Urban Development Institute
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Advocating for changes to the municipal development finance process to establish clear cost expectations for builders.
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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
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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Advocating for continued provincial investment in transit and transit infrastructure in large urban regions of British Columbia, and tying municipal housing targets to transit infrastructure funding.
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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, Municipal Affairs, Transportation
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Advocating for engagement with the federal government on the application the GST to rental housing.
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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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Advocating for stability in the annual allowable rent increase formula.
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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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Advocating for streamlined processing to reduce the impact of layered government policies on application approval timelines.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Advocating for support for renters and rental providers to mitigate the impacts of inflation on the rental market.
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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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Advocating for the exploration of additional opportunities for the use of paramountcy on provincially owned lands for the purposes of housing delivery.
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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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Advocating that developers not be required to initiate updates to project disclosure statements due to changes to the Contingency Reserve Fund requirement resulting from amendments to the Strata Property Act.
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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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Advocating that the introduction of GHG intensity targets to the BC Energy Step Code coincide with the issuance of more detailed costing analysis and a detailed best practices guide.
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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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Environment, Municipal Affairs
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Advocating that the Province align requirements for housing funding programs with other levels of government.
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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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Advocating that the Rental Protection Fund not be linked to a right of first refusal to purchase based on the pre-emptive right model employed in Quebec.
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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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Housing
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Advocating to create a better, more collaborative working relationship with BC Hydro, builders, and municipalities to alleviate the challenges in design and positioning of infrastructure through timely communication, and the creation of adequate infrastructure capacity to support new growth.
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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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Energy, Infrastructure
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Advocating to improve the efficiency and clarity of the provincial environmental regulatory framework such as the Water Sustainability Act permitting, provincial approvals for development on contaminated sites, and the Riparian Areas regulation.
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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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Environment
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Seeking additional measures to streamline the delivery of non-market and below-market housing.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking BC hydro engagement with municipalities on development of building electrification.
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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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Environment, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking changes to BC Hydro's tiered rate structure to mitigate the impact of building electrification.
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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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Energy, Housing
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Seeking changes to the municipal development finance model to remove Community Amenity Contribution expectations from rental housing projects.
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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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Seeking greater engagement with municipalities regarding the use of pre-zoning around transit.
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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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Seeking greater engagement with municipalities to deliver market rental housing and remove barriers.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking improvements to BC Housing funding programs to support rental housing.
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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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Seeking improvements to BC Hydro's extension fee policy and approach to infrastructure provision servicing new 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
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Energy, Housing
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Seeking increased Provincial engagement with municipalities regarding the provision of housing in areas of current and future transit investments.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking in-stream protections for projects that have already begun marketing for future changes involving the Contingency Reserve Fund.
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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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Seeking Provincial engagement with Lower Mainland municipalities to align approval processes and streamline application processing for Water Sustainability Act (WSA)/Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) authorizations.
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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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Environment, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking the ability for private rental operators to conduct income-eligibility testing for below-market housing units in accordance with municipal requirements.
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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, 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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Seeking the continuation of the Development Application Process Review and streamlining of Provincial approvals across multiple Ministries, which have contributed to delays in building project approvals.
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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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Seeking the creation of new supports to incentivize increased housing development activity in growing communities across B.C.
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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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Seeking the delayed implementation of proposed energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction proposals affecting the BC Building Code.
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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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Energy, Housing
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Seeking the expanded use of Transit Supportive Agreements to initiate on-street parking regulations in areas located near rapid transit stations.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking the monitoring and evaluation of municipal use of new policy tools intended to streamline the approvals process for new housing.
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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, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking to establish mandatory application review timelines for development applications.
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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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Housing, Municipal Affairs
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