BC Gov News

Aboriginal Services members of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) have ratified a two-year agreement with the Community Services Employers' Association under the government's 2010 mandate, announced Finance Minister Kevin Falcon.

The Province has established a wildlife harvest allocation policy that creates greater consistency and transparency for B.C.'s guide outfitters and resident hunters, announced Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

New regulations to update and improve consumer protection and reduce red tape in the insurance industry will come into effect on July 1, 2012, implementing improvements set out in the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009.

The B.C. government is providing a funding boost for a new program to support training for people to work in the mining industry, part of the BC Jobs Plan commitment to provide a solid foundation of skills training to meet labour market demands in key sectors of the economy.

The Province will partner with Campbell River in one of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

The Province will partner with communities along the Barriere to McBride corridor in one of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

The Province will partner with the North Fraser communities of Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission in the first of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.