Together Against Poverty Society
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Application of the Residential Tenancy Act and Regulations to transitional and supportive housing. Process for filing eviction notices. Rules pertaining to filing of evidence in RTB matters and deadlines for submissions.
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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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Housing
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Discussion with the Director of Policy regarding branch delays due to COVID. Requests made for a continuation of landlord application for eviction notice, and for the implementation of the practice of recording Residential Tenancy Branch hearings.
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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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COVID-19, Housing
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Implementation of Housing Policy to protect renters and lower the overall rate of rent in the province.
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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, 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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Housing
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Lobbying relating to employment standards protections the legal processes for bringing complaints under the Employment Standards Act and Regulations.
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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 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
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Request for information regarding the amount of applications for eviction due to renovation, and the practices of the Tenancy Branch in processing these applications.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Housing
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Request implementation of recommendations from the provincial Basic Income report.
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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, 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
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Children and Families
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TAPS has signed on to the 300 to live campaign, which is calling on the BC Government to maintain the $300 monthly rate increase to income and disability assistance which was temporary put in place during the pandemic.
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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, Poverty
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