectors, such as technology, engineering, and skilled trades; 11) collect data on secondary migration patterns to support the attraction and mobility of immigrants to smaller centres throughout the province; and 12) ensure that adequate resources are available to maintain effective BC PNP processing times.

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Energy

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Supports the recent National Energy Board second approval and recommendation for the TransMountain expansion project (Feb 22, 2019) ; and 2) Works with First Nations, communities, the province of Alberta, and the federal government to take action in support of sustainable and responsible development of energy resources and infrastructure projects such as TransMountain. 3) Implement a minimum six-month notice period to all BC Utilities, for any increases to rates and services to allow industry time to adapt the new fees to projects accordingly; and 4) Establish a consistent direct communication method to inform industry about all upcoming rate increases and changes that would affect business in a timely manner. 5) Ensure that proposed LNG projects can be reviewed and approved in a timeframe that competes with other jurisdictions; and 6) Provide a context of certainty and stability of process including respect for past approval decisions, clarification of First Nations rights and appropriate enforcement to prevent obstructions by opposing parties. 7) review over-forecasting for the last 10 years and determine what changes, if any, should be made to implement more accurate forecasting and what energy acquisition policies and demand side management investments would be optimal for BC Hydro going forward. 8) support the Trans Mountain Expansion Project so it can meet its commitments to delivering jobs and economic benefits as well as its regulatory requirements during the construction and operation of the pipeline; 9) maximize local procurement and job creation during the construction and operations of all major projects, including opportunities for First Nations participation.

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Environment

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Promote RVMs to increase the recyclable stream across BC, but especially in remote and underserved areas; 2) Increase deposit fees on all recyclables to at least the international standard ~ 40¢. 3) Make sustainability programs, incentives and CleanBC initiatives more available to small businesses by: a) Lowering the size/cost that a project or initiative must be to be eligible for a government program to address the issue of scale; b) Simplify the application and reporting process of government programs to reduce complexity; c) Offering more up-front funding and supports as opposed to rebates and reimbursements to reduce the initial hard costs borne by small business applicants. 4) Develop a comprehensive remediation standard to secure the conventionally available housing stock affected by legal and illegal manufacture and/or cultivation of substances, which will satisfy the needs of the industries affected including the real estate, financial, insurance and construction-related industries; 5) Update the BC Brownfield Renewal Strategy, and continue to provide municipalities and developers with clear rules, incentives, and information; 6) Develop an inventory of all brownfield sites in BC that are available for redevelopment so that municipalities and developers have clear awareness of redevelopment opportunities that are eligible for incentives through provincial programs or the FCM Green Municipal Fund; 7) Follow Ontario¿s lead which involves a cancellation or deferral in the provincial portion of property taxes, and provide encouragement and incentives for local governments to match through the Revitalization Tax Exemption; 8) Consider re-investment in the Brownfield Renewal Strategy Funding Program. 9) Engage with industry and the business community directly to identify those sectors, processes, and products which should be first targeted for plastics reduction efforts; 10) Through CleanBC invest in: a) Research efforts focused on improving plastics recycling and developing plastics alternatives; b) Demonstration projects and incentive programs aimed at helping industry implement plastics replacements and plastic reductions initiatives; c) Support, research, and incentives for the implementation of circular economy models that reduce source consumption of materials; 11) Review the requirements of government agencies to ensure plastic packaging requirements are updated to reflect current needs and are not excessive. 12) Commission a one-year study through industry, businesses, educational institutions to research alternatives to ¿single use¿ plastic and commit to a timeframe for complete removal of such material from the waste stream in BC; 13) Work with the food and beverage industry that would see the elimination of the production of dirty Styrofoam through education and incentives to industries out there to produce recyclable products and or biodegradable; 14) Structure or restructure waste management policies that; a) Reduce the expenditures of the regional government on publicly-owned facilities (if they are in direct competition with private industry); b) promotes innovation and investment by private enterprise; 15) set waste reduction & diversion goals allowing the achievement of those goals through open market processes; 16) Create policies and regulations that recognize new and future recycling and waste diversion technologies as secondary processing facilities (i.e. MRFs, Recycling Depots, etc.) and not as final disposal facilities (i.e. landfills, incinerators, etc); 17) Reduce, amend, or annul regulation and other systemic factors that support a government monopoly or monopsony of solid waste management; 18) allow for the expansion of the BC Park Campground season at minimum from April 15 to October 20 to acknowledge and accommodate the changing behaviour of visitors.

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Finances and Budgets

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Conduct a full and comprehensive analysis of Saskatchewan¿s tax laws in relation to non-resident contractors/businesses in comparison to BC¿s tax laws to tighten loopholes and ensure BC businesses are submitting their base costs at the same level as non-resident contractors; 2) track and publicly report the taxes collected from non-resident contractors, putting the majority of these funds back into education and enforcement programs; 3) Require all non-resident contractors in BC to register for the purpose of reporting tax payable on materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles and tools used in BC. Require non-resident contractors to obtain a Clearance Letter upon completion of their BC contracts and provide it to the General Contractor or Principal prior to a hold back payment on contract being made. 4) Require General Contractors or Principal to ensure non-resident contractors comply with BC tax and labour laws, or possibly be held liable for non-compliance; 5) Require Ministry of Finance to be responsible for providing Clearance Letters to sub-contractors; 6) Require General Contractor or Principal to identify/report their sub-contractors for the purpose of compliance and audit checks; and 7) Develop educational opportunities to raise awareness to non-resident contractors to educate as to what our BC tax and labour laws are. 8) Ensure that citizenship and residency data collected through Property Transfer Tax Forms are recorded, analyzed and publicly available on a regular basis; 9) Requisition a full provincial study to collect and analyze citizenship and residency data on all real estate property in BC and publish the results. 10) Support proposed harsher penalties and disciplines as outlined by the OSRE for unethical practices and develop evidence-based research showing how Limited Dual Agency will not impact small and rural REALTORS®; 11) Provide a six-month review period during which time a committee consisting of persons with real estate experience and expertise can provide government with a full assessment of the impacts proposed, as well as consider varied solutions. 12) Eliminate any use of the MRDT other than for the intended purpose of tourism marketing, programs, and projects; 13) Work with stakeholders to identify a process for a separate housing funding mechanism that would not displace existing tourism funding in jurisdictions where there is an identified need, a detailed plan and broad support from local industry partners. 14) encourage the BC Securities Commission, the ¿comply-or-explain¿ amendments to ¿Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices¿ regarding Gender Diversity and Term Limits; 15) implement, via the BC Securities Commission, regulations that mandate reporting non-venture issuers to have board recruitment policies that require at least one qualified woman is fully considered for all board vacancies, and advocate for the inclusion of similar regulations in the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System currently being instituted. 16) commence a consultation with businesses and other stakeholders on implementing in BC clear goals for women¿s inclusion on corporate boards which encourages them towards gender parity. 17) increase the $5,000 cap per investor by raising to a higher maximum, or allow a $5,000 maximum contribution per calendar year; 18) remove the 12-month membership requirement for purchasing investment shares; 19) significantly increase the maximum number of investors allowed in an community investment co-op; 20) establish a total investment portfolio level where BC co-ops would be required to use the offering memorandum exemption under the BC Securities Act. 21) create a BC Community Economic and Development Investment Fund (CEDIF) program, which would enable individuals to pool their capital together and invest in local for-profit entities.

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Financial Institutions

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) raise the lending cap from 30% to 35% in order for credit unions to participate prudently and equitably in business lending. This is a no-cost solution to the government solution that will generate increased options for businesses seeking loans, build communities with limited access to capital, and generate regional economic growth.

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Forestry

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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision

Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Provide Access to Economically Viable Fibre a) Secure access to an economically viable fibre supply and identify the timber supply that will be available given Indigenous peoples and stewardship allocations. b) Provide all manufacturing facilities with the ability to secure volumes required to maintain these facilities in the face of: i. a declining annual allowable cut; ii. decreasing provincial land base (environmental and Aboriginal rights and title reserves, fires and beetle infestations); and iii. expiring non-replaceable forest licenses. c) Develop strategies to take advantage of relationships with Indigenous peoples to increase access to fibre. d) Communicate to industry what level of AAC will be available for harvest, then support access to that timber supply. e) Review and revise FLNRD staffing who are responsible for issuing timber harvesting permits. f) Sell BCTS apportionment volumes consistently. g) Indicate that the forest industry¿s costs to manage non-timber values is adequately recognized. h) Provide direct cost recognition in the timber pricing system for consultation with Indigenous peoples communities. 2) Commit to Improving Forest Health a) control and contain the current and growing Spruce and Fir Beetle infestations; 3) Provide Secure Transportation Opportunities a) hold rail carriers accountable and ensure capacity to move timber to the export market. b) Without investment certainty, there are a limited number of truck haulers who would commit to their fleet if they had commitments. c) Driver training through post-secondary institutions and financial support to make this happen. d) The option of extending the results of the Final Offer Arbitration decisions up to 2 years. 4) Ensure Market Access a) Eliminate market barriers that will prevent an efficient re-alignment and/or consolidation of forest industry assets. 5) Provide Investment Certainty a) Use a competitive tax environment to encourage investment in the forest industry; b) Support policies and incentives for capital manufacturing investments that increase the use of innovation and process technology to modernize facilities; c) Increase the scope of the current Provincial Sales Tax (PST) to include investments in non-harvesting heavy machinery within the definition of Logging Activities, when these assets are used primarily in logging operations; d) Support policies and incentives to support safety and environmental upgrades required under the BC Sawmill Code of Practice and other legislation; e) Support clarity and efficient administrative processes regarding permit applications and reporting requirements; f) Promote and fund labour force and skill training applicable to the forest industry to an equal level with other resource-based sectors. 6) work with all parties toward clarifying First Nations consultation and addressing delays in cutting permit approvals; 7) Add additional FLNRD staff to deal with approvals; 8) Take into account the critical role of log exports in supporting employment in forest operations and in supporting the domestic manufacturing industry; 9) Alleviate uncertainties for forest operators inherent in the current Surplus Test and advertising procedures for log export applications; 10) Restrict sawmilling companies with under-harvested AAC on their forest tenures blocking export applications from forest operators without mills; 11) Consider the implementation of a scheme of Coastal economic zones defined according to forest operating conditions, for the potential application of incentive policies including Orders in Council exemptions from existing policies; 12) Increase investment in product and market development programs for underutilized timber resources. 13) work closely with the Federal Government to include the high value-added product recognition as part of any negotiated SLA.

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Gaming and Lotteries

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) implement a process whereby: a) approved charitable and non-profit programs with longer-term programming needs can apply for up to 3-year funding commitments, distributed annually; and b) the organization would still be subject to annual reporting of their compliance before receiving the subsequent annual grant.

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Government Procurement

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1. Work with communities and industry to establish clear expectations with appropriate economic tradeoff values of social/strategic procurement to further define regional capabilities to support, foster and promote available resources and labour sources.

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Health

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Prioritize the review and establishment of 9-1-1 services across the province where there are landline connections or reliable cell phone coverage; and 2) Establish adequate policy, administrative and financial support. 3) Integrate the role of ¿physician assistants/physician extenders¿ as an additional solution to the primary care shortage in British Columbia; 4) Recognize PEs/PAs in the Medical Services Plan Billing Scheme; 5) Provide British Columbia¿s family physicians with the ability and incentives to financially integrate physician extenders into their practices; and 6) Support necessary training and regulation of PAs/PEs to ensure that British Columbians receive the best quality, most cost-efficient care. 7) Enact legislation providing guaranteed timelines for the public to access the appropriate level of care including Trauma 3; and 8) Review and implement the recommendations of the Forest Safety Ombudsman in his February 2017 report ¿Will It Be There ¿ A Report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in BC.¿ 9) Permit needle distribution services to limit the number of needles to distribute per user. This would require changes to existing and future needle distribution contracts and funding; and 10) In each current and future needle distribution contract, include an appropriate amount of funding for trained FTEs who will do the following: a) Monitor and police high needle debris areas; b) Work with the user population to deter and detect cases of overdose. This would be done at the street level and not out of an office. A good example is the overdose prevention pilot project currently conducted by ASK Wellness; c) Be a continuum of care entry point for street level users and encourage them to seek care; and d) Integrate the Four Pillars Drug Strategy of enforcement, prevention, treatment and harm reduction as currently utilized by City of Vancouver.

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Housing

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Adopt rec. #10 "Maintain Rent Tied to the Renter, Not the Unit" in the Rental Housing Task Force Review Report; 2) Review BC¿s Property Assessment highest and best use Process; 3) Review the Strata Property Act, particularly Part 8, for opportunities of freeing up currently vacant condo properties as rental units; 4) provide incentives for increasing density that provide quality rental market housing units for mid-range income levels near centres of employment and transit hub; 5) Create a stable regulatory and zoning framework at the Provincial and municipal levels; 6) Examine appropriate tax incentives at the provincial and municipal levels, such as waiving PST and PTT for rental projects; 7) Set density requirements for development; 8) Pre-zone for transit-oriented development during the planning process for new rapid transit investments; 9) To implement density bonus zoning wherever possible and appropriate to encourage diversity and density; 10) Prioritize and mandate the collection of information, in partnership with local levels of government to: 11) Densify local market gaps in housing supply and diversity; 12) Provide a means to compare timelines for development across regions; 13) reduce development timelines through concurrent permitting for housing types that introduce affordable and diverse housing supply; 14) To increase flexibility in the existing framework and to increase the funding mechanism available to local governments, amend Section 941 (1) of the Local Government Act to read: ¿ An owner of land being subdivided must, (a) provide, without compensation , park land or land to be set aside for attainable housing of an amount and in a location acceptable to the local government, or pay to the municipality or regional district an amount that equals the market value of the land that may be required for park land purposes or attainable housing under this section determined under subsection (6)¿ 15) Provide tax incentives for developers to build purpose rental market housing for workers, without waiting for the completion of a 3-year study of housing needs assessment by local governments; 16) Ensure clarity for exemptions in the Speculation Tax legislation; 17) Review the RTA to ensure it is not discouraging renting out existing properties nor building new properties for the rental market. 18) explore the preferred and optimum timing of payment of DCC, such as at occupancy permit stage, in better alignment with the cash flow needs; 19) if required, amend the Local Government Act to reflect agreed upon changes regarding the timing of payment of DCC; and 20) consider the timing of payment as a potential incentive tool for affordable or rental housing. 21) introduce a robust ongoing monitoring program to ensure that its CACs: Balancing Community Planning, Public Benefits and Housing Affordability Guide is being followed and report its findings every year; 22) to the extent that non-compliance is identified create legislation on CACs and similar mechanisms that; 23) ensure compliance with the Guide in implementation including transparency and mechanism will be adhered to; 24) minimize the effect on affordability/viability for all redevelopment sites; and 25) develop a detailed Best Practices Guide for CACs and density bonusing similar to the Provincial Development Cost Charge Best Practices Guide that would support the above legislative framework. 26) allow municipalities to formally choose one of two options: a) follow the existing provincial policy re: maximum allowable rent increase restrictions; or b) determine, use and enforce their own maximum allowable rent increase amounts above the provincial policy; 27) maintain all other aspects of existing rent control policy as a provincial jurisdiction for all other areas, irrespective of (a) or (b).

Target Contacts

Industry

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) maintain BC Family Day on the second Monday in February each year. 2) reinstate a fair and open tendering process for all Public Infrastructure projects including BC Hydro Projects.

Target Contacts

Information Technology

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) improve the staff resourcing of the BC Registries and Online Services office to eliminate the current backlog of applications and return to the traditional processing time of 1-5 business days.

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Infrastructure

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1) Establish a long-term vision for the Okanagan¿s transportation network and commit to a multi-lane highway; 2) identify and implement strategic regional investments in the transportation network including but not limited to accelerating the planning and implementation of: a) The second crossing of Okanagan Lake; b) Highway bypass routes near Peachland, Kelowna, and Vernon; c) Grade separated interchanges along Hwy 97 near high population areas. d) Hwy 3 widening and straightening to improve the flow of commerce and travel. 3) evaluate the potential of creating a regional governance model to plan, implement and operate a regional transportation system; 4) with Washington, identify opportunities to enhance the inland transportation corridor for business traffic; 5) with the Feds, enhance the capacity of the border crossings in interior BC; 6) Four-lane Hwy 97 from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John; 7) Replace Taylor Bridge with a new four-lane bridge; a) Complete the installation of drainage to prevent landslides; and 8) Include in the Capital Plan improvements to highways in Northern BC, specifically; a) rerouting of Highway 16 to the south of PG; b) planning for future projects on the Cariboo Connector; c) Upgrade and replace structures to benefit industry and embark on technical/safety improvements to Hwy 97; d) Conduct a needs assessment of the Cariboo Connector and Hwy 16 to identify priority areas for the installation/alteration of median, guardrail and wildlife barriers; 9) Develop a long-term Infrastructure Strategy that includes funding for municipalities reporting regularly on the following outcomes: a) Rate of economic growth is increased in an inclusive and sustainable way; b) Environmental quality improved, GHG emissions reduced and resilience of communities increased; c) Urban mobility in communities is improved; d) Housing is affordable and in good condition and homelessness is reduced; e) Early learning and childcare are high quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive; f) Communities are more inclusive and accessible; g) Infrastructure is managed in a more sustainable way; 10) Amend the municipal budgeting process to require identification of future infrastructure needs. 11) ensure tax fairness is practiced in the financing of TransLink infrastructure development, including: a) Recognizing responsibility for the Patullo and Golden Ears bridges has passed onto the province; b) Prioritizing the use of efficient revenue raising mechanisms. 12) monitor and advise on the impact and opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative that benefit of BC business. 13) Commit to funding infrastructure investments and implementing policies that are equitable, efficient and contain traffic demand management principles in urban areas; 14) invest in transit to provide viable alternatives to single passenger vehicle travel; 15) Review the financial impacts of eliminating the gas tax and determine the most efficient way of replacing it, such as mobility pricing, that gains public support. 16) Quantify the economic impacts of the existing infrastructure deficit on competitiveness, productivity and economic growth for the North Shore, Sea to Sky and Sunshine Coast; 17) Define and evaluate specific transportation technologies and routes linking the North Shore and Metro, including a fixed-link rapid transit connection. 18) support Ogden Point as a home port; 19) support the development of iconic tourism attractions for cruise passengers in all regions. 20) replace or upgrade existing bridges to upgrade Hwy 97 as a heavy haul corridor; 21) develop a plan to make the Nazko Basin more accessible. 22) widen and upgrade Hwy 1 from264th St to Whatcom Rd and then to Hope; 23) revise the Pacific Gateway Transportation Plan to reflect the shifting base of industrial activity into the Fraser Valley. 24) with the Feds, develop a reinvigorated and revitalized new APGCI strategy.

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Insurance

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1) Commit to opening ICBC to competition and give drivers and businesses options to serve their auto insurance needs; 2) Amend the Insurance Corporation Act and the Insurance (Vehicle) Act to allow any Canadian insurer to provide auto insurance in British Columbia; and 3) Provide a transition plan and determine the economic impact/compensation for licensed brokers and infrastructure, such as autobody shops.

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Internal Trade

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1) Continue to be at the forefront leading the charge to abolish barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits; and 2) Continue to persuade and assist other provinces to remove barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits.

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International Relations

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1) collaborates with Washington State, Oregon and California to have the Pacific Time Zone in Canada and U.S.A to remain on DST throughout the year.

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Justice and Law Enforcement

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1) extend and expand a sound public awareness campaign to educate the public on the Civil Resolution Tribunal, and its dispute resolution options in strata property and small claims matters; 2) ensure that there enough resources in place for the Tribunal to settle claims up to the full $35,000 limit in a reasonable time frame; and 3) ensure an effective review process within 2 years of small claims matters being accepted to maintain that the public has access to the right information and resources in utilizing the CRT process, and to explore further opportunities to expand the program. The review should set additional goals with measurable targets to allow the CRT to reach its full potential in small claims and strata property matters. 4) adopt a methodology for appointing a fixed number of Provincial Court Judges and commit to appointing the required number of judges by no later than January 1, 2018; 5) continue efforts to determine meaningful performance measures for the civil justice system; 6) commit to increased, long-term, stable funding for the Court Services Branch; 7) continue to work with the courts and other justice sector participants to develop efficiencies within the justice system. 1) Work in coordination with the Federal Government to provide adequate budgetary support for offenders to receive treatment while incarcerated and for post-release housing and programming of prolific offenders to ensure successful societal reintegration and safer communities; and 2) Combine resources with the Federal Government to ensure the efficacy of programs such as the Integrated Court Services Plan and the successful implementation of measures such as the previous Blue-Ribbon Panel recommendations. 3) strengthen and promote the CCIRC and the CAFC: a. as collectors of data including type and number of incidences; b. to develop awareness and education strategies for businesses in a format that is easily accessed and understood; and c. to pro-actively engage businesses in awareness and education campaigns; 4) ensure that the newly formed ECC includes business association representatives to assist with communications and outreach strategies to businesses; and 5) invest in additional resources required to increase the RCMP¿s ability to investigate and prosecute criminal activities with collaborating investigative agencies and local authorities. 6) conduct a thorough analysis to ensure that funding of the RCMP is adequate, fair and equitable for rural, municipal and First Nations communities; and 7) work diligently and with urgency to examine and alleviate those issues that are impacting on the productivity of the Force as well as the well-being of their members. 8) create common governance and funding models to ensure consistent standards of policing for all municipalities, including those policed by the RCMP.

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Labour/Labour Relations

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1) Find a stable metric to direct a sustainable and responsible level of funding to create a Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone, and, 2) Create a process that allows for the refund of over-collected premiums to employers, based on the Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone. 3) review of the Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act, and that a consideration be given to including a requirement that an arbitrator appointed under this Act give primary consideration to the local BC Labour Market jurisdiction, including settlements for other unionized employees whose employer is either the Provincial or a BC municipal government. 4) indexes Minimum Wage increases to the Consumer Price Index for BC 2022 and subsequent years.

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Liquor Control/Alcohol

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1) amend the Liquor Distribution Act to allow private businesses to purchase and warehouse liquor at wholesale prices directly from producers, in equal competition with GLS locations.

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Mental Health and Addictions

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1) ensures a sustainable, systematic approach to mental health and addictions prevention and treatment through: a) commissioning an expedited study to re-design the current service model to include: i. identifying a lead provincial agency to coordinate treatment programs across the province for un- or under-treated mental illnesses and addiction; ii. ensuring regional integrated teams are properly resourced to provide effective and assertive treatment and outreach; and iii. support and develop intervention in early and evolving mental health and substance use issues; and b) ensuring the work of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response continues and is appropriately funded.

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Mining

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1) Implement a temporary increase in the deduction gross-up to 125% for development spending and 150% for exploration spending to flow-through share financing, and increase the associated tax credit of eligible costs from 20% to 30%); 2) Expand flow-through eligibility to include both surface and underground greenfield and brownfield exploration and development expenditure; 3) Lobby the federal government to implement a permanent Mineral Exploration Tax Credit. 4) invest $10 million per year for five years in Geoscience BC for minerals, energy and water research projects, with a mandate to leverage these funds with funds from other sources. Re-establish annual base funding from currents levels to at least $5 million to maintain current databases and provide minimum field program support but consider investing additional funds to enhance BCGS capacity and improve delivery infrastructure; 5) Prepare and execute an investment and marketing strategy in partnership with the mining industry and Chambers of Commerce aimed at attracting mineral exploration and development investment to our mining industry incorporating tactics such as: a) proactively attending international mining investment events; b) creating co-op marketing opportunities for industry stakeholders; and 6) Develop marketing tools emphasizing BC advantages as a place to invest in all stages and aspects of the industry. 7) Conduct a full and comprehensive mineral potential analysis of land under consideration for withdrawal from mineral exploration and development, including a full socioeconomic impact assessment of foregone resource values and opportunities before any additional lands are closed to mineral exploration; 8) Provide full and fair market compensation in a timely manner when mineral claims, tenures and leases become closed to exploration and development; 9) Fully staff and resource the mineral exploration and permitting agencies and ensure consistency across the province; 10) Monitor, track and publicly report accurate statistics regarding BC¿s actual land use and access, including mineral exploration and mining; 11) Consider opening lands currently closed to compensate for newly created protected or restricted access lands; and 12) Respect existing multi-sector negotiated land use plans 13) develop and implement, along Chambers of Commerce, First Nations, and other stakeholders, a clear consultation permitting and approval process with clear timelines and practical deliverables to advance permitting and approvals for resource development and export infrastructure that ensure resources get to market. Provide increased and sustained annual base funding for the BCGS of a minimum of $5 million, restore staffing levels to at least 2008 levels, maintain staff of five regional geologists and conduct field programs to improve the public¿s and industry¿s understanding of mineral development potential, and to ensure the agency is able to continue their work of providing geoscientific information about our resources to government, industry and the public.

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Municipal Affairs

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1) Allow Provincial funding programs to reflect the rural status of the electoral districts within the CRD, as categorized within their Community Charters. Specifically, we believe it would be equitable to have these districts also included in the ICE-T program and to have the exception to the Rural Dividend Fund converted to permanent inclusion status as well as access to any other provincial government rural programs; and 2) In coordination with UBCM, write to the Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification to request that the Minister designate the Electoral Districts of the CRD eligible for Community Futures funding and other federal grant programs targeted to rural communities. 3) Develop protocols for Local Governments, First Nations, and other stakeholders to have a proactive and meaningful role in any planning, reviews, initiatives or other decision making that affects their areas of responsibility; and 4) Amend the Local Government Act to reflect consultation requirements. 5) Continue to engage and negotiate with the RBA on a new funding agreement that will benefit the Northwest as a whole; 6) Share the benefits of major resource development with Northwest municipalities allowing the local governments to address adverse impacts associated with these developments. This includes: 7) Advanced funding to enable the region to plan and actively participate in ongoing federal and provincial infrastructure funding programs; 8) A fair revenue sharing arrangement providing the region with a contribution from the provincial government based on the level of incremental economic activity in the region; and 9) Allow the members of the RBA to distribute the funding according to their respective municipal requirements. 10) Conduct a comprehensive review of the effect on rates when improvement districts merge with regional districts; and 11) Create an eligibility list for improvement districts that have voluntarily met the same standards of public accountability and fair elections as regional districts to compete without restrictions for funding. 12) provide control and oversight on the level of property taxation levied to all taxpayer groups to ensure fair, transparent, and sustainable taxation practices; and 13) commission a study by the Auditor General of Local Governments to assess municipal property taxation with the goal of developing a more sustainable structure related to value for money. 14) modernize regional district-related legislation by providing: a) a clear mandate for certain regional districts that should have sole responsibilities for some specific municipal services; b) transparency, such that regional districts are transparent in regards to taxation, ensuring citizens and businesses alike are aware of how much they are paying and for what; and c) governance in the public interest, such that regional districts have the authority to act in the best interests of the region and to deliver their mandate.

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Poverty

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1) investigate and implement a cross-linked application process to enable those with recognized disabilities to have access to both a provincial/territorial disability support program and the DTC under one application; 2) review all existing recipients of a provincial/territorial disability support program to determine eligibility of the DTC based on timing of the last tested application; 3) create a national program to provide employers a workable linkage to the RDSP program for employees with disabilities; and 4) amend the 10-year rule for the clock to start when the RDST is opened, from 10 years past the last grant installment. 5) implements a framework to deal with social issues similar to that of the BC Jobs Plan to recognize and achieve efficiencies across ministries and stakeholders. 6) in their Annual Earnings Exemption table, introduce a transitional Disability Assistance graduated recovery of incomes earned over the allowable income exemption for individuals transitioning to full or near-full employment as part of a gradual return-to-work program.

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Regional Development

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1) Support the increased protection of old growth forests in areas on the Province where they have or can likely have a greater net economic value for communities if they are left standing for the next generation and beyond; and 2) Protect endangered old-growth forests by enacting new regulations such as Old Growth Management Area, Wildlife Habitat Area or Land Use Order with the intent to eventually legislate permanent protection for areas through provincial park or conservancies. 3) Acknowledge the current shortage of critical industrial lands, particularly in Metro Vancouver, and make protecting and preserving these lands a priority; 4) Engage with industry, government, and other stakeholders, particularly including Metro Vancouver¿s Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force, to help develop a comprehensive industrial land use strategy; and 5) Work with Metro Vancouver and the municipal governments of the Lower Mainland in implementing and enforcing this industrial land use strategy. 6) work diligently with rural and remote communities to develop and negotiate adequate and predictable transfers of revenue required to maintain reasonably expected services and amenities in rural and remotes communities. 7) Either independently and/or collectively establish a task force, agency or committee to examine the issues and create a mandate and a comprehensive plan that would include (but not be limited to) the following: a) Broad stakeholder and indigenous consultation; b) Flood protection; c) Navigation management; d) Sea level rise; e) Agriculture / industrial land protection and enhancement; f) Asia Pacific Gateway potential and the new CP-TPP markets; and 8) that the established entity commences collective and cooperative action for the objectives outlined. 9) Create a review process to assess the Master Development Plans and grant Housing Authorities options to purchase or lease crown land for ¿rent controlled¿ or ¿resale controlled¿ employee housing development; 10) The price for purchase of the crown land should be similar for rates (roughly $ 5,000 per Hectare) considered for Master Development Plans; and 11) Work with resort municipalities and /or communities to create local employee Housing Authorities or private public partnerships with the mandate to own/ lease, develop and manage newly disposed crown lands including management of affordable housing through: a) Development and construction of mixed rental and purchase units, which are restricted to employees working full time in the area of the Master Development Agreement or Controlled Recreation Area; b) Development of a process to create and maintain a list of approved employees for ¿employee restricted rental¿ and ¿employee restricted purchase¿ housing. The list should be created and managed by the Housing Authority; and c) Development of repurchase controls that are tied to the rate of inflation and for resales of ¿employee restricted housing.¿ 12) enact legislation that both protects and preserves the paleontological resources and fossil record of our province and contains provision for the establishment of multiple authorized fossil repositories in the province.

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Small Business

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1) Review the current ¿qualifying activities¿ in the existing Eligible Business Corporation (EBC) program and 2) Include a clause which allows the program to be more inclusive towards small to medium sized businesses in a succession transaction; 3) Include a vendor financed arrangement as a qualifying activity, whereby the vendor will receive the same 30% tax credit for financing the business succession transaction, thereby reducing the vendor¿s risk; 4) Expand the scope of existing small business financing programs to incorporate succession planning as a legitimate reason for business financing; 5) Allow small corporations to defer the tax on the capital gains from the transfer of a business to the owner¿s children; 6) Increase the LCGE amount to $1 million for all SMEs; and 7) Change the Income Tax Act so that intergenerational transfers of small businesses to family members are treated in a similar manner as those to a third party. 8) Proactively conduct data/revenue analyses for municipalities in defined regions to assist with implementation and creation of new Mobile Business License programs, as well as analysis of existing programs; 9) Merge existing Mobile Business License programs, such as the four current programs in the Lower Mainland region, into expanded regional Mobile Business License programs; and 10) Explore an expanded list of eligible mobile businesses to provide access to a broader range of sectors.

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Taxation and Finance

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1) Eliminate the speculation tax immediately; 2) Provide a fully refundable investment tax credit claimed on businesses¿ income tax returns equal to the PST paid on all acquisitions of machinery and equipment (including computers and software) but excluding buildings and structures with a capital cost allowance rate of 5 per cent or less; 3) commit to a dialogue with British Columbians on the development of a made-in-BC Value Added Sales Tax system to enhance BC¿s competitiveness and productivity. 4) Review all impacted, audited contractors to reimburse, in full, all fines, penalties, and audited assessments with a signed provision for technical reimbursement if required; 5) Remove the existing legislation relating to real property contractors in the PST act. Therefore, contractors will purchase goods with a PST exemption number and charge customers PST on the retail amount of the product; and 6) Introduce new legislation into the PST Act that states the PST is to be prepaid, without the use of the PST number, in all new building construction and Municipal, Provincial, or Federal projects only. 7) Conduct a comprehensive review of all taxes in the province, creating a single source for comparing tax burdens by municipality across British Columbia; and 8) Commit to a subsequent provincial dialogue on tax in BC to determine what is the appropriate mix and type of taxes, fees and levies needed to pay for programs and services. 9) Require revenue neutrality in the collection and distribution of carbon taxes; and 10) Continue with the implementation of the Employer Health Tax but avoid undue negative impacts by: a) allowing businesses and non-profit organizations which pay MSP premiums on behalf of their employees to apply for a reduction in their EHT obligations during the 2019-2020 overlap year; b) Increasing the base payroll exemption threshold to at least $1 million to allow more small businesses and small non-profit organizations to be exempted from the tax; c) Index the payroll exemption thresholds to inflation by linking annual increases in the thresholds to the Consumer Price Index; and d) The payroll health tax excludes employer RSP matching and pension contributions, profit sharing programs, and health benefits programs in the calculation of total payroll. 11) Seek revenue neutrality, and not green-light continuous increases to housing taxation; 12) Increase the 1% PTT threshold $600,000 with 2% applying to the remainder of the fair market value; 13) Continually index the 1% PTT threshold and the First Time Home Buyers Exemptions using Statistics Canada¿s New Housing Price, and adjust annually to account for inflation; 14) Introduce mechanisms to eliminate double taxation when properties are transferred between common owners; 15) Amend the current Property Transfer Tax Act to provide for a new Primary Residence Grant at 1% on the first $1 million and 2% on the remainder; and 16) until there is a VAT, exempt production machinery, equipment and technology from the PST. 17) eliminate the 7% PST on legal services in BC. 18) amend the PST Act to exempt in-kind donations to not-for-profit, NGO and Charitable organizations that serve B.C. communities. 19) create new tax credit programs for consumers to help encourage home renovations that focus on energy efficiency and the reduction of GHG emissions.

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Tourism

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1) Identify the best way(s) to support expansion and development of B.C.¿s land-based wineries engaged in agri-tourism by providing recognizable and measurable tax relief that offsets the difference between Class 6: Business (production or storage of food and non-alcoholic beverages) and Class 5: Light Industry assessment applied to buildings on agricultural properties only when the activities is related to alcohol production. The provincial tax credit (relief) should offset the higher property taxes for LB wineries/cideries/distilleries offering unique, authentic experiences to visitors in B.C.; and 2) Undertake a planning process to encourage expansion and development of the wine, cideries and distilleries agri-tourism sector in BC. An ensuing plan or strategy needs to work in concert with B.C.¿s Agri-tourism policies and regulations.

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Transportation

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1) Reduce Purchase Price Barriers: a) Remove PST Tax and provide rebates for the purchase of e-bikes; b) Increase the BC Scrap-It! Program rebate from $850 to $1500 when you scrap a car and buy an e-bike; c) Support and develop initiatives for employers and organizations to provide financial incentives to their employees to bicycle and e-bikes to work; 2) Reduce Fear of Theft: a) Expand eligible proposals for BikeBC applications to include the implementation of end-of-trip amenities, charging stations, and secure parking facilities for bicycles and e-bikes; b) create new anti-bike theft programs; c) Expand availability of insurance for bikes including e-bikes; and 3) Improve Availability and Safety of Integrated Cycling Infrastructure: a) Increase support for separated bike paths, protected and connected bike lanes, include designated safe bike lanes on provincial roadways and bridges, and improved designed standards which can also safely accommodate e-bikes. 4) mandate the installation and use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) in all commercial vehicles excepting those vehicles and/or drivers that may be deemed exempt from the use of such devices; 5) Mandate ELD devices as soon as practically possible; and 6) Implement a standard for 3rd party verification of approved ELD¿s to ensure the devices cannot be manipulated to misrepresent data. 7) Require mandatory graduation from an accredited commercial driving program in order to qualify to take the ICBC exam for the professional driver license; and 8) Amend the graduated license program to allow graduates of the accredited commercial driving program to obtain their Class Licence 1 or 3 upon graduation (as early as age 18). 9) Allow for market-based pricing to ensure consume choice, convenience and innovation; and, 10) Permit taxi and ridesharing drivers to utilize a Class 5 license if the driver meets strict safe driver screening criteria. 11) provide focused financial assistance for British Columbians pursuing careers as aviators, and in the aviation support industry; 12) identify and determine how communities can support federal Member Bill M-177 (amended) to rapid implementation; 13) Advocate to set up a new Aerospace Innovation Centre of Excellence outside of the Lower Mainland. 14) Focus financial aid assistance to student aid in all areas of training, while encouraging women, girls and Indigenous Youth into the industry at all levels. Build in penalties for graduates receiving financial aid who leave Canada within minimum service periods. 15) plan service reductions in the future on an ongoing basis with a 2-year phase in so that international tourism operators can effectively integrate those changes into their tourism packages. 16) undertake a comprehensive rapid review of the 2014 Joint Action Plan to develop a long-term sustainable solution, in consultation with all stakeholders; 17) ensure that revisions incorporate data transparency and mutually accountability of supply chain participants that optimizes efficiency and improves cost competitiveness for the entire supply chain as opposed to the current prevailing individual components; and 18) include industry representation throughout the process in order to provide the necessary context and help ensure the resulting revisions are practical and will achieve long-term stability. 19) legislate additional regional transportation authorities as needed, starting in Greater Victoria, to enable increased efficiency in the coordination, planning, funding, and operation of a multi-modal transportation network. 20) develop natural gas transportation policy with the objective of more rapidly transforming the heavy-duty trucking, marine and rail transport markets, delivering economic development and increasing productivity in B.C.

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Workplace Literacy

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1) Build and implement competency frameworks to identify skill levels and competencies required by jobs in the economy and embed literacy in all workforce training and education initiatives; 2) Mandate the new Future Skills Centre to include cognitive skills in its research and implementation programs; and, 3) Ensure that each of our province¿s K-12 and post-secondary institutions offer an adequate number of opportunities to learn and upgrade their literacy, numeracy, problem-solving skills & other essential skills. 4) Create a program to break down the stigma of functional illiteracy to encourage people with literacy challenges to come forward, and facilitate easily accessible government-funded literacy training

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Aboriginal Affairs

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1) Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; 2) In conjunction with Indigenous people, use the Declaration as the basis for reviewing and reforming laws and policies to ensure that Indigenous peoples¿ rights are upheld without discrimination; and 3) Work with its network of affiliated Chambers of Commerce to ensure their human rights policies and business practices incorporate the standards in the Declaration. 4) develop harmonized workable regulatory processes for carrying out consultation with the aboriginal peoples that will amount to the regulatory schemes referred to in Haida.

Target Contacts

Advanced Education

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1) in consultation and collaboration with industry and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a comprehensive review and revision of the funding model for post-secondary institutions in order to actively support BC¿s economic growth.

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Agriculture

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1) Extend the long-term replant program indefinitely; 2) support of the School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program 3) Allow administration of agricultural programs by local associations with funding residing in the BC Investment Agriculture Foundation, rather than being jobbed out to individual remote companies; 4) Explicitly recognize and include farmers and ranchers as defined persons under all ALC and ALR legislation; 5) Review ALR legislation to ensure a holistic and balanced approach for farming and land use; reflective of industrial activity, family and farm worker needs; 6) Allow owners of ALR land to apply for exclusions independently AND/OR enable an appeal process for rejected applications that are not accepted to be applied for to the ALC; 7) Review exclusion application criteria and guidelines to improve quality of submissions; including strategic alignment with government land use planning, such as in OCPs. 8) Support the availability of industrial land by considering: a) coordinated strategic planning approaches with municipalities; such as identifying special zoning blocks or development areas within key Cities or geographies; b) identify a process and plan for the best use of non-farmable land on ALR by consulting with farmers, ranchers and agrologists; 9) Protect ALR from infractions by supporting greater enforcement capacity and proactive measures to map out issues and gather data for compliance; and 10) Clarify plans related to the status and authority of delegation agreements such as with the Oil & Gas Commission. 11) Review the current ALC Land Use Policy framework to: a) investigate existing issues with the current prescriptive farmland use regulations, particularly from the perspective of an entrepreneurial farmer; b) determine methods for increasing the flexibility of ALC Act interpretation such that agritourism, agriaccommodation, agrifood/beverage, agrirecreation, agritainment, agritherapy, cultural tourism business innovation is enabled and supported; and 12) Work with the ALC to implement a principles-based regulatory approach for farmland use policy. 13) expand D and E licenses throughout the province to include the 18 non-designated areas, not only the 10 designated areas; and 14) conduct randomized meat inspections bases on a ranking system developed by the government meat inspectors. Examples of this can be found in the food processing industry: high risk ranking equals frequent inspection, low risk ranking equals less frequent random inspection. 15) Reform the school tax exemption to apply strictly to land classified as farm, and to remove residential classification from the School Act (Section 30); 16) Change the minimum farm receipt threshold across all parcels, regardless of size, to $3,500; and create a tier system where farms that meet a higher threshold of gross farm receipts receive greater tax benefits; and 17) Audit and/or make public the ownership of Bare Land Trust ownership of ALR properties. extend investment of at least $2M per year in the BC BUY LOCAL Program in 2020; 18) develop a long-term strategy to grow annual revenue of the agrifood/seafood sector in British Columbia to $20B by 2025; 19) create regional initiatives that promote incentives for agritech and agritourism investment and ecologically, environmentally and economically responsible innovation in BC¿s agrifood/seafood sector; 20) provide support to SME businesses in our communities that create local agri-tourism activities for visitors to British Columbia.

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Arts and Culture

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) establish a separate and dedicated capital fund for cultural facilities by allocating funds from the Strategic Priorities Fund and creating a new fund that British Columbia¿s local governments can access for investment in long term strategic arts and culture infrastructure for public art galleries, museums and cultural amenities; and 2) work with all stakeholders to develop a strategy to reach the ¿aspirational goal¿ of ensuring BC is among the provincial leaders in funding the public arts and cultural sector on a per/capita basis while continuing to strengthen the provisioning organizations such as the BC Arts Council.

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Cannabis

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1) Ensure Fairness in Distribution and Retail: a) That there be equitable distribution of products between provincial and private retailers; b) That online sales be permitted for private retailers; c) That the LDB price structure does not devalue the products and undermine private retailers; d) That the vetting process for cannabis retail staff be equivalent to the vetting process for alcohol staff. At a minimum, provide temporary work permits while security screening is underway; 2) Support Craft Cultivation and Private Retail in BC, by creating programs that: a) encourage municipalities to create by-laws for micro and standard license applications; b) encourage craft cannabis cultivators in BC to join the regulated market; c) encourage investment into these businesses; i. Allow existing cannabis businesses that are applying to be regulated to maintain operations during the transition; ii. Allow direct sales from craft producers; iii. Prioritize the purchase of BC-grown products by the LDB to support and promote BC product; 3) Promote Sustainable Practices in Cannabis: a) The packaging requirements for cannabis result in solutions that employ an undue amount of single use plastic, out of step with the global need to reduce plastic waste. We recommend packaging laws be revisited to allow simpler, sustainable, reusable packaging; and b) We recommend that Health Canada conduct a review of the environmental impact of regulated packaging rules on waste production for the sector. 4) Take measures to protect the interests of BC cannabis businesses by providing enhanced market access to micro license applicants; 5) Create a mechanism for craft producers to sell direct to private cannabis retailers; 6) Create a private distribution licence. This will relieve the Liquor Distribution Branch of the task of accommodating potentially thousands of small producers who will be regulated under the micro licence categories, and help these small producers gain access to the market. This allows for increased small business activity in the industry; and 7) Engage with all relevant stakeholders including the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

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Children and Families

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1) Provide more funding to adequately train Early Childhood Educators that have been exempted to date; 2) Improve access to childcare by introducing measures to strengthen private and non-profit childcare options, while also filling in the gaps in childcare with public options; 3) Enhance childcare quality and address the recruitment and retention crisis in the childcare sector; and, 4) Reduce childcare fees for families.

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Conservation

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1) If it were to proceed with its own species at risk legislation, should: 2) Include a socio-economic impact assessment, including robust engagement with the business sector and communities; and 3) Adopt a multi-species approach, including a thorough review of the predator/prey balance. 4) ensure stakeholder interests are adequately understood and considered, so as to inform the development of a woodland caribou range plan and its implementation; 5) complete a socio-economic impact assessment and ensure the findings of that study form part of any range management plan, in conjunction with a scientific assessment being conducted; and 6) implement a multi-species approach for species at risk planning, and specifically the woodland caribou range planning.

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Economic Development and Trade

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1) Work with the appropriate transportation authorities to assist and expedite BC port expansion approval to meet with demand for increased export and import capacity; 2) Work with industry to develop and promote public and economic policies that create and encourage a better understanding of the importance of Canada¿s natural resources to international trade and address environmental concerns by committing to education and mitigation of environmental impacts; and 3) Apply just transition principles in planning, legislative, regulatory, and advisory processes to ensure ongoing and concrete actions throughout the coal phase-out transition to cleaner electricity. 4) Continue tax credits to enable emerging digital-based companies to set up and expand; 5) Support, through increased funding formulas, local educational institutions, pre- and post-secondary to create industry-recognized accreditation for digital media skills; 6) Expand training tax credits to include foreign productions; 7) Support program delivery through broadening intake numbers and tuition funding, to align with provincial programs including BC Jobs Grant; LMP/CJG/PBLMT funding ; 8) Withdraw tax clarifications issued March 10, 2016, to make incentives more attractive to regional productions; and 9) Re-implement post-secondary temporary working permit (2011) for graduates of BC digital media programs. 10) Develop and implement a plan to advance BC¿s contribution to select aspects of a new global economy, the conservation and efficiency industry, clean energy and clean technology sector; 11) Implement industrial, commercial and residential green programs, based on cost-effective market implementation to support, attract and retain clean technology and renewable, sustainable energy technologies in British Columbia; and 12) Continue to work with the business community, provinces/territories, and international institutions and governments to further develop emerging clean technologies and to work toward a common target for emissions reductions.

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Education

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1) invest in funding for arts education for early childhood to K-12 and post-secondary curriculums. 2) review current robotics programs and develop related curriculum; 3) increase and maintain education funding for automation, information studies, robotics, mechatronics, and related subjects for public schools to ensure the BC economy remains competitive in an ever-changing technological economic environment; and 4) work with post-secondary institutions across the province to add new or expand existing robotics programs.

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Elections

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1) Commence a plan to implement a province wide approach to an electronic ballot system for the 2022 municipal elections; 2) Amend the appropriate legislation to allow for the option of electronic ballots in municipal elections; and 3) Establish an independent technical committee to evaluate internet voting systems to ensure the Elections BC criteria are met (i.e. accessibility, Ballot anonymity, Individual and independent verifiability, Non-reliance on trustworthiness of the voter¿s device(s), One vote per voter, only count votes from eligible voters, Process validation and transparency, Service availability, and Voter authentication and authorization).

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Emergency Preparedness

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1) Fully implement the recommendations from the Abbott/Chapman Report; 2) Develop a long-term vision and action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention; 3) Develop partnerships with forest licensees, tenure holders, professionals and the business community to form operational agreements and new prevention initiatives; 4) Develop a priority policy for BC based companies, contractors, and consultants for emergency planning, and for emergency operations; 5) Seek technological solutions to support the Province¿s Emergency Management system, and particularly those that benefit front-line workers; 6) Recognize the critical support that local community-based businesses provide to emergency response efforts, and ensure that voucher programs, accommodations, and other support programs are opened up to the broader business community; and 7) Encourage communities to develop business-based asset/suppliers lists of available equipment and resources that can be accessed during an emergency. 8) Select a community in each tourism region to run a ¿pilot program¿ for new fire interface practices and then track and communicate the approach, costs and results; and 9) Develop a comprehensive approach considering the results of the pilot program, to create a long-term action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention. 10) partner with various levels of government to provide funding through a strategic plan over time to ensure upgrades to flood mitigation infrastructure.

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Employment and Training

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1) Create a specific time frame for approval/disapproval that is no longer than 6 weeks; 2) Create a process for an expedited approval/disapproval process under special circumstances; 3) Implement a sustainable funding model to ensure equal access throughout the year; and 4) Set a maximum funding amount of $50,000.00 per company and/or $10,000.00 per employee. 5) discontinue certification of modular in training; 6) realign with the certification practices of the rest of Canada accompanied by using a clear framework for the review of trades with an effective compliance and enforcement policy, based on evidence-based analysis and input from industry. 7) develop an easily accessible and understood portal to the tax credits and grants currently available for individually-funded and employer-sponsored education expenditures; and 8) give due consideration to expanding tax credits and grants and be more flexible to assist businesses fill diverse and specific skills gaps as they emerge. 1) Create a small business focused, user friendly ¿Foreign Worker Navigator for Rural Communities¿ pilot program position and web portal to assist small businesses located in rural communities in all aspects of hiring foreign workers; and 2) Communicate with Employment and Social Development Canada and Service Canada to speed up Labour Market Impact Assessment Work Permit processing time. 3) extends the BC PNP Tech Pilot beyond its current June 2019 expiration date and incorporate it into the BC PNP program as a permanent feature. 4) work with the Federal Government to create a comprehensive youth entrepreneurship strategy using best practices. 5) create a vehicle to allow entrepreneurs under the age of majority to legally participate in the management and governance of a company; 6) investigate options to ensure the appropriate level of protections are put in place for youth and the public, with an emphasis on working with insurance providers on D&O insurance options; and based on level of participation and protection (if not full participation), develop a mechanism to transition at age of majority. 7) extend the federal financial support of refugees from one year to three years; and 8) enhance education and career planning supports for refugees. 9) work with the Government of Canada to: a) increase PNP¿s annual nomination limit to meet the labour requirements of large-scale projects of strategic importance and align with provincial economic trends; and b) allow unused allocations to be transferred between provinces/territories; 10) develop streams for other sectors, such as technology, engineering, and skilled trades; 11) collect data on secondary migration patterns to support the attraction and mobility of immigrants to smaller centres throughout the province; and 12) ensure that adequate resources are available to maintain effective BC PNP processing times.

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Energy

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1) Supports the recent National Energy Board second approval and recommendation for the TransMountain expansion project (Feb 22, 2019) ; and 2) Works with First Nations, communities, the province of Alberta, and the federal government to take action in support of sustainable and responsible development of energy resources and infrastructure projects such as TransMountain. 3) Implement a minimum six-month notice period to all BC Utilities, for any increases to rates and services to allow industry time to adapt the new fees to projects accordingly; and 4) Establish a consistent direct communication method to inform industry about all upcoming rate increases and changes that would affect business in a timely manner. 5) Ensure that proposed LNG projects can be reviewed and approved in a timeframe that competes with other jurisdictions; and 6) Provide a context of certainty and stability of process including respect for past approval decisions, clarification of First Nations rights and appropriate enforcement to prevent obstructions by opposing parties. 7) review over-forecasting for the last 10 years and determine what changes, if any, should be made to implement more accurate forecasting and what energy acquisition policies and demand side management investments would be optimal for BC Hydro going forward. 8) support the Trans Mountain Expansion Project so it can meet its commitments to delivering jobs and economic benefits as well as its regulatory requirements during the construction and operation of the pipeline; 9) maximize local procurement and job creation during the construction and operations of all major projects, including opportunities for First Nations participation.

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Environment

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1) Promote RVMs to increase the recyclable stream across BC, but especially in remote and underserved areas; 2) Increase deposit fees on all recyclables to at least the international standard ~ 40¢. 3) Make sustainability programs, incentives and CleanBC initiatives more available to small businesses by: a) Lowering the size/cost that a project or initiative must be to be eligible for a government program to address the issue of scale; b) Simplify the application and reporting process of government programs to reduce complexity; c) Offering more up-front funding and supports as opposed to rebates and reimbursements to reduce the initial hard costs borne by small business applicants. 4) Develop a comprehensive remediation standard to secure the conventionally available housing stock affected by legal and illegal manufacture and/or cultivation of substances, which will satisfy the needs of the industries affected including the real estate, financial, insurance and construction-related industries; 5) Update the BC Brownfield Renewal Strategy, and continue to provide municipalities and developers with clear rules, incentives, and information; 6) Develop an inventory of all brownfield sites in BC that are available for redevelopment so that municipalities and developers have clear awareness of redevelopment opportunities that are eligible for incentives through provincial programs or the FCM Green Municipal Fund; 7) Follow Ontario¿s lead which involves a cancellation or deferral in the provincial portion of property taxes, and provide encouragement and incentives for local governments to match through the Revitalization Tax Exemption; 8) Consider re-investment in the Brownfield Renewal Strategy Funding Program. 9) Engage with industry and the business community directly to identify those sectors, processes, and products which should be first targeted for plastics reduction efforts; 10) Through CleanBC invest in: a) Research efforts focused on improving plastics recycling and developing plastics alternatives; b) Demonstration projects and incentive programs aimed at helping industry implement plastics replacements and plastic reductions initiatives; c) Support, research, and incentives for the implementation of circular economy models that reduce source consumption of materials; 11) Review the requirements of government agencies to ensure plastic packaging requirements are updated to reflect current needs and are not excessive. 12) Commission a one-year study through industry, businesses, educational institutions to research alternatives to ¿single use¿ plastic and commit to a timeframe for complete removal of such material from the waste stream in BC; 13) Work with the food and beverage industry that would see the elimination of the production of dirty Styrofoam through education and incentives to industries out there to produce recyclable products and or biodegradable; 14) Structure or restructure waste management policies that; a) Reduce the expenditures of the regional government on publicly-owned facilities (if they are in direct competition with private industry); b) promotes innovation and investment by private enterprise; 15) set waste reduction & diversion goals allowing the achievement of those goals through open market processes; 16) Create policies and regulations that recognize new and future recycling and waste diversion technologies as secondary processing facilities (i.e. MRFs, Recycling Depots, etc.) and not as final disposal facilities (i.e. landfills, incinerators, etc); 17) Reduce, amend, or annul regulation and other systemic factors that support a government monopoly or monopsony of solid waste management; 18) allow for the expansion of the BC Park Campground season at minimum from April 15 to October 20 to acknowledge and accommodate the changing behaviour of visitors.

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Finances and Budgets

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1) Conduct a full and comprehensive analysis of Saskatchewan¿s tax laws in relation to non-resident contractors/businesses in comparison to BC¿s tax laws to tighten loopholes and ensure BC businesses are submitting their base costs at the same level as non-resident contractors; 2) track and publicly report the taxes collected from non-resident contractors, putting the majority of these funds back into education and enforcement programs; 3) Require all non-resident contractors in BC to register for the purpose of reporting tax payable on materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles and tools used in BC. Require non-resident contractors to obtain a Clearance Letter upon completion of their BC contracts and provide it to the General Contractor or Principal prior to a hold back payment on contract being made. 4) Require General Contractors or Principal to ensure non-resident contractors comply with BC tax and labour laws, or possibly be held liable for non-compliance; 5) Require Ministry of Finance to be responsible for providing Clearance Letters to sub-contractors; 6) Require General Contractor or Principal to identify/report their sub-contractors for the purpose of compliance and audit checks; and 7) Develop educational opportunities to raise awareness to non-resident contractors to educate as to what our BC tax and labour laws are. 8) Ensure that citizenship and residency data collected through Property Transfer Tax Forms are recorded, analyzed and publicly available on a regular basis; 9) Requisition a full provincial study to collect and analyze citizenship and residency data on all real estate property in BC and publish the results. 10) Support proposed harsher penalties and disciplines as outlined by the OSRE for unethical practices and develop evidence-based research showing how Limited Dual Agency will not impact small and rural REALTORS®; 11) Provide a six-month review period during which time a committee consisting of persons with real estate experience and expertise can provide government with a full assessment of the impacts proposed, as well as consider varied solutions. 12) Eliminate any use of the MRDT other than for the intended purpose of tourism marketing, programs, and projects; 13) Work with stakeholders to identify a process for a separate housing funding mechanism that would not displace existing tourism funding in jurisdictions where there is an identified need, a detailed plan and broad support from local industry partners. 14) encourage the BC Securities Commission, the ¿comply-or-explain¿ amendments to ¿Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices¿ regarding Gender Diversity and Term Limits; 15) implement, via the BC Securities Commission, regulations that mandate reporting non-venture issuers to have board recruitment policies that require at least one qualified woman is fully considered for all board vacancies, and advocate for the inclusion of similar regulations in the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System currently being instituted. 16) commence a consultation with businesses and other stakeholders on implementing in BC clear goals for women¿s inclusion on corporate boards which encourages them towards gender parity. 17) increase the $5,000 cap per investor by raising to a higher maximum, or allow a $5,000 maximum contribution per calendar year; 18) remove the 12-month membership requirement for purchasing investment shares; 19) significantly increase the maximum number of investors allowed in an community investment co-op; 20) establish a total investment portfolio level where BC co-ops would be required to use the offering memorandum exemption under the BC Securities Act. 21) create a BC Community Economic and Development Investment Fund (CEDIF) program, which would enable individuals to pool their capital together and invest in local for-profit entities.

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Financial Institutions

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1) raise the lending cap from 30% to 35% in order for credit unions to participate prudently and equitably in business lending. This is a no-cost solution to the government solution that will generate increased options for businesses seeking loans, build communities with limited access to capital, and generate regional economic growth.

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Forestry

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1) Provide Access to Economically Viable Fibre a) Secure access to an economically viable fibre supply and identify the timber supply that will be available given Indigenous peoples and stewardship allocations. b) Provide all manufacturing facilities with the ability to secure volumes required to maintain these facilities in the face of: i. a declining annual allowable cut; ii. decreasing provincial land base (environmental and Aboriginal rights and title reserves, fires and beetle infestations); and iii. expiring non-replaceable forest licenses. c) Develop strategies to take advantage of relationships with Indigenous peoples to increase access to fibre. d) Communicate to industry what level of AAC will be available for harvest, then support access to that timber supply. e) Review and revise FLNRD staffing who are responsible for issuing timber harvesting permits. f) Sell BCTS apportionment volumes consistently. g) Indicate that the forest industry¿s costs to manage non-timber values is adequately recognized. h) Provide direct cost recognition in the timber pricing system for consultation with Indigenous peoples communities. 2) Commit to Improving Forest Health a) control and contain the current and growing Spruce and Fir Beetle infestations; 3) Provide Secure Transportation Opportunities a) hold rail carriers accountable and ensure capacity to move timber to the export market. b) Without investment certainty, there are a limited number of truck haulers who would commit to their fleet if they had commitments. c) Driver training through post-secondary institutions and financial support to make this happen. d) The option of extending the results of the Final Offer Arbitration decisions up to 2 years. 4) Ensure Market Access a) Eliminate market barriers that will prevent an efficient re-alignment and/or consolidation of forest industry assets. 5) Provide Investment Certainty a) Use a competitive tax environment to encourage investment in the forest industry; b) Support policies and incentives for capital manufacturing investments that increase the use of innovation and process technology to modernize facilities; c) Increase the scope of the current Provincial Sales Tax (PST) to include investments in non-harvesting heavy machinery within the definition of Logging Activities, when these assets are used primarily in logging operations; d) Support policies and incentives to support safety and environmental upgrades required under the BC Sawmill Code of Practice and other legislation; e) Support clarity and efficient administrative processes regarding permit applications and reporting requirements; f) Promote and fund labour force and skill training applicable to the forest industry to an equal level with other resource-based sectors. 6) work with all parties toward clarifying First Nations consultation and addressing delays in cutting permit approvals; 7) Add additional FLNRD staff to deal with approvals; 8) Take into account the critical role of log exports in supporting employment in forest operations and in supporting the domestic manufacturing industry; 9) Alleviate uncertainties for forest operators inherent in the current Surplus Test and advertising procedures for log export applications; 10) Restrict sawmilling companies with under-harvested AAC on their forest tenures blocking export applications from forest operators without mills; 11) Consider the implementation of a scheme of Coastal economic zones defined according to forest operating conditions, for the potential application of incentive policies including Orders in Council exemptions from existing policies; 12) Increase investment in product and market development programs for underutilized timber resources. 13) work closely with the Federal Government to include the high value-added product recognition as part of any negotiated SLA.

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Gaming and Lotteries

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1) implement a process whereby: a) approved charitable and non-profit programs with longer-term programming needs can apply for up to 3-year funding commitments, distributed annually; and b) the organization would still be subject to annual reporting of their compliance before receiving the subsequent annual grant.

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Government Procurement

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1. Work with communities and industry to establish clear expectations with appropriate economic tradeoff values of social/strategic procurement to further define regional capabilities to support, foster and promote available resources and labour sources.

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Health

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1) Prioritize the review and establishment of 9-1-1 services across the province where there are landline connections or reliable cell phone coverage; and 2) Establish adequate policy, administrative and financial support. 3) Integrate the role of ¿physician assistants/physician extenders¿ as an additional solution to the primary care shortage in British Columbia; 4) Recognize PEs/PAs in the Medical Services Plan Billing Scheme; 5) Provide British Columbia¿s family physicians with the ability and incentives to financially integrate physician extenders into their practices; and 6) Support necessary training and regulation of PAs/PEs to ensure that British Columbians receive the best quality, most cost-efficient care. 7) Enact legislation providing guaranteed timelines for the public to access the appropriate level of care including Trauma 3; and 8) Review and implement the recommendations of the Forest Safety Ombudsman in his February 2017 report ¿Will It Be There ¿ A Report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in BC.¿ 9) Permit needle distribution services to limit the number of needles to distribute per user. This would require changes to existing and future needle distribution contracts and funding; and 10) In each current and future needle distribution contract, include an appropriate amount of funding for trained FTEs who will do the following: a) Monitor and police high needle debris areas; b) Work with the user population to deter and detect cases of overdose. This would be done at the street level and not out of an office. A good example is the overdose prevention pilot project currently conducted by ASK Wellness; c) Be a continuum of care entry point for street level users and encourage them to seek care; and d) Integrate the Four Pillars Drug Strategy of enforcement, prevention, treatment and harm reduction as currently utilized by City of Vancouver.

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Housing

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1) Adopt rec. #10 "Maintain Rent Tied to the Renter, Not the Unit" in the Rental Housing Task Force Review Report; 2) Review BC¿s Property Assessment highest and best use Process; 3) Review the Strata Property Act, particularly Part 8, for opportunities of freeing up currently vacant condo properties as rental units; 4) provide incentives for increasing density that provide quality rental market housing units for mid-range income levels near centres of employment and transit hub; 5) Create a stable regulatory and zoning framework at the Provincial and municipal levels; 6) Examine appropriate tax incentives at the provincial and municipal levels, such as waiving PST and PTT for rental projects; 7) Set density requirements for development; 8) Pre-zone for transit-oriented development during the planning process for new rapid transit investments; 9) To implement density bonus zoning wherever possible and appropriate to encourage diversity and density; 10) Prioritize and mandate the collection of information, in partnership with local levels of government to: 11) Densify local market gaps in housing supply and diversity; 12) Provide a means to compare timelines for development across regions; 13) reduce development timelines through concurrent permitting for housing types that introduce affordable and diverse housing supply; 14) To increase flexibility in the existing framework and to increase the funding mechanism available to local governments, amend Section 941 (1) of the Local Government Act to read: ¿ An owner of land being subdivided must, (a) provide, without compensation , park land or land to be set aside for attainable housing of an amount and in a location acceptable to the local government, or pay to the municipality or regional district an amount that equals the market value of the land that may be required for park land purposes or attainable housing under this section determined under subsection (6)¿ 15) Provide tax incentives for developers to build purpose rental market housing for workers, without waiting for the completion of a 3-year study of housing needs assessment by local governments; 16) Ensure clarity for exemptions in the Speculation Tax legislation; 17) Review the RTA to ensure it is not discouraging renting out existing properties nor building new properties for the rental market. 18) explore the preferred and optimum timing of payment of DCC, such as at occupancy permit stage, in better alignment with the cash flow needs; 19) if required, amend the Local Government Act to reflect agreed upon changes regarding the timing of payment of DCC; and 20) consider the timing of payment as a potential incentive tool for affordable or rental housing. 21) introduce a robust ongoing monitoring program to ensure that its CACs: Balancing Community Planning, Public Benefits and Housing Affordability Guide is being followed and report its findings every year; 22) to the extent that non-compliance is identified create legislation on CACs and similar mechanisms that; 23) ensure compliance with the Guide in implementation including transparency and mechanism will be adhered to; 24) minimize the effect on affordability/viability for all redevelopment sites; and 25) develop a detailed Best Practices Guide for CACs and density bonusing similar to the Provincial Development Cost Charge Best Practices Guide that would support the above legislative framework. 26) allow municipalities to formally choose one of two options: a) follow the existing provincial policy re: maximum allowable rent increase restrictions; or b) determine, use and enforce their own maximum allowable rent increase amounts above the provincial policy; 27) maintain all other aspects of existing rent control policy as a provincial jurisdiction for all other areas, irrespective of (a) or (b).

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Industry

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1) maintain BC Family Day on the second Monday in February each year. 2) reinstate a fair and open tendering process for all Public Infrastructure projects including BC Hydro Projects.

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Information Technology

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1) improve the staff resourcing of the BC Registries and Online Services office to eliminate the current backlog of applications and return to the traditional processing time of 1-5 business days.

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Infrastructure

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1) Establish a long-term vision for the Okanagan¿s transportation network and commit to a multi-lane highway; 2) identify and implement strategic regional investments in the transportation network including but not limited to accelerating the planning and implementation of: a) The second crossing of Okanagan Lake; b) Highway bypass routes near Peachland, Kelowna, and Vernon; c) Grade separated interchanges along Hwy 97 near high population areas. d) Hwy 3 widening and straightening to improve the flow of commerce and travel. 3) evaluate the potential of creating a regional governance model to plan, implement and operate a regional transportation system; 4) with Washington, identify opportunities to enhance the inland transportation corridor for business traffic; 5) with the Feds, enhance the capacity of the border crossings in interior BC; 6) Four-lane Hwy 97 from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John; 7) Replace Taylor Bridge with a new four-lane bridge; a) Complete the installation of drainage to prevent landslides; and 8) Include in the Capital Plan improvements to highways in Northern BC, specifically; a) rerouting of Highway 16 to the south of PG; b) planning for future projects on the Cariboo Connector; c) Upgrade and replace structures to benefit industry and embark on technical/safety improvements to Hwy 97; d) Conduct a needs assessment of the Cariboo Connector and Hwy 16 to identify priority areas for the installation/alteration of median, guardrail and wildlife barriers; 9) Develop a long-term Infrastructure Strategy that includes funding for municipalities reporting regularly on the following outcomes: a) Rate of economic growth is increased in an inclusive and sustainable way; b) Environmental quality improved, GHG emissions reduced and resilience of communities increased; c) Urban mobility in communities is improved; d) Housing is affordable and in good condition and homelessness is reduced; e) Early learning and childcare are high quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive; f) Communities are more inclusive and accessible; g) Infrastructure is managed in a more sustainable way; 10) Amend the municipal budgeting process to require identification of future infrastructure needs. 11) ensure tax fairness is practiced in the financing of TransLink infrastructure development, including: a) Recognizing responsibility for the Patullo and Golden Ears bridges has passed onto the province; b) Prioritizing the use of efficient revenue raising mechanisms. 12) monitor and advise on the impact and opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative that benefit of BC business. 13) Commit to funding infrastructure investments and implementing policies that are equitable, efficient and contain traffic demand management principles in urban areas; 14) invest in transit to provide viable alternatives to single passenger vehicle travel; 15) Review the financial impacts of eliminating the gas tax and determine the most efficient way of replacing it, such as mobility pricing, that gains public support. 16) Quantify the economic impacts of the existing infrastructure deficit on competitiveness, productivity and economic growth for the North Shore, Sea to Sky and Sunshine Coast; 17) Define and evaluate specific transportation technologies and routes linking the North Shore and Metro, including a fixed-link rapid transit connection. 18) support Ogden Point as a home port; 19) support the development of iconic tourism attractions for cruise passengers in all regions. 20) replace or upgrade existing bridges to upgrade Hwy 97 as a heavy haul corridor; 21) develop a plan to make the Nazko Basin more accessible. 22) widen and upgrade Hwy 1 from264th St to Whatcom Rd and then to Hope; 23) revise the Pacific Gateway Transportation Plan to reflect the shifting base of industrial activity into the Fraser Valley. 24) with the Feds, develop a reinvigorated and revitalized new APGCI strategy.

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Insurance

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1) Commit to opening ICBC to competition and give drivers and businesses options to serve their auto insurance needs; 2) Amend the Insurance Corporation Act and the Insurance (Vehicle) Act to allow any Canadian insurer to provide auto insurance in British Columbia; and 3) Provide a transition plan and determine the economic impact/compensation for licensed brokers and infrastructure, such as autobody shops.

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Internal Trade

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1) Continue to be at the forefront leading the charge to abolish barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits; and 2) Continue to persuade and assist other provinces to remove barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits.

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International Relations

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1) collaborates with Washington State, Oregon and California to have the Pacific Time Zone in Canada and U.S.A to remain on DST throughout the year.

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Justice and Law Enforcement

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) extend and expand a sound public awareness campaign to educate the public on the Civil Resolution Tribunal, and its dispute resolution options in strata property and small claims matters; 2) ensure that there enough resources in place for the Tribunal to settle claims up to the full $35,000 limit in a reasonable time frame; and 3) ensure an effective review process within 2 years of small claims matters being accepted to maintain that the public has access to the right information and resources in utilizing the CRT process, and to explore further opportunities to expand the program. The review should set additional goals with measurable targets to allow the CRT to reach its full potential in small claims and strata property matters. 4) adopt a methodology for appointing a fixed number of Provincial Court Judges and commit to appointing the required number of judges by no later than January 1, 2018; 5) continue efforts to determine meaningful performance measures for the civil justice system; 6) commit to increased, long-term, stable funding for the Court Services Branch; 7) continue to work with the courts and other justice sector participants to develop efficiencies within the justice system. 1) Work in coordination with the Federal Government to provide adequate budgetary support for offenders to receive treatment while incarcerated and for post-release housing and programming of prolific offenders to ensure successful societal reintegration and safer communities; and 2) Combine resources with the Federal Government to ensure the efficacy of programs such as the Integrated Court Services Plan and the successful implementation of measures such as the previous Blue-Ribbon Panel recommendations. 3) strengthen and promote the CCIRC and the CAFC: a. as collectors of data including type and number of incidences; b. to develop awareness and education strategies for businesses in a format that is easily accessed and understood; and c. to pro-actively engage businesses in awareness and education campaigns; 4) ensure that the newly formed ECC includes business association representatives to assist with communications and outreach strategies to businesses; and 5) invest in additional resources required to increase the RCMP¿s ability to investigate and prosecute criminal activities with collaborating investigative agencies and local authorities. 6) conduct a thorough analysis to ensure that funding of the RCMP is adequate, fair and equitable for rural, municipal and First Nations communities; and 7) work diligently and with urgency to examine and alleviate those issues that are impacting on the productivity of the Force as well as the well-being of their members. 8) create common governance and funding models to ensure consistent standards of policing for all municipalities, including those policed by the RCMP.

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Labour/Labour Relations

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1) Find a stable metric to direct a sustainable and responsible level of funding to create a Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone, and, 2) Create a process that allows for the refund of over-collected premiums to employers, based on the Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone. 3) review of the Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act, and that a consideration be given to including a requirement that an arbitrator appointed under this Act give primary consideration to the local BC Labour Market jurisdiction, including settlements for other unionized employees whose employer is either the Provincial or a BC municipal government. 4) indexes Minimum Wage increases to the Consumer Price Index for BC 2022 and subsequent years.

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Liquor Control/Alcohol

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) amend the Liquor Distribution Act to allow private businesses to purchase and warehouse liquor at wholesale prices directly from producers, in equal competition with GLS locations.

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Mental Health and Addictions

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1) ensures a sustainable, systematic approach to mental health and addictions prevention and treatment through: a) commissioning an expedited study to re-design the current service model to include: i. identifying a lead provincial agency to coordinate treatment programs across the province for un- or under-treated mental illnesses and addiction; ii. ensuring regional integrated teams are properly resourced to provide effective and assertive treatment and outreach; and iii. support and develop intervention in early and evolving mental health and substance use issues; and b) ensuring the work of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response continues and is appropriately funded.

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Mining

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Implement a temporary increase in the deduction gross-up to 125% for development spending and 150% for exploration spending to flow-through share financing, and increase the associated tax credit of eligible costs from 20% to 30%); 2) Expand flow-through eligibility to include both surface and underground greenfield and brownfield exploration and development expenditure; 3) Lobby the federal government to implement a permanent Mineral Exploration Tax Credit. 4) invest $10 million per year for five years in Geoscience BC for minerals, energy and water research projects, with a mandate to leverage these funds with funds from other sources. Re-establish annual base funding from currents levels to at least $5 million to maintain current databases and provide minimum field program support but consider investing additional funds to enhance BCGS capacity and improve delivery infrastructure; 5) Prepare and execute an investment and marketing strategy in partnership with the mining industry and Chambers of Commerce aimed at attracting mineral exploration and development investment to our mining industry incorporating tactics such as: a) proactively attending international mining investment events; b) creating co-op marketing opportunities for industry stakeholders; and 6) Develop marketing tools emphasizing BC advantages as a place to invest in all stages and aspects of the industry. 7) Conduct a full and comprehensive mineral potential analysis of land under consideration for withdrawal from mineral exploration and development, including a full socioeconomic impact assessment of foregone resource values and opportunities before any additional lands are closed to mineral exploration; 8) Provide full and fair market compensation in a timely manner when mineral claims, tenures and leases become closed to exploration and development; 9) Fully staff and resource the mineral exploration and permitting agencies and ensure consistency across the province; 10) Monitor, track and publicly report accurate statistics regarding BC¿s actual land use and access, including mineral exploration and mining; 11) Consider opening lands currently closed to compensate for newly created protected or restricted access lands; and 12) Respect existing multi-sector negotiated land use plans 13) develop and implement, along Chambers of Commerce, First Nations, and other stakeholders, a clear consultation permitting and approval process with clear timelines and practical deliverables to advance permitting and approvals for resource development and export infrastructure that ensure resources get to market. Provide increased and sustained annual base funding for the BCGS of a minimum of $5 million, restore staffing levels to at least 2008 levels, maintain staff of five regional geologists and conduct field programs to improve the public¿s and industry¿s understanding of mineral development potential, and to ensure the agency is able to continue their work of providing geoscientific information about our resources to government, industry and the public.

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Municipal Affairs

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1) Allow Provincial funding programs to reflect the rural status of the electoral districts within the CRD, as categorized within their Community Charters. Specifically, we believe it would be equitable to have these districts also included in the ICE-T program and to have the exception to the Rural Dividend Fund converted to permanent inclusion status as well as access to any other provincial government rural programs; and 2) In coordination with UBCM, write to the Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification to request that the Minister designate the Electoral Districts of the CRD eligible for Community Futures funding and other federal grant programs targeted to rural communities. 3) Develop protocols for Local Governments, First Nations, and other stakeholders to have a proactive and meaningful role in any planning, reviews, initiatives or other decision making that affects their areas of responsibility; and 4) Amend the Local Government Act to reflect consultation requirements. 5) Continue to engage and negotiate with the RBA on a new funding agreement that will benefit the Northwest as a whole; 6) Share the benefits of major resource development with Northwest municipalities allowing the local governments to address adverse impacts associated with these developments. This includes: 7) Advanced funding to enable the region to plan and actively participate in ongoing federal and provincial infrastructure funding programs; 8) A fair revenue sharing arrangement providing the region with a contribution from the provincial government based on the level of incremental economic activity in the region; and 9) Allow the members of the RBA to distribute the funding according to their respective municipal requirements. 10) Conduct a comprehensive review of the effect on rates when improvement districts merge with regional districts; and 11) Create an eligibility list for improvement districts that have voluntarily met the same standards of public accountability and fair elections as regional districts to compete without restrictions for funding. 12) provide control and oversight on the level of property taxation levied to all taxpayer groups to ensure fair, transparent, and sustainable taxation practices; and 13) commission a study by the Auditor General of Local Governments to assess municipal property taxation with the goal of developing a more sustainable structure related to value for money. 14) modernize regional district-related legislation by providing: a) a clear mandate for certain regional districts that should have sole responsibilities for some specific municipal services; b) transparency, such that regional districts are transparent in regards to taxation, ensuring citizens and businesses alike are aware of how much they are paying and for what; and c) governance in the public interest, such that regional districts have the authority to act in the best interests of the region and to deliver their mandate.

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Poverty

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1) investigate and implement a cross-linked application process to enable those with recognized disabilities to have access to both a provincial/territorial disability support program and the DTC under one application; 2) review all existing recipients of a provincial/territorial disability support program to determine eligibility of the DTC based on timing of the last tested application; 3) create a national program to provide employers a workable linkage to the RDSP program for employees with disabilities; and 4) amend the 10-year rule for the clock to start when the RDST is opened, from 10 years past the last grant installment. 5) implements a framework to deal with social issues similar to that of the BC Jobs Plan to recognize and achieve efficiencies across ministries and stakeholders. 6) in their Annual Earnings Exemption table, introduce a transitional Disability Assistance graduated recovery of incomes earned over the allowable income exemption for individuals transitioning to full or near-full employment as part of a gradual return-to-work program.

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Regional Development

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1) Support the increased protection of old growth forests in areas on the Province where they have or can likely have a greater net economic value for communities if they are left standing for the next generation and beyond; and 2) Protect endangered old-growth forests by enacting new regulations such as Old Growth Management Area, Wildlife Habitat Area or Land Use Order with the intent to eventually legislate permanent protection for areas through provincial park or conservancies. 3) Acknowledge the current shortage of critical industrial lands, particularly in Metro Vancouver, and make protecting and preserving these lands a priority; 4) Engage with industry, government, and other stakeholders, particularly including Metro Vancouver¿s Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force, to help develop a comprehensive industrial land use strategy; and 5) Work with Metro Vancouver and the municipal governments of the Lower Mainland in implementing and enforcing this industrial land use strategy. 6) work diligently with rural and remote communities to develop and negotiate adequate and predictable transfers of revenue required to maintain reasonably expected services and amenities in rural and remotes communities. 7) Either independently and/or collectively establish a task force, agency or committee to examine the issues and create a mandate and a comprehensive plan that would include (but not be limited to) the following: a) Broad stakeholder and indigenous consultation; b) Flood protection; c) Navigation management; d) Sea level rise; e) Agriculture / industrial land protection and enhancement; f) Asia Pacific Gateway potential and the new CP-TPP markets; and 8) that the established entity commences collective and cooperative action for the objectives outlined. 9) Create a review process to assess the Master Development Plans and grant Housing Authorities options to purchase or lease crown land for ¿rent controlled¿ or ¿resale controlled¿ employee housing development; 10) The price for purchase of the crown land should be similar for rates (roughly $ 5,000 per Hectare) considered for Master Development Plans; and 11) Work with resort municipalities and /or communities to create local employee Housing Authorities or private public partnerships with the mandate to own/ lease, develop and manage newly disposed crown lands including management of affordable housing through: a) Development and construction of mixed rental and purchase units, which are restricted to employees working full time in the area of the Master Development Agreement or Controlled Recreation Area; b) Development of a process to create and maintain a list of approved employees for ¿employee restricted rental¿ and ¿employee restricted purchase¿ housing. The list should be created and managed by the Housing Authority; and c) Development of repurchase controls that are tied to the rate of inflation and for resales of ¿employee restricted housing.¿ 12) enact legislation that both protects and preserves the paleontological resources and fossil record of our province and contains provision for the establishment of multiple authorized fossil repositories in the province.

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Small Business

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Review the current ¿qualifying activities¿ in the existing Eligible Business Corporation (EBC) program and 2) Include a clause which allows the program to be more inclusive towards small to medium sized businesses in a succession transaction; 3) Include a vendor financed arrangement as a qualifying activity, whereby the vendor will receive the same 30% tax credit for financing the business succession transaction, thereby reducing the vendor¿s risk; 4) Expand the scope of existing small business financing programs to incorporate succession planning as a legitimate reason for business financing; 5) Allow small corporations to defer the tax on the capital gains from the transfer of a business to the owner¿s children; 6) Increase the LCGE amount to $1 million for all SMEs; and 7) Change the Income Tax Act so that intergenerational transfers of small businesses to family members are treated in a similar manner as those to a third party. 8) Proactively conduct data/revenue analyses for municipalities in defined regions to assist with implementation and creation of new Mobile Business License programs, as well as analysis of existing programs; 9) Merge existing Mobile Business License programs, such as the four current programs in the Lower Mainland region, into expanded regional Mobile Business License programs; and 10) Explore an expanded list of eligible mobile businesses to provide access to a broader range of sectors.

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Taxation and Finance

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1) Eliminate the speculation tax immediately; 2) Provide a fully refundable investment tax credit claimed on businesses¿ income tax returns equal to the PST paid on all acquisitions of machinery and equipment (including computers and software) but excluding buildings and structures with a capital cost allowance rate of 5 per cent or less; 3) commit to a dialogue with British Columbians on the development of a made-in-BC Value Added Sales Tax system to enhance BC¿s competitiveness and productivity. 4) Review all impacted, audited contractors to reimburse, in full, all fines, penalties, and audited assessments with a signed provision for technical reimbursement if required; 5) Remove the existing legislation relating to real property contractors in the PST act. Therefore, contractors will purchase goods with a PST exemption number and charge customers PST on the retail amount of the product; and 6) Introduce new legislation into the PST Act that states the PST is to be prepaid, without the use of the PST number, in all new building construction and Municipal, Provincial, or Federal projects only. 7) Conduct a comprehensive review of all taxes in the province, creating a single source for comparing tax burdens by municipality across British Columbia; and 8) Commit to a subsequent provincial dialogue on tax in BC to determine what is the appropriate mix and type of taxes, fees and levies needed to pay for programs and services. 9) Require revenue neutrality in the collection and distribution of carbon taxes; and 10) Continue with the implementation of the Employer Health Tax but avoid undue negative impacts by: a) allowing businesses and non-profit organizations which pay MSP premiums on behalf of their employees to apply for a reduction in their EHT obligations during the 2019-2020 overlap year; b) Increasing the base payroll exemption threshold to at least $1 million to allow more small businesses and small non-profit organizations to be exempted from the tax; c) Index the payroll exemption thresholds to inflation by linking annual increases in the thresholds to the Consumer Price Index; and d) The payroll health tax excludes employer RSP matching and pension contributions, profit sharing programs, and health benefits programs in the calculation of total payroll. 11) Seek revenue neutrality, and not green-light continuous increases to housing taxation; 12) Increase the 1% PTT threshold $600,000 with 2% applying to the remainder of the fair market value; 13) Continually index the 1% PTT threshold and the First Time Home Buyers Exemptions using Statistics Canada¿s New Housing Price, and adjust annually to account for inflation; 14) Introduce mechanisms to eliminate double taxation when properties are transferred between common owners; 15) Amend the current Property Transfer Tax Act to provide for a new Primary Residence Grant at 1% on the first $1 million and 2% on the remainder; and 16) until there is a VAT, exempt production machinery, equipment and technology from the PST. 17) eliminate the 7% PST on legal services in BC. 18) amend the PST Act to exempt in-kind donations to not-for-profit, NGO and Charitable organizations that serve B.C. communities. 19) create new tax credit programs for consumers to help encourage home renovations that focus on energy efficiency and the reduction of GHG emissions.

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Tourism

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Identify the best way(s) to support expansion and development of B.C.¿s land-based wineries engaged in agri-tourism by providing recognizable and measurable tax relief that offsets the difference between Class 6: Business (production or storage of food and non-alcoholic beverages) and Class 5: Light Industry assessment applied to buildings on agricultural properties only when the activities is related to alcohol production. The provincial tax credit (relief) should offset the higher property taxes for LB wineries/cideries/distilleries offering unique, authentic experiences to visitors in B.C.; and 2) Undertake a planning process to encourage expansion and development of the wine, cideries and distilleries agri-tourism sector in BC. An ensuing plan or strategy needs to work in concert with B.C.¿s Agri-tourism policies and regulations.

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Transportation

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Reduce Purchase Price Barriers: a) Remove PST Tax and provide rebates for the purchase of e-bikes; b) Increase the BC Scrap-It! Program rebate from $850 to $1500 when you scrap a car and buy an e-bike; c) Support and develop initiatives for employers and organizations to provide financial incentives to their employees to bicycle and e-bikes to work; 2) Reduce Fear of Theft: a) Expand eligible proposals for BikeBC applications to include the implementation of end-of-trip amenities, charging stations, and secure parking facilities for bicycles and e-bikes; b) create new anti-bike theft programs; c) Expand availability of insurance for bikes including e-bikes; and 3) Improve Availability and Safety of Integrated Cycling Infrastructure: a) Increase support for separated bike paths, protected and connected bike lanes, include designated safe bike lanes on provincial roadways and bridges, and improved designed standards which can also safely accommodate e-bikes. 4) mandate the installation and use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) in all commercial vehicles excepting those vehicles and/or drivers that may be deemed exempt from the use of such devices; 5) Mandate ELD devices as soon as practically possible; and 6) Implement a standard for 3rd party verification of approved ELD¿s to ensure the devices cannot be manipulated to misrepresent data. 7) Require mandatory graduation from an accredited commercial driving program in order to qualify to take the ICBC exam for the professional driver license; and 8) Amend the graduated license program to allow graduates of the accredited commercial driving program to obtain their Class Licence 1 or 3 upon graduation (as early as age 18). 9) Allow for market-based pricing to ensure consume choice, convenience and innovation; and, 10) Permit taxi and ridesharing drivers to utilize a Class 5 license if the driver meets strict safe driver screening criteria. 11) provide focused financial assistance for British Columbians pursuing careers as aviators, and in the aviation support industry; 12) identify and determine how communities can support federal Member Bill M-177 (amended) to rapid implementation; 13) Advocate to set up a new Aerospace Innovation Centre of Excellence outside of the Lower Mainland. 14) Focus financial aid assistance to student aid in all areas of training, while encouraging women, girls and Indigenous Youth into the industry at all levels. Build in penalties for graduates receiving financial aid who leave Canada within minimum service periods. 15) plan service reductions in the future on an ongoing basis with a 2-year phase in so that international tourism operators can effectively integrate those changes into their tourism packages. 16) undertake a comprehensive rapid review of the 2014 Joint Action Plan to develop a long-term sustainable solution, in consultation with all stakeholders; 17) ensure that revisions incorporate data transparency and mutually accountability of supply chain participants that optimizes efficiency and improves cost competitiveness for the entire supply chain as opposed to the current prevailing individual components; and 18) include industry representation throughout the process in order to provide the necessary context and help ensure the resulting revisions are practical and will achieve long-term stability. 19) legislate additional regional transportation authorities as needed, starting in Greater Victoria, to enable increased efficiency in the coordination, planning, funding, and operation of a multi-modal transportation network. 20) develop natural gas transportation policy with the objective of more rapidly transforming the heavy-duty trucking, marine and rail transport markets, delivering economic development and increasing productivity in B.C.

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Workplace Literacy

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Build and implement competency frameworks to identify skill levels and competencies required by jobs in the economy and embed literacy in all workforce training and education initiatives; 2) Mandate the new Future Skills Centre to include cognitive skills in its research and implementation programs; and, 3) Ensure that each of our province¿s K-12 and post-secondary institutions offer an adequate number of opportunities to learn and upgrade their literacy, numeracy, problem-solving skills & other essential skills. 4) Create a program to break down the stigma of functional illiteracy to encourage people with literacy challenges to come forward, and facilitate easily accessible government-funded literacy training

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Aboriginal Affairs

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; 2) In conjunction with Indigenous people, use the Declaration as the basis for reviewing and reforming laws and policies to ensure that Indigenous peoples¿ rights are upheld without discrimination; and 3) Work with its network of affiliated Chambers of Commerce to ensure their human rights policies and business practices incorporate the standards in the Declaration. 4) develop harmonized workable regulatory processes for carrying out consultation with the aboriginal peoples that will amount to the regulatory schemes referred to in Haida.

Target Contacts

Advanced Education

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1) in consultation and collaboration with industry and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a comprehensive review and revision of the funding model for post-secondary institutions in order to actively support BC¿s economic growth.

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Agriculture

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Extend the long-term replant program indefinitely; 2) support of the School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program 3) Allow administration of agricultural programs by local associations with funding residing in the BC Investment Agriculture Foundation, rather than being jobbed out to individual remote companies; 4) Explicitly recognize and include farmers and ranchers as defined persons under all ALC and ALR legislation; 5) Review ALR legislation to ensure a holistic and balanced approach for farming and land use; reflective of industrial activity, family and farm worker needs; 6) Allow owners of ALR land to apply for exclusions independently AND/OR enable an appeal process for rejected applications that are not accepted to be applied for to the ALC; 7) Review exclusion application criteria and guidelines to improve quality of submissions; including strategic alignment with government land use planning, such as in OCPs. 8) Support the availability of industrial land by considering: a) coordinated strategic planning approaches with municipalities; such as identifying special zoning blocks or development areas within key Cities or geographies; b) identify a process and plan for the best use of non-farmable land on ALR by consulting with farmers, ranchers and agrologists; 9) Protect ALR from infractions by supporting greater enforcement capacity and proactive measures to map out issues and gather data for compliance; and 10) Clarify plans related to the status and authority of delegation agreements such as with the Oil & Gas Commission. 11) Review the current ALC Land Use Policy framework to: a) investigate existing issues with the current prescriptive farmland use regulations, particularly from the perspective of an entrepreneurial farmer; b) determine methods for increasing the flexibility of ALC Act interpretation such that agritourism, agriaccommodation, agrifood/beverage, agrirecreation, agritainment, agritherapy, cultural tourism business innovation is enabled and supported; and 12) Work with the ALC to implement a principles-based regulatory approach for farmland use policy. 13) expand D and E licenses throughout the province to include the 18 non-designated areas, not only the 10 designated areas; and 14) conduct randomized meat inspections bases on a ranking system developed by the government meat inspectors. Examples of this can be found in the food processing industry: high risk ranking equals frequent inspection, low risk ranking equals less frequent random inspection. 15) Reform the school tax exemption to apply strictly to land classified as farm, and to remove residential classification from the School Act (Section 30); 16) Change the minimum farm receipt threshold across all parcels, regardless of size, to $3,500; and create a tier system where farms that meet a higher threshold of gross farm receipts receive greater tax benefits; and 17) Audit and/or make public the ownership of Bare Land Trust ownership of ALR properties. extend investment of at least $2M per year in the BC BUY LOCAL Program in 2020; 18) develop a long-term strategy to grow annual revenue of the agrifood/seafood sector in British Columbia to $20B by 2025; 19) create regional initiatives that promote incentives for agritech and agritourism investment and ecologically, environmentally and economically responsible innovation in BC¿s agrifood/seafood sector; 20) provide support to SME businesses in our communities that create local agri-tourism activities for visitors to British Columbia.

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Arts and Culture

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) establish a separate and dedicated capital fund for cultural facilities by allocating funds from the Strategic Priorities Fund and creating a new fund that British Columbia¿s local governments can access for investment in long term strategic arts and culture infrastructure for public art galleries, museums and cultural amenities; and 2) work with all stakeholders to develop a strategy to reach the ¿aspirational goal¿ of ensuring BC is among the provincial leaders in funding the public arts and cultural sector on a per/capita basis while continuing to strengthen the provisioning organizations such as the BC Arts Council.

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Cannabis

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Ensure Fairness in Distribution and Retail: a) That there be equitable distribution of products between provincial and private retailers; b) That online sales be permitted for private retailers; c) That the LDB price structure does not devalue the products and undermine private retailers; d) That the vetting process for cannabis retail staff be equivalent to the vetting process for alcohol staff. At a minimum, provide temporary work permits while security screening is underway; 2) Support Craft Cultivation and Private Retail in BC, by creating programs that: a) encourage municipalities to create by-laws for micro and standard license applications; b) encourage craft cannabis cultivators in BC to join the regulated market; c) encourage investment into these businesses; i. Allow existing cannabis businesses that are applying to be regulated to maintain operations during the transition; ii. Allow direct sales from craft producers; iii. Prioritize the purchase of BC-grown products by the LDB to support and promote BC product; 3) Promote Sustainable Practices in Cannabis: a) The packaging requirements for cannabis result in solutions that employ an undue amount of single use plastic, out of step with the global need to reduce plastic waste. We recommend packaging laws be revisited to allow simpler, sustainable, reusable packaging; and b) We recommend that Health Canada conduct a review of the environmental impact of regulated packaging rules on waste production for the sector. 4) Take measures to protect the interests of BC cannabis businesses by providing enhanced market access to micro license applicants; 5) Create a mechanism for craft producers to sell direct to private cannabis retailers; 6) Create a private distribution licence. This will relieve the Liquor Distribution Branch of the task of accommodating potentially thousands of small producers who will be regulated under the micro licence categories, and help these small producers gain access to the market. This allows for increased small business activity in the industry; and 7) Engage with all relevant stakeholders including the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

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Children and Families

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Provide more funding to adequately train Early Childhood Educators that have been exempted to date; 2) Improve access to childcare by introducing measures to strengthen private and non-profit childcare options, while also filling in the gaps in childcare with public options; 3) Enhance childcare quality and address the recruitment and retention crisis in the childcare sector; and, 4) Reduce childcare fees for families.

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Conservation

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1) If it were to proceed with its own species at risk legislation, should: 2) Include a socio-economic impact assessment, including robust engagement with the business sector and communities; and 3) Adopt a multi-species approach, including a thorough review of the predator/prey balance. 4) ensure stakeholder interests are adequately understood and considered, so as to inform the development of a woodland caribou range plan and its implementation; 5) complete a socio-economic impact assessment and ensure the findings of that study form part of any range management plan, in conjunction with a scientific assessment being conducted; and 6) implement a multi-species approach for species at risk planning, and specifically the woodland caribou range planning.

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Economic Development and Trade

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) Work with the appropriate transportation authorities to assist and expedite BC port expansion approval to meet with demand for increased export and import capacity; 2) Work with industry to develop and promote public and economic policies that create and encourage a better understanding of the importance of Canada¿s natural resources to international trade and address environmental concerns by committing to education and mitigation of environmental impacts; and 3) Apply just transition principles in planning, legislative, regulatory, and advisory processes to ensure ongoing and concrete actions throughout the coal phase-out transition to cleaner electricity. 4) Continue tax credits to enable emerging digital-based companies to set up and expand; 5) Support, through increased funding formulas, local educational institutions, pre- and post-secondary to create industry-recognized accreditation for digital media skills; 6) Expand training tax credits to include foreign productions; 7) Support program delivery through broadening intake numbers and tuition funding, to align with provincial programs including BC Jobs Grant; LMP/CJG/PBLMT funding ; 8) Withdraw tax clarifications issued March 10, 2016, to make incentives more attractive to regional productions; and 9) Re-implement post-secondary temporary working permit (2011) for graduates of BC digital media programs. 10) Develop and implement a plan to advance BC¿s contribution to select aspects of a new global economy, the conservation and efficiency industry, clean energy and clean technology sector; 11) Implement industrial, commercial and residential green programs, based on cost-effective market implementation to support, attract and retain clean technology and renewable, sustainable energy technologies in British Columbia; and 12) Continue to work with the business community, provinces/territories, and international institutions and governments to further develop emerging clean technologies and to work toward a common target for emissions reductions.

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Education

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Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation

1) invest in funding for arts education for early childhood to K-12 and post-secondary curriculums. 2) review current robotics programs and develop related curriculum; 3) increase and maintain education funding for automation, information studies, robotics, mechatronics, and related subjects for public schools to ensure the BC economy remains competitive in an ever-changing technological economic environment; and 4) work with post-secondary institutions across the province to add new or expand existing robotics programs.

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Elections

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1) Commence a plan to implement a province wide approach to an electronic ballot system for the 2022 municipal elections; 2) Amend the appropriate legislation to allow for the option of electronic ballots in municipal elections; and 3) Establish an independent technical committee to evaluate internet voting systems to ensure the Elections BC criteria are met (i.e. accessibility, Ballot anonymity, Individual and independent verifiability, Non-reliance on trustworthiness of the voter¿s device(s), One vote per voter, only count votes from eligible voters, Process validation and transparency, Service availability, and Voter authentication and authorization).

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Emergency Preparedness

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1) Fully implement the recommendations from the Abbott/Chapman Report; 2) Develop a long-term vision and action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention; 3) Develop partnerships with forest licensees, tenure holders, professionals and the business community to form operational agreements and new prevention initiatives; 4) Develop a priority policy for BC based companies, contractors, and consultants for emergency planning, and for emergency operations; 5) Seek technological solutions to support the Province¿s Emergency Management system, and particularly those that benefit front-line workers; 6) Recognize the critical support that local community-based businesses provide to emergency response efforts, and ensure that voucher programs, accommodations, and other support programs are opened up to the broader business community; and 7) Encourage communities to develop business-based asset/suppliers lists of available equipment and resources that can be accessed during an emergency. 8) Select a community in each tourism region to run a ¿pilot program¿ for new fire interface practices and then track and communicate the approach, costs and results; and 9) Develop a comprehensive approach considering the results of the pilot program, to create a long-term action plan to move towards disaster prevention, including strategic flood mitigation, and interface wildfire prevention. 10) partner with various levels of government to provide funding through a strategic plan over time to ensure upgrades to flood mitigation infrastructure.

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Employment and Training

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1) Create a specific time frame for approval/disapproval that is no longer than 6 weeks; 2) Create a process for an expedited approval/disapproval process under special circumstances; 3) Implement a sustainable funding model to ensure equal access throughout the year; and 4) Set a maximum funding amount of $50,000.00 per company and/or $10,000.00 per employee. 5) discontinue certification of modular in training; 6) realign with the certification practices of the rest of Canada accompanied by using a clear framework for the review of trades with an effective compliance and enforcement policy, based on evidence-based analysis and input from industry. 7) develop an easily accessible and understood portal to the tax credits and grants currently available for individually-funded and employer-sponsored education expenditures; and 8) give due consideration to expanding tax credits and grants and be more flexible to assist businesses fill diverse and specific skills gaps as they emerge. 1) Create a small business focused, user friendly ¿Foreign Worker Navigator for Rural Communities¿ pilot program position and web portal to assist small businesses located in rural communities in all aspects of hiring foreign workers; and 2) Communicate with Employment and Social Development Canada and Service Canada to speed up Labour Market Impact Assessment Work Permit processing time. 3) extends the BC PNP Tech Pilot beyond its current June 2019 expiration date and incorporate it into the BC PNP program as a permanent feature. 4) work with the Federal Government to create a comprehensive youth entrepreneurship strategy using best practices. 5) create a vehicle to allow entrepreneurs under the age of majority to legally participate in the management and governance of a company; 6) investigate options to ensure the appropriate level of protections are put in place for youth and the public, with an emphasis on working with insurance providers on D&O insurance options; and based on level of participation and protection (if not full participation), develop a mechanism to transition at age of majority. 7) extend the federal financial support of refugees from one year to three years; and 8) enhance education and career planning supports for refugees. 9) work with the Government of Canada to: a) increase PNP¿s annual nomination limit to meet the labour requirements of large-scale projects of strategic importance and align with provincial economic trends; and b) allow unused allocations to be transferred between provinces/territories; 10) develop streams for other sectors, such as technology, engineering, and skilled trades; 11) collect data on secondary migration patterns to support the attraction and mobility of immigrants to smaller centres throughout the province; and 12) ensure that adequate resources are available to maintain effective BC PNP processing times.

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Energy

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1) Supports the recent National Energy Board second approval and recommendation for the TransMountain expansion project (Feb 22, 2019) ; and 2) Works with First Nations, communities, the province of Alberta, and the federal government to take action in support of sustainable and responsible development of energy resources and infrastructure projects such as TransMountain. 3) Implement a minimum six-month notice period to all BC Utilities, for any increases to rates and services to allow industry time to adapt the new fees to projects accordingly; and 4) Establish a consistent direct communication method to inform industry about all upcoming rate increases and changes that would affect business in a timely manner. 5) Ensure that proposed LNG projects can be reviewed and approved in a timeframe that competes with other jurisdictions; and 6) Provide a context of certainty and stability of process including respect for past approval decisions, clarification of First Nations rights and appropriate enforcement to prevent obstructions by opposing parties. 7) review over-forecasting for the last 10 years and determine what changes, if any, should be made to implement more accurate forecasting and what energy acquisition policies and demand side management investments would be optimal for BC Hydro going forward. 8) support the Trans Mountain Expansion Project so it can meet its commitments to delivering jobs and economic benefits as well as its regulatory requirements during the construction and operation of the pipeline; 9) maximize local procurement and job creation during the construction and operations of all major projects, including opportunities for First Nations participation.

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Environment

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1) Promote RVMs to increase the recyclable stream across BC, but especially in remote and underserved areas; 2) Increase deposit fees on all recyclables to at least the international standard ~ 40¢. 3) Make sustainability programs, incentives and CleanBC initiatives more available to small businesses by: a) Lowering the size/cost that a project or initiative must be to be eligible for a government program to address the issue of scale; b) Simplify the application and reporting process of government programs to reduce complexity; c) Offering more up-front funding and supports as opposed to rebates and reimbursements to reduce the initial hard costs borne by small business applicants. 4) Develop a comprehensive remediation standard to secure the conventionally available housing stock affected by legal and illegal manufacture and/or cultivation of substances, which will satisfy the needs of the industries affected including the real estate, financial, insurance and construction-related industries; 5) Update the BC Brownfield Renewal Strategy, and continue to provide municipalities and developers with clear rules, incentives, and information; 6) Develop an inventory of all brownfield sites in BC that are available for redevelopment so that municipalities and developers have clear awareness of redevelopment opportunities that are eligible for incentives through provincial programs or the FCM Green Municipal Fund; 7) Follow Ontario¿s lead which involves a cancellation or deferral in the provincial portion of property taxes, and provide encouragement and incentives for local governments to match through the Revitalization Tax Exemption; 8) Consider re-investment in the Brownfield Renewal Strategy Funding Program. 9) Engage with industry and the business community directly to identify those sectors, processes, and products which should be first targeted for plastics reduction efforts; 10) Through CleanBC invest in: a) Research efforts focused on improving plastics recycling and developing plastics alternatives; b) Demonstration projects and incentive programs aimed at helping industry implement plastics replacements and plastic reductions initiatives; c) Support, research, and incentives for the implementation of circular economy models that reduce source consumption of materials; 11) Review the requirements of government agencies to ensure plastic packaging requirements are updated to reflect current needs and are not excessive. 12) Commission a one-year study through industry, businesses, educational institutions to research alternatives to ¿single use¿ plastic and commit to a timeframe for complete removal of such material from the waste stream in BC; 13) Work with the food and beverage industry that would see the elimination of the production of dirty Styrofoam through education and incentives to industries out there to produce recyclable products and or biodegradable; 14) Structure or restructure waste management policies that; a) Reduce the expenditures of the regional government on publicly-owned facilities (if they are in direct competition with private industry); b) promotes innovation and investment by private enterprise; 15) set waste reduction & diversion goals allowing the achievement of those goals through open market processes; 16) Create policies and regulations that recognize new and future recycling and waste diversion technologies as secondary processing facilities (i.e. MRFs, Recycling Depots, etc.) and not as final disposal facilities (i.e. landfills, incinerators, etc); 17) Reduce, amend, or annul regulation and other systemic factors that support a government monopoly or monopsony of solid waste management; 18) allow for the expansion of the BC Park Campground season at minimum from April 15 to October 20 to acknowledge and accommodate the changing behaviour of visitors.

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Finances and Budgets

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1) Conduct a full and comprehensive analysis of Saskatchewan¿s tax laws in relation to non-resident contractors/businesses in comparison to BC¿s tax laws to tighten loopholes and ensure BC businesses are submitting their base costs at the same level as non-resident contractors; 2) track and publicly report the taxes collected from non-resident contractors, putting the majority of these funds back into education and enforcement programs; 3) Require all non-resident contractors in BC to register for the purpose of reporting tax payable on materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles and tools used in BC. Require non-resident contractors to obtain a Clearance Letter upon completion of their BC contracts and provide it to the General Contractor or Principal prior to a hold back payment on contract being made. 4) Require General Contractors or Principal to ensure non-resident contractors comply with BC tax and labour laws, or possibly be held liable for non-compliance; 5) Require Ministry of Finance to be responsible for providing Clearance Letters to sub-contractors; 6) Require General Contractor or Principal to identify/report their sub-contractors for the purpose of compliance and audit checks; and 7) Develop educational opportunities to raise awareness to non-resident contractors to educate as to what our BC tax and labour laws are. 8) Ensure that citizenship and residency data collected through Property Transfer Tax Forms are recorded, analyzed and publicly available on a regular basis; 9) Requisition a full provincial study to collect and analyze citizenship and residency data on all real estate property in BC and publish the results. 10) Support proposed harsher penalties and disciplines as outlined by the OSRE for unethical practices and develop evidence-based research showing how Limited Dual Agency will not impact small and rural REALTORS®; 11) Provide a six-month review period during which time a committee consisting of persons with real estate experience and expertise can provide government with a full assessment of the impacts proposed, as well as consider varied solutions. 12) Eliminate any use of the MRDT other than for the intended purpose of tourism marketing, programs, and projects; 13) Work with stakeholders to identify a process for a separate housing funding mechanism that would not displace existing tourism funding in jurisdictions where there is an identified need, a detailed plan and broad support from local industry partners. 14) encourage the BC Securities Commission, the ¿comply-or-explain¿ amendments to ¿Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices¿ regarding Gender Diversity and Term Limits; 15) implement, via the BC Securities Commission, regulations that mandate reporting non-venture issuers to have board recruitment policies that require at least one qualified woman is fully considered for all board vacancies, and advocate for the inclusion of similar regulations in the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System currently being instituted. 16) commence a consultation with businesses and other stakeholders on implementing in BC clear goals for women¿s inclusion on corporate boards which encourages them towards gender parity. 17) increase the $5,000 cap per investor by raising to a higher maximum, or allow a $5,000 maximum contribution per calendar year; 18) remove the 12-month membership requirement for purchasing investment shares; 19) significantly increase the maximum number of investors allowed in an community investment co-op; 20) establish a total investment portfolio level where BC co-ops would be required to use the offering memorandum exemption under the BC Securities Act. 21) create a BC Community Economic and Development Investment Fund (CEDIF) program, which would enable individuals to pool their capital together and invest in local for-profit entities.

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Financial Institutions

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1) raise the lending cap from 30% to 35% in order for credit unions to participate prudently and equitably in business lending. This is a no-cost solution to the government solution that will generate increased options for businesses seeking loans, build communities with limited access to capital, and generate regional economic growth.

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Forestry

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1) Provide Access to Economically Viable Fibre a) Secure access to an economically viable fibre supply and identify the timber supply that will be available given Indigenous peoples and stewardship allocations. b) Provide all manufacturing facilities with the ability to secure volumes required to maintain these facilities in the face of: i. a declining annual allowable cut; ii. decreasing provincial land base (environmental and Aboriginal rights and title reserves, fires and beetle infestations); and iii. expiring non-replaceable forest licenses. c) Develop strategies to take advantage of relationships with Indigenous peoples to increase access to fibre. d) Communicate to industry what level of AAC will be available for harvest, then support access to that timber supply. e) Review and revise FLNRD staffing who are responsible for issuing timber harvesting permits. f) Sell BCTS apportionment volumes consistently. g) Indicate that the forest industry¿s costs to manage non-timber values is adequately recognized. h) Provide direct cost recognition in the timber pricing system for consultation with Indigenous peoples communities. 2) Commit to Improving Forest Health a) control and contain the current and growing Spruce and Fir Beetle infestations; 3) Provide Secure Transportation Opportunities a) hold rail carriers accountable and ensure capacity to move timber to the export market. b) Without investment certainty, there are a limited number of truck haulers who would commit to their fleet if they had commitments. c) Driver training through post-secondary institutions and financial support to make this happen. d) The option of extending the results of the Final Offer Arbitration decisions up to 2 years. 4) Ensure Market Access a) Eliminate market barriers that will prevent an efficient re-alignment and/or consolidation of forest industry assets. 5) Provide Investment Certainty a) Use a competitive tax environment to encourage investment in the forest industry; b) Support policies and incentives for capital manufacturing investments that increase the use of innovation and process technology to modernize facilities; c) Increase the scope of the current Provincial Sales Tax (PST) to include investments in non-harvesting heavy machinery within the definition of Logging Activities, when these assets are used primarily in logging operations; d) Support policies and incentives to support safety and environmental upgrades required under the BC Sawmill Code of Practice and other legislation; e) Support clarity and efficient administrative processes regarding permit applications and reporting requirements; f) Promote and fund labour force and skill training applicable to the forest industry to an equal level with other resource-based sectors. 6) work with all parties toward clarifying First Nations consultation and addressing delays in cutting permit approvals; 7) Add additional FLNRD staff to deal with approvals; 8) Take into account the critical role of log exports in supporting employment in forest operations and in supporting the domestic manufacturing industry; 9) Alleviate uncertainties for forest operators inherent in the current Surplus Test and advertising procedures for log export applications; 10) Restrict sawmilling companies with under-harvested AAC on their forest tenures blocking export applications from forest operators without mills; 11) Consider the implementation of a scheme of Coastal economic zones defined according to forest operating conditions, for the potential application of incentive policies including Orders in Council exemptions from existing policies; 12) Increase investment in product and market development programs for underutilized timber resources. 13) work closely with the Federal Government to include the high value-added product recognition as part of any negotiated SLA.

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Gaming and Lotteries

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1) implement a process whereby: a) approved charitable and non-profit programs with longer-term programming needs can apply for up to 3-year funding commitments, distributed annually; and b) the organization would still be subject to annual reporting of their compliance before receiving the subsequent annual grant.

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Government Procurement

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1. Work with communities and industry to establish clear expectations with appropriate economic tradeoff values of social/strategic procurement to further define regional capabilities to support, foster and promote available resources and labour sources.

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Health

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1) Prioritize the review and establishment of 9-1-1 services across the province where there are landline connections or reliable cell phone coverage; and 2) Establish adequate policy, administrative and financial support. 3) Integrate the role of ¿physician assistants/physician extenders¿ as an additional solution to the primary care shortage in British Columbia; 4) Recognize PEs/PAs in the Medical Services Plan Billing Scheme; 5) Provide British Columbia¿s family physicians with the ability and incentives to financially integrate physician extenders into their practices; and 6) Support necessary training and regulation of PAs/PEs to ensure that British Columbians receive the best quality, most cost-efficient care. 7) Enact legislation providing guaranteed timelines for the public to access the appropriate level of care including Trauma 3; and 8) Review and implement the recommendations of the Forest Safety Ombudsman in his February 2017 report ¿Will It Be There ¿ A Report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in BC.¿ 9) Permit needle distribution services to limit the number of needles to distribute per user. This would require changes to existing and future needle distribution contracts and funding; and 10) In each current and future needle distribution contract, include an appropriate amount of funding for trained FTEs who will do the following: a) Monitor and police high needle debris areas; b) Work with the user population to deter and detect cases of overdose. This would be done at the street level and not out of an office. A good example is the overdose prevention pilot project currently conducted by ASK Wellness; c) Be a continuum of care entry point for street level users and encourage them to seek care; and d) Integrate the Four Pillars Drug Strategy of enforcement, prevention, treatment and harm reduction as currently utilized by City of Vancouver.

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Housing

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1) Adopt rec. #10 "Maintain Rent Tied to the Renter, Not the Unit" in the Rental Housing Task Force Review Report; 2) Review BC¿s Property Assessment highest and best use Process; 3) Review the Strata Property Act, particularly Part 8, for opportunities of freeing up currently vacant condo properties as rental units; 4) provide incentives for increasing density that provide quality rental market housing units for mid-range income levels near centres of employment and transit hub; 5) Create a stable regulatory and zoning framework at the Provincial and municipal levels; 6) Examine appropriate tax incentives at the provincial and municipal levels, such as waiving PST and PTT for rental projects; 7) Set density requirements for development; 8) Pre-zone for transit-oriented development during the planning process for new rapid transit investments; 9) To implement density bonus zoning wherever possible and appropriate to encourage diversity and density; 10) Prioritize and mandate the collection of information, in partnership with local levels of government to: 11) Densify local market gaps in housing supply and diversity; 12) Provide a means to compare timelines for development across regions; 13) reduce development timelines through concurrent permitting for housing types that introduce affordable and diverse housing supply; 14) To increase flexibility in the existing framework and to increase the funding mechanism available to local governments, amend Section 941 (1) of the Local Government Act to read: ¿ An owner of land being subdivided must, (a) provide, without compensation , park land or land to be set aside for attainable housing of an amount and in a location acceptable to the local government, or pay to the municipality or regional district an amount that equals the market value of the land that may be required for park land purposes or attainable housing under this section determined under subsection (6)¿ 15) Provide tax incentives for developers to build purpose rental market housing for workers, without waiting for the completion of a 3-year study of housing needs assessment by local governments; 16) Ensure clarity for exemptions in the Speculation Tax legislation; 17) Review the RTA to ensure it is not discouraging renting out existing properties nor building new properties for the rental market. 18) explore the preferred and optimum timing of payment of DCC, such as at occupancy permit stage, in better alignment with the cash flow needs; 19) if required, amend the Local Government Act to reflect agreed upon changes regarding the timing of payment of DCC; and 20) consider the timing of payment as a potential incentive tool for affordable or rental housing. 21) introduce a robust ongoing monitoring program to ensure that its CACs: Balancing Community Planning, Public Benefits and Housing Affordability Guide is being followed and report its findings every year; 22) to the extent that non-compliance is identified create legislation on CACs and similar mechanisms that; 23) ensure compliance with the Guide in implementation including transparency and mechanism will be adhered to; 24) minimize the effect on affordability/viability for all redevelopment sites; and 25) develop a detailed Best Practices Guide for CACs and density bonusing similar to the Provincial Development Cost Charge Best Practices Guide that would support the above legislative framework. 26) allow municipalities to formally choose one of two options: a) follow the existing provincial policy re: maximum allowable rent increase restrictions; or b) determine, use and enforce their own maximum allowable rent increase amounts above the provincial policy; 27) maintain all other aspects of existing rent control policy as a provincial jurisdiction for all other areas, irrespective of (a) or (b).

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Industry

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1) maintain BC Family Day on the second Monday in February each year. 2) reinstate a fair and open tendering process for all Public Infrastructure projects including BC Hydro Projects.

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Information Technology

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1) improve the staff resourcing of the BC Registries and Online Services office to eliminate the current backlog of applications and return to the traditional processing time of 1-5 business days.

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Infrastructure

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1) Establish a long-term vision for the Okanagan¿s transportation network and commit to a multi-lane highway; 2) identify and implement strategic regional investments in the transportation network including but not limited to accelerating the planning and implementation of: a) The second crossing of Okanagan Lake; b) Highway bypass routes near Peachland, Kelowna, and Vernon; c) Grade separated interchanges along Hwy 97 near high population areas. d) Hwy 3 widening and straightening to improve the flow of commerce and travel. 3) evaluate the potential of creating a regional governance model to plan, implement and operate a regional transportation system; 4) with Washington, identify opportunities to enhance the inland transportation corridor for business traffic; 5) with the Feds, enhance the capacity of the border crossings in interior BC; 6) Four-lane Hwy 97 from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John; 7) Replace Taylor Bridge with a new four-lane bridge; a) Complete the installation of drainage to prevent landslides; and 8) Include in the Capital Plan improvements to highways in Northern BC, specifically; a) rerouting of Highway 16 to the south of PG; b) planning for future projects on the Cariboo Connector; c) Upgrade and replace structures to benefit industry and embark on technical/safety improvements to Hwy 97; d) Conduct a needs assessment of the Cariboo Connector and Hwy 16 to identify priority areas for the installation/alteration of median, guardrail and wildlife barriers; 9) Develop a long-term Infrastructure Strategy that includes funding for municipalities reporting regularly on the following outcomes: a) Rate of economic growth is increased in an inclusive and sustainable way; b) Environmental quality improved, GHG emissions reduced and resilience of communities increased; c) Urban mobility in communities is improved; d) Housing is affordable and in good condition and homelessness is reduced; e) Early learning and childcare are high quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive; f) Communities are more inclusive and accessible; g) Infrastructure is managed in a more sustainable way; 10) Amend the municipal budgeting process to require identification of future infrastructure needs. 11) ensure tax fairness is practiced in the financing of TransLink infrastructure development, including: a) Recognizing responsibility for the Patullo and Golden Ears bridges has passed onto the province; b) Prioritizing the use of efficient revenue raising mechanisms. 12) monitor and advise on the impact and opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative that benefit of BC business. 13) Commit to funding infrastructure investments and implementing policies that are equitable, efficient and contain traffic demand management principles in urban areas; 14) invest in transit to provide viable alternatives to single passenger vehicle travel; 15) Review the financial impacts of eliminating the gas tax and determine the most efficient way of replacing it, such as mobility pricing, that gains public support. 16) Quantify the economic impacts of the existing infrastructure deficit on competitiveness, productivity and economic growth for the North Shore, Sea to Sky and Sunshine Coast; 17) Define and evaluate specific transportation technologies and routes linking the North Shore and Metro, including a fixed-link rapid transit connection. 18) support Ogden Point as a home port; 19) support the development of iconic tourism attractions for cruise passengers in all regions. 20) replace or upgrade existing bridges to upgrade Hwy 97 as a heavy haul corridor; 21) develop a plan to make the Nazko Basin more accessible. 22) widen and upgrade Hwy 1 from264th St to Whatcom Rd and then to Hope; 23) revise the Pacific Gateway Transportation Plan to reflect the shifting base of industrial activity into the Fraser Valley. 24) with the Feds, develop a reinvigorated and revitalized new APGCI strategy.

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Insurance

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1) Commit to opening ICBC to competition and give drivers and businesses options to serve their auto insurance needs; 2) Amend the Insurance Corporation Act and the Insurance (Vehicle) Act to allow any Canadian insurer to provide auto insurance in British Columbia; and 3) Provide a transition plan and determine the economic impact/compensation for licensed brokers and infrastructure, such as autobody shops.

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Internal Trade

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1) Continue to be at the forefront leading the charge to abolish barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits; and 2) Continue to persuade and assist other provinces to remove barriers to inter-provincial trade in wine, beer and spirits.

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International Relations

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1) collaborates with Washington State, Oregon and California to have the Pacific Time Zone in Canada and U.S.A to remain on DST throughout the year.

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Justice and Law Enforcement

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1) extend and expand a sound public awareness campaign to educate the public on the Civil Resolution Tribunal, and its dispute resolution options in strata property and small claims matters; 2) ensure that there enough resources in place for the Tribunal to settle claims up to the full $35,000 limit in a reasonable time frame; and 3) ensure an effective review process within 2 years of small claims matters being accepted to maintain that the public has access to the right information and resources in utilizing the CRT process, and to explore further opportunities to expand the program. The review should set additional goals with measurable targets to allow the CRT to reach its full potential in small claims and strata property matters. 4) adopt a methodology for appointing a fixed number of Provincial Court Judges and commit to appointing the required number of judges by no later than January 1, 2018; 5) continue efforts to determine meaningful performance measures for the civil justice system; 6) commit to increased, long-term, stable funding for the Court Services Branch; 7) continue to work with the courts and other justice sector participants to develop efficiencies within the justice system. 1) Work in coordination with the Federal Government to provide adequate budgetary support for offenders to receive treatment while incarcerated and for post-release housing and programming of prolific offenders to ensure successful societal reintegration and safer communities; and 2) Combine resources with the Federal Government to ensure the efficacy of programs such as the Integrated Court Services Plan and the successful implementation of measures such as the previous Blue-Ribbon Panel recommendations. 3) strengthen and promote the CCIRC and the CAFC: a. as collectors of data including type and number of incidences; b. to develop awareness and education strategies for businesses in a format that is easily accessed and understood; and c. to pro-actively engage businesses in awareness and education campaigns; 4) ensure that the newly formed ECC includes business association representatives to assist with communications and outreach strategies to businesses; and 5) invest in additional resources required to increase the RCMP¿s ability to investigate and prosecute criminal activities with collaborating investigative agencies and local authorities. 6) conduct a thorough analysis to ensure that funding of the RCMP is adequate, fair and equitable for rural, municipal and First Nations communities; and 7) work diligently and with urgency to examine and alleviate those issues that are impacting on the productivity of the Force as well as the well-being of their members. 8) create common governance and funding models to ensure consistent standards of policing for all municipalities, including those policed by the RCMP.

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Labour/Labour Relations

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1) Find a stable metric to direct a sustainable and responsible level of funding to create a Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone, and, 2) Create a process that allows for the refund of over-collected premiums to employers, based on the Funded Ratio or Ratio Zone. 3) review of the Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act, and that a consideration be given to including a requirement that an arbitrator appointed under this Act give primary consideration to the local BC Labour Market jurisdiction, including settlements for other unionized employees whose employer is either the Provincial or a BC municipal government. 4) indexes Minimum Wage increases to the Consumer Price Index for BC 2022 and subsequent years.

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Liquor Control/Alcohol

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1) amend the Liquor Distribution Act to allow private businesses to purchase and warehouse liquor at wholesale prices directly from producers, in equal competition with GLS locations.

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Mental Health and Addictions

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1) ensures a sustainable, systematic approach to mental health and addictions prevention and treatment through: a) commissioning an expedited study to re-design the current service model to include: i. identifying a lead provincial agency to coordinate treatment programs across the province for un- or under-treated mental illnesses and addiction; ii. ensuring regional integrated teams are properly resourced to provide effective and assertive treatment and outreach; and iii. support and develop intervention in early and evolving mental health and substance use issues; and b) ensuring the work of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response continues and is appropriately funded.

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Mining

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1) Implement a temporary increase in the deduction gross-up to 125% for development spending and 150% for exploration spending to flow-through share financing, and increase the associated tax credit of eligible costs from 20% to 30%); 2) Expand flow-through eligibility to include both surface and underground greenfield and brownfield exploration and development expenditure; 3) Lobby the federal government to implement a permanent Mineral Exploration Tax Credit. 4) invest $10 million per year for five years in Geoscience BC for minerals, energy and water research projects, with a mandate to leverage these funds with funds from other sources. Re-establish annual base funding from currents levels to at least $5 million to maintain current databases and provide minimum field program support but consider investing additional funds to enhance BCGS capacity and improve delivery infrastructure; 5) Prepare and execute an investment and marketing strategy in partnership with the mining industry and Chambers of Commerce aimed at attracting mineral exploration and development investment to our mining industry incorporating tactics such as: a) proactively attending international mining investment events; b) creating co-op marketing opportunities for industry stakeholders; and 6) Develop marketing tools emphasizing BC advantages as a place to invest in all stages and aspects of the industry. 7) Conduct a full and comprehensive mineral potential analysis of land under consideration for withdrawal from mineral exploration and development, including a full socioeconomic impact assessment of foregone resource values and opportunities before any additional lands are closed to mineral exploration; 8) Provide full and fair market compensation in a timely manner when mineral claims, tenures and leases become closed to exploration and development; 9) Fully staff and resource the mineral exploration and permitting agencies and ensure consistency across the province; 10) Monitor, track and publicly report accurate statistics regarding BC¿s actual land use and access, including mineral exploration and mining; 11) Consider opening lands currently closed to compensate for newly created protected or restricted access lands; and 12) Respect existing multi-sector negotiated land use plans 13) develop and implement, along Chambers of Commerce, First Nations, and other stakeholders, a clear consultation permitting and approval process with clear timelines and practical deliverables to advance permitting and approvals for resource development and export infrastructure that ensure resources get to market. Provide increased and sustained annual base funding for the BCGS of a minimum of $5 million, restore staffing levels to at least 2008 levels, maintain staff of five regional geologists and conduct field programs to improve the public¿s and industry¿s understanding of mineral development potential, and to ensure the agency is able to continue their work of providing geoscientific information about our resources to government, industry and the public.

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Municipal Affairs

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1) Allow Provincial funding programs to reflect the rural status of the electoral districts within the CRD, as categorized within their Community Charters. Specifically, we believe it would be equitable to have these districts also included in the ICE-T program and to have the exception to the Rural Dividend Fund converted to permanent inclusion status as well as access to any other provincial government rural programs; and 2) In coordination with UBCM, write to the Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification to request that the Minister designate the Electoral Districts of the CRD eligible for Community Futures funding and other federal grant programs targeted to rural communities. 3) Develop protocols for Local Governments, First Nations, and other stakeholders to have a proactive and meaningful role in any planning, reviews, initiatives or other decision making that affects their areas of responsibility; and 4) Amend the Local Government Act to reflect consultation requirements. 5) Continue to engage and negotiate with the RBA on a new funding agreement that will benefit the Northwest as a whole; 6) Share the benefits of major resource development with Northwest municipalities allowing the local governments to address adverse impacts associated with these developments. This includes: 7) Advanced funding to enable the region to plan and actively participate in ongoing federal and provincial infrastructure funding programs; 8) A fair revenue sharing arrangement providing the region with a contribution from the provincial government based on the level of incremental economic activity in the region; and 9) Allow the members of the RBA to distribute the funding according to their respective municipal requirements. 10) Conduct a comprehensive review of the effect on rates when improvement districts merge with regional districts; and 11) Create an eligibility list for improvement districts that have voluntarily met the same standards of public accountability and fair elections as regional districts to compete without restrictions for funding. 12) provide control and oversight on the level of property taxation levied to all taxpayer groups to ensure fair, transparent, and sustainable taxation practices; and 13) commission a study by the Auditor General of Local Governments to assess municipal property taxation with the goal of developing a more sustainable structure related to value for money. 14) modernize regional district-related legislation by providing: a) a clear mandate for certain regional districts that should have sole responsibilities for some specific municipal services; b) transparency, such that regional districts are transparent in regards to taxation, ensuring citizens and businesses alike are aware of how much they are paying and for what; and c) governance in the public interest, such that regional districts have the authority to act in the best interests of the region and to deliver their mandate.

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Poverty

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1) investigate and implement a cross-linked application process to enable those with recognized disabilities to have access to both a provincial/territorial disability support program and the DTC under one application; 2) review all existing recipients of a provincial/territorial disability support program to determine eligibility of the DTC based on timing of the last tested application; 3) create a national program to provide employers a workable linkage to the RDSP program for employees with disabilities; and 4) amend the 10-year rule for the clock to start when the RDST is opened, from 10 years past the last grant installment. 5) implements a framework to deal with social issues similar to that of the BC Jobs Plan to recognize and achieve efficiencies across ministries and stakeholders. 6) in their Annual Earnings Exemption table, introduce a transitional Disability Assistance graduated recovery of incomes earned over the allowable income exemption for individuals transitioning to full or near-full employment as part of a gradual return-to-work program.

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Regional Development

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1) Support the increased protection of old growth forests in areas on the Province where they have or can likely have a greater net economic value for communities if they are left standing for the next generation and beyond; and 2) Protect endangered old-growth forests by enacting new regulations such as Old Growth Management Area, Wildlife Habitat Area or Land Use Order with the intent to eventually legislate permanent protection for areas through provincial park or conservancies. 3) Acknowledge the current shortage of critical industrial lands, particularly in Metro Vancouver, and make protecting and preserving these lands a priority; 4) Engage with industry, government, and other stakeholders, particularly including Metro Vancouver¿s Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force, to help develop a comprehensive industrial land use strategy; and 5) Work with Metro Vancouver and the municipal governments of the Lower Mainland in implementing and enforcing this industrial land use strategy. 6) work diligently with rural and remote communities to develop and negotiate adequate and predictable transfers of revenue required to maintain reasonably expected services and amenities in rural and remotes communities. 7) Either independently and/or collectively establish a task force, agency or committee to examine the issues and create a mandate and a comprehensive plan that would include (but not be limited to) the following: a) Broad stakeholder and indigenous consultation; b) Flood protection; c) Navigation management; d) Sea level rise; e) Agriculture / industrial land protection and enhancement; f) Asia Pacific Gateway potential and the new CP-TPP markets; and 8) that the established entity commences collective and cooperative action for the objectives outlined. 9) Create a review process to assess the Master Development Plans and grant Housing Authorities options to purchase or lease crown land for ¿rent controlled¿ or ¿resale controlled¿ employee housing development; 10) The price for purchase of the crown land should be similar for rates (roughly $ 5,000 per Hectare) considered for Master Development Plans; and 11) Work with resort municipalities and /or communities to create local employee Housing Authorities or private public partnerships with the mandate to own/ lease, develop and manage newly disposed crown lands including management of affordable housing through: a) Development and construction of mixed rental and purchase units, which are restricted to employees working full time in the area of the Master Development Agreement or Controlled Recreation Area; b) Development of a process to create and maintain a list of approved employees for ¿employee restricted rental¿ and ¿employee restricted purchase¿ housing. The list should be created and managed by the Housing Authority; and c) Development of repurchase controls that are tied to the rate of inflation and for resales of ¿employee restricted housing.¿ 12) enact legislation that both protects and preserves the paleontological resources and fossil record of our province and contains provision for the establishment of multiple authorized fossil repositories in the province.

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Small Business

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1) Review the current ¿qualifying activities¿ in the existing Eligible Business Corporation (EBC) program and 2) Include a clause which allows the program to be more inclusive towards small to medium sized businesses in a succession transaction; 3) Include a vendor financed arrangement as a qualifying activity, whereby the vendor will receive the same 30% tax credit for financing the business succession transaction, thereby reducing the vendor¿s risk; 4) Expand the scope of existing small business financing programs to incorporate succession planning as a legitimate reason for business financing; 5) Allow small corporations to defer the tax on the capital gains from the transfer of a business to the owner¿s children; 6) Increase the LCGE amount to $1 million for all SMEs; and 7) Change the Income Tax Act so that intergenerational transfers of small businesses to family members are treated in a similar manner as those to a third party. 8) Proactively conduct data/revenue analyses for municipalities in defined regions to assist with implementation and creation of new Mobile Business License programs, as well as analysis of existing programs; 9) Merge existing Mobile Business License programs, such as the four current programs in the Lower Mainland region, into expanded regional Mobile Business License programs; and 10) Explore an expanded list of eligible mobile businesses to provide access to a broader range of sectors.

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Taxation and Finance

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1) Eliminate the speculation tax immediately; 2) Provide a fully refundable investment tax credit claimed on businesses¿ income tax returns equal to the PST paid on all acquisitions of machinery and equipment (including computers and software) but excluding buildings and structures with a capital cost allowance rate of 5 per cent or less; 3) commit to a dialogue with British Columbians on the development of a made-in-BC Value Added Sales Tax system to enhance BC¿s competitiveness and productivity. 4) Review all impacted, audited contractors to reimburse, in full, all fines, penalties, and audited assessments with a signed provision for technical reimbursement if required; 5) Remove the existing legislation relating to real property contractors in the PST act. Therefore, contractors will purchase goods with a PST exemption number and charge customers PST on the retail amount of the product; and 6) Introduce new legislation into the PST Act that states the PST is to be prepaid, without the use of the PST number, in all new building construction and Municipal, Provincial, or Federal projects only. 7) Conduct a comprehensive review of all taxes in the province, creating a single source for comparing tax burdens by municipality across British Columbia; and 8) Commit to a subsequent provincial dialogue on tax in BC to determine what is the appropriate mix and type of taxes, fees and levies needed to pay for programs and services. 9) Require revenue neutrality in the collection and distribution of carbon taxes; and 10) Continue with the implementation of the Employer Health Tax but avoid undue negative impacts by: a) allowing businesses and non-profit organizations which pay MSP premiums on behalf of their employees to apply for a reduction in their EHT obligations during the 2019-2020 overlap year; b) Increasing the base payroll exemption threshold to at least $1 million to allow more small businesses and small non-profit organizations to be exempted from the tax; c) Index the payroll exemption thresholds to inflation by linking annual increases in the thresholds to the Consumer Price Index; and d) The payroll health tax excludes employer RSP matching and pension contributions, profit sharing programs, and health benefits programs in the calculation of total payroll. 11) Seek revenue neutrality, and not green-light continuous increases to housing taxation; 12) Increase the 1% PTT threshold $600,000 with 2% applying to the remainder of the fair market value; 13) Continually index the 1% PTT threshold and the First Time Home Buyers Exemptions using Statistics Canada¿s New Housing Price, and adjust annually to account for inflation; 14) Introduce mechanisms to eliminate double taxation when properties are transferred between common owners; 15) Amend the current Property Transfer Tax Act to provide for a new Primary Residence Grant at 1% on the first $1 million and 2% on the remainder; and 16) until there is a VAT, exempt production machinery, equipment and technology from the PST. 17) eliminate the 7% PST on legal services in BC. 18) amend the PST Act to exempt in-kind donations to not-for-profit, NGO and Charitable organizations that serve B.C. communities. 19) create new tax credit programs for consumers to help encourage home renovations that focus on energy efficiency and the reduction of GHG emissions.

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Tourism

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1) Identify the best way(s) to support expansion and development of B.C.¿s land-based wineries engaged in agri-tourism by providing recognizable and measurable tax relief that offsets the difference between Class 6: Business (production or storage of food and non-alcoholic beverages) and Class 5: Light Industry assessment applied to buildings on agricultural properties only when the activities is related to alcohol production. The provincial tax credit (relief) should offset the higher property taxes for LB wineries/cideries/distilleries offering unique, authentic experiences to visitors in B.C.; and 2) Undertake a planning process to encourage expansion and development of the wine, cideries and distilleries agri-tourism sector in BC. An ensuing plan or strategy needs to work in concert with B.C.¿s Agri-tourism policies and regulations.

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Transportation

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1) Reduce Purchase Price Barriers: a) Remove PST Tax and provide rebates for the purchase of e-bikes; b) Increase the BC Scrap-It! Program rebate from $850 to $1500 when you scrap a car and buy an e-bike; c) Support and develop initiatives for employers and organizations to provide financial incentives to their employees to bicycle and e-bikes to work; 2) Reduce Fear of Theft: a) Expand eligible proposals for BikeBC applications to include the implementation of end-of-trip amenities, charging stations, and secure parking facilities for bicycles and e-bikes; b) create new anti-bike theft programs; c) Expand availability of insurance for bikes including e-bikes; and 3) Improve Availability and Safety of Integrated Cycling Infrastructure: a) Increase support for separated bike paths, protected and connected bike lanes, include designated safe bike lanes on provincial roadways and bridges, and improved designed standards which can also safely accommodate e-bikes. 4) mandate the installation and use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) in all commercial vehicles excepting those vehicles and/or drivers that may be deemed exempt from the use of such devices; 5) Mandate ELD devices as soon as practically possible; and 6) Implement a standard for 3rd party verification of approved ELD¿s to ensure the devices cannot be manipulated to misrepresent data. 7) Require mandatory graduation from an accredited commercial driving program in order to qualify to take the ICBC exam for the professional driver license; and 8) Amend the graduated license program to allow graduates of the accredited commercial driving program to obtain their Class Licence 1 or 3 upon graduation (as early as age 18). 9) Allow for market-based pricing to ensure consume choice, convenience and innovation; and, 10) Permit taxi and ridesharing drivers to utilize a Class 5 license if the driver meets strict safe driver screening criteria. 11) provide focused financial assistance for British Columbians pursuing careers as aviators, and in the aviation support industry; 12) identify and determine how communities can support federal Member Bill M-177 (amended) to rapid implementation; 13) Advocate to set up a new Aerospace Innovation Centre of Excellence outside of the Lower Mainland. 14) Focus financial aid assistance to student aid in all areas of training, while encouraging women, girls and Indigenous Youth into the industry at all levels. Build in penalties for graduates receiving financial aid who leave Canada within minimum service periods. 15) plan service reductions in the future on an ongoing basis with a 2-year phase in so that international tourism operators can effectively integrate those changes into their tourism packages. 16) undertake a comprehensive rapid review of the 2014 Joint Action Plan to develop a long-term sustainable solution, in consultation with all stakeholders; 17) ensure that revisions incorporate data transparency and mutually accountability of supply chain participants that optimizes efficiency and improves cost competitiveness for the entire supply chain as opposed to the current prevailing individual components; and 18) include industry representation throughout the process in order to provide the necessary context and help ensure the resulting revisions are practical and will achieve long-term stability. 19) legislate additional regional transportation authorities as needed, starting in Greater Victoria, to enable increased efficiency in the coordination, planning, funding, and operation of a multi-modal transportation network. 20) develop natural gas transportation policy with the objective of more rapidly transforming the heavy-duty trucking, marine and rail transport markets, delivering economic development and increasing productivity in B.C.

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Workplace Literacy

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1) Build and implement competency frameworks to identify skill levels and competencies required by jobs in the economy and embed literacy in all workforce training and education initiatives; 2) Mandate the new Future Skills Centre to include cognitive skills in its research and implementation programs; and, 3) Ensure that each of our province¿s K-12 and post-secondary institutions offer an adequate number of opportunities to learn and upgrade their literacy, numeracy, problem-solving skills & other essential skills. 4) Create a program to break down the stigma of functional illiteracy to encourage people with literacy challenges to come forward, and facilitate easily accessible government-funded literacy training

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