The B.C. government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation.Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, made the declaration on July 20, 2021, based upon the recommendation from …
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The time for a Canada-wide early learning and child care system is now. Too many families in Canada lack access to affordable, inclusive, and high-quality child care. The global COVID-19 pandemic has also made it clear that without access to …
Residential tenancy changes that will prevent renovictions and provide renters with more security and protection in effect
These changes address the Rental Housing Task Force’s number one recommendation – to stop renovictions by shifting responsibility to the landlord to apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) for pre-approval. Tenants will have the opportunity to participate in a …
BC Restart Plan Step 3 begins
Step 3: Starts July 1 The criteria for moving to Step 3 is at least 70% of the 18+ population vaccinated with dose 1, along with low case counts and declining COVID-19 hospitalizations. In Step 3, all sectors will transition to using communicable …
New ticket buying rules ready for return of live events
Ticket buyers will soon have more transparency, fairer processes and better consumer protections when purchasing tickets for live events in B.C. “Before the pandemic, British Columbians told us they were frustrated with not being able to get tickets to …
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Province adding $140 million to recovery grant program for small, medium-sized businesses
Application deadline for B.C. program extended to July 2 Lisa Cordasco B.C. businesses hard hit by the pandemic are being given more time to apply for grants of up to $30,000.B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation has extended …
B.C. launches restart plan to safely bring people back together
BC’s Restart is a careful, four-step plan focused on protecting people and safely getting life back to normal. Last updated: May 25, 2021 On this page: Understand the plan Step 1: Starting May 25 Step 2: Earliest start date June 15 Step …
BCs paid sick leave will support workers, reimburse businesses
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