BC Chamber of Commerce
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Advocacy regarding changes to Labour Code and Employment Standards Act amendments, changes to the cannabis worker qualification regulations, cannabis vape taxes, Employers Health Tax, PST rebates on machinery, equipment and technology, a made-in-BC value added tax (VAT), emergency management, housing permitting, residential tenure zoning, community amenities contributions (CACs), broadband/connectivity, rural development.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Cannabis, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Housing, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Municipal Affairs, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Advocacy related to COVID-19 support and the need for the government to provide further commercial rent assistance.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Finances and Budgets, Small Business
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Consider implementing financial supports for non-profits similar to the SME Recovery Grant for businesses.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization
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Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19, specifically in the area of labour related to temporary layoff provisions and Worksafe BC schedule 1 amendments.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of cannabis, provincial taxation, municipal taxation, infrastructure, workplace accessibility, childcare, indigenous reconciliation, clean energy, mining, forestry, LNG
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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COVID-19, Cannabis, Children and Families, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Finance
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Request for information in respect of certain workers' compensation systems costs.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Seeking funding from the Sector Labour Market Partnership via Advanced Education, Skills and Training
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Employment and Training, Small Business
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Suggested parameters for paid sick leave related to COVID-19 such as temporary application for the length of the pandemic, government-funded, easy to administer for business.
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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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations
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The BC Government’s new Lobbyists Transparency Act (2020) (LTA) has placed a considerable burden on the not-for-profit sector, and smaller organizations including Chambers of Commerce/Boards of Trade. The Act needs to be streamlined to remove the red tape burden on not-for-profits.
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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
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Non-Profit Organization
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To support the deployment of rapid screening, provincial government regulations should allow laypersons to quickly become trained to administer the tests.
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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
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COVID-19, Employment and Training, Health
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