Electrical Contractors Association of British Columbia
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BC needs to ensure there are enough appropriately trained journeyperson electrical workers to complete the significant construction required to build new clean power generation facilities, transmission lines and other grid infrastructure. Intended outcomes: Increase funding for equipment and new classrooms to increase the number of electrical apprentice seats in B.C.; adopt integrated system to accurately test incoming apprentices/journeypersons to B.C. standards, work with the government to support newcomers to BC in having their credentials recognized.
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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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public, 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
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Housing, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Non-Profit Organization
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British Columbia requires a significant number of skilled tradespeople, including journeyperson electricians, electrical apprentices and powerline technicians, to meet the province’s housing, healthcare, electricity and public infrastructure needs.
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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
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Non-Profit Organization
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ECABC is lobbying for Prompt Payment legislation: legislation that provides payment timeline certainty for all contractors and workers on a construction project, and implements a dispute adjudication system to reduce legal costs for construction and resolve issues faster.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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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Advanced Education, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Finances and Budgets, Housing, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Non-Profit Organization
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Providing insight for WorkSafeBC related to Draft Regulation – Part 20, OHSR Washroom Facilities.
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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
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Industry, Labour/Labour Relations
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Share information about the current operating environment for line utility contractors, and the effects it is having on powerline technicians and the Province’s potential ability to achieve electrification goals.
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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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Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Industry
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Skilled trades certification enforcement
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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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Advanced Education, Employment and Training, Industry, Labour/Labour Relations
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