Lobbying Activity Report

752-50141

Organization: Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC
Associated registration: 11803-752-52
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-03-10
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2026-03-24

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Heesoo Scott
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Addressing the costs to build homes specifically through improvement of development finance tools such as DCCs, CACs, PST and more.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
As part of CHBA BC's Day at the Legislature event, discussed priorities and further action that can be taken around streamline housing approvals, low carbon solutions, and reducing the costs of new homes. This included further improvements to provincial regulations, expanded funded for CleanBC incentives to energy retrofits, and reforms to development finance tools. Initiatives underway to address workforce labour challenges were also discussed.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Housing
Discussions on the BC Energy Step Code from the perspective of builders and energy advisors, including costs, meeting the technical requirements, administrative procedures, climate zones, and implementation timelines.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Energy, Environment, Housing
Greater reliance on qualified professionals to support streamlining the approvals process.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Permitting Strategy for Housing and streamlining permits under Forestry, Transportation and Environment including Water Act Permits, Riparian Regulations authorizations, and Archaeological Permits.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Transportation
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Darren Witt
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.

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