BUSINESS COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Registration:
26
of
44
(2019-08-28
to
2020-02-07)
Policies or Program
- Aboriginal Affairs policy with regard to United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Aboriginal Affairs policy with regard to economic empowerment, clear decision processes and certainty
- Budget policy with regard to deficits and debt
- Climate policy with regard to carbon pricing and energy efficiency standards
- Cumulative Effects policies with respect to project assessment and environmental regulation
- Economic Development Policy with regard to a low carbon industrial strategy
- Economic Development policy with regard to attracting Head Offices to British Columbia
- Energy policy with regard to National Energy Board (NEB) processes and development of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry
- Energy policy with regard to the regulatory environment for pipeline development
- Fisheries policy with regard to aquaculture
- Health policy with regard to creating a health innovation cluster in BC
- Immigration Policy with regard to selection criteria and express entry
- Infrastructure policy with regard to British Columbia priorities
- International Trade Policy with regard to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
- Labour policy with regard to developing a skilled workforce
- Labour policy with regarding to modernizing employment standards
- Research and Development tax and investment policy with regard to advancing technology innovation in business
- Science and Technology policy with regard to innovation and Research & Development (R&D) tax credits
- Softwood Lumber policy with respect to international trade policy affecting BC lumber producers and exporters
- Species at Risk policies with respect to project review and approval and current business operations in energy and natural resources
- Taxation Policy with regard to personal and corporation taxation and fiscal matters
- The Cascadia Corridor with respect to Economic Development and International Trade policy with a focus on foundational issues related to immigration, taxation, technology and innovation
- Transportation Policy with regard to Metro Vancouver Port and Gateway
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Environment policy with regard to possible changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and the Fisheries Act