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Fall 2019 session

  • Gaming Control Act changes benefit First Nations in B.C.

    The Gaming Control Amendment Act provides an entitlement to gaming revenues for Indigenous communities that will enable long term revenue-sharing between the Province and First Nations that will support self-government and self-determination, strong, healthy communities and services that make life better for families.

    Learn about the Gaming Control Act changes
  • Bringing transparency to B.C. gas prices

    The Fuel Price Transparency Act is designed to lift the shroud of secrecy around the way gasoline prices are established in B.C. by requiring oil and gas companies to publicly share information that goes into setting prices.

    Learn about transparency in B.C. gas prices
  • Making voting faster and easier

    Changes to the Election Act will pave the way for modern technology to reduce lineups at polling places, make vote counting faster and more consistent, and give voters more flexibility in where they can cast their ballot in provincial elections.

    Learn about making voting faster and easier
  • Setting the stage for permanent daylight saving time

    The Interpretation Amendment Act will enable British Columbia to observe year-round Daylight Saving Time in the future and allow for the re-naming of B.C.’s time zone as “Pacific Time.”

    Learn about setting the stage for permanent daylight saving time
  • Keeping accountable for climate change commitments

    Better accountability, transparency, and more detailed targets for climate action will be mandated under a strengthened Climate Change Accountability Act.

    Learn about accountability for climate change commitments
  • Recognizing and protecting Indigenous peoples’ human rights

    New legislation will put BC laws in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This is a historic moment for everyone in BC.

    Learn about protecting Indigenous peoples’ human rights
  • Better protecting people’s finances

    Updates to the Financial Institutions Act and Credit Union Incorporation Act will modernize British Columbia’s regulatory framework and bring it in-line with international best practices.

    Learn about protecting people’s finances
  • Cracking down on white collar crime

    Major amendments to the Securities Act improve the BC Securities Commissions fine collection abilities, establish clear regulations for derivatives, and modernize the regulations to better protect people.

    Learn about cracking down on white collar crime
  • Better access to social supports

    Amendments to employment and assistance legislation will create better access to social supports for people experiencing or at risk of poverty and homelessness.

    Learn about better access to social supports
  • Encouraging more clean, renewable energy

    Amendments to the Assessment Act will encourage the future development of solar power plants, helping B.C. reach its CleanBC goals of using more clean and renewable energy.

    Learn about encouraging clean and renewable energy
  • Supporting emerging transportation technology

    People who choose new types of transport, like e-scooters, electric unicycles or Segways, to get around will benefit from proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act. If passed, the amendments will enable the establishment of a regulatory framework to allow the use of increasingly diverse modes of personal transportation.

    Learn about supporting emerging transportation technology

Spring 2019 session

  • Restoring fairness and stability to B.C.’s worksites

    Greater protections for workers labour rights and stability for employers are the focus of amendments to the Labour Relations Code.

    Learn about restoring stability to B.C.’s worksites
  • Better protections and supports for workers

    Changes to the Employment Standards Act will better support a wide-range of industries and workers, including young people, servers, caregivers, and those vulnerable to unfair treatment.

    Learn about protections and supports for workers
  • All British Columbians to benefit from forest industry

    Amendments to the Forest Act will enhance public trust and ensure public forests are managed in the best interests of British Columbians.

    Learn about benefits from the forest industry
  • Supporting the physical and mental health of firefighters

    B.C. will support wildfire fighters, fire investigators and firefighters working for First Nations and other indigenous organizations suffering from work-related heart diseases, cancers and mental health disorders.

    Learn about supporting firefighters
  • Zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) are more available/affordable

    New legislation will help reduce climate pollution by phasing out gas-powered light-duty vehicles by 2040 and make ZEVs more available and affordable for British Columbians.

    Learn about affordable zero-emission vehicles
  • Making ticket buying fairer

    By eliminating ticket bots and mass-buying software, new ticket buying laws will provide more consumer protections and fairer processes for people for when they buy tickets for events, online or at the ticket booth.

    Learn about making ticket buying fairer
  • New Financial Services Crown Agency

    New legislation establishing the BC Financial Services Authority will more effectively protect people when they use financial services and boost oversight of the sector to support a strong, sustainable economy and make life better for people.

    Learn about the new Financial Services Crown Agency
  • Targeting problem properties to help gang-proof streets

    B.C. will empower people to feel safer reporting drug labs and other nuisance properties linked to gun and gang violence and is giving authorities more powers to shut down those sites with the Community Safety Act (CSA).

    Learn about targeting problem properties
  • Improving ferry services for coastal communities

    Amendments to the Coastal Ferry Act are intended to re-frame the model to better reflect the public interest and the view that ferry services are an integral part of the transportation network.

    Learn about improving ferry services
  • Improving transparency of private companies

    The amendments to the Business Corporations Act improve transparency by requiring private companies to hold accurate and up-to-date information about the true owners of their shares.

    Learn about improving transparency of private companies
  • Ending hidden ownership

    The Land Owner Transparency Act establishes a publicly accessible registry of beneficial ownership of real estate in B.C. – the first of its kind in the world.

    Learn about ending hidden ownership
  • Improving transparency and accountability

    Information Management Act amendments further promote a culture of openness in the public service by making government’s requirement to record key decisions law.

    Learn about improving transparency and accountability
  • Keeping electricity rates affordable

    To make sure BC Hydro is working for people, a package of legislative amendments will implement recommendations from the first phase of government’s comprehensive BC Hydro review, including enhancing oversight of BC Hydro by the province’s independent energy regulator, the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC).

    Learn about affordable electricity rates
  • Improving forest management practices

    Amendments will restore public trust in how our forests and range lands are managed.

    Learn about forest management practices
  • Eliminating MSP premiums

    The Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2019 sets the stage for the elimination of MSP premiums on Jan. 1, 2020.

    Learn about eliminating MSP premiums
  • More land protected in B.C.

    Amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act will add approximately 107 hectares to the parks and protected area system, including six Class A parks.

    Learn about protected land in B.C.
  • Investing in jobs and benefits for British Columbians

    The LNG Investment Fiscal Framework works to build a competitive LNG industry in B.C. that will generate thousands of new jobs for people, support local communities and meet our CleanBC climate action goals.

    Learn about investing in jobs and benefits for British Columbians
  • Protecting archeological sites and objects

    Amendments to the Heritage Conservation Act strengthen protection for archeological sites and acts on government’s commitment to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

    Learn about protecting archeological sites and objects
  • New court and legal processes help families

    The Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 will make improvements to the Family Law Act and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act.

    Learn about how new legal processes help families
  • Helping people out of debt cycles

    The Consumer Financial Protection Action Plan will strengthen consumer protections for the provinces’ most vulnerable people and those who use high-cost credit products and services.

    Learn about helping people out of debt cycles
  • Taking down gangs with stronger witness security

    British Columbia’s proposed Witness Security Act will encourage more people with knowledge of murders, drug trafficking and other gang-led crimes to share details with police—helping to de-stabilize gangs and support prosecutions.

    Learn about stronger witness security

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