StrongerBC

The amendment to the Employment Standards Act will provide up to 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period, for workers diagnosed with a serious illness or injury. This ensures employees can take time to recover without fear of losing their job.

Proposed amendments to the Hydro and Power Authority Act and the Utilities Commission Act will ensure electricity is available to support economic growth and enable emerging sectors like data centres, AI, and hydrogen to grow in ways that deliver the greatest benefit to all British Columbians.

The proposed amendments would remove barriers to small-scale multi-unit housing, clarify rules for short-term rental (STR) hosts, offer new tools to further deter people from breaking STR rules, and allow Modern Treaty Nations to apply the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act on their lands through a coordination agreement.