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Advocacy regarding reducing the cost of home building.
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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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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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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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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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Advocacy to ensure a stabilizing approach to Step Codes:
Pause mandatory increases beyond Step 3 for Part 9 Buildings under the BC Energy Step Code and allow higher steps to remain voluntary and incentive-based. Limit the Zero Carbon Step Code to Emissions Level 2(EL -2) by 2030 to balance meaningful emissions reductions with regional flexibility in harder to electrify communities. Harmonize regional and local government step code timelines and implementation
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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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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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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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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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Advocacy to Streamlining Approvals: Place moratorium on new requirements for the building sector until the sector has time to recover.
- Increase reliance on qualified professionals by eliminating duplicate reviews and sign-offs, while also introducing expedited approval streams for applications completed by a qualified professional.
- Improve the one-window permitting process by ensuring: adequate staff capacity to review and process applications, standardized permitting timelines, and continued review of permits across ministries to reduce unnecessary and unclear regulatory/processing requirements.
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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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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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