Office of the Premier
Upgrades secure drinking water system in Prince Rupert
March 17, 2023 9:38 AM
The Province is providing $65 million to the City of Prince Rupert to replace crucial sections of its aging water-distribution system to ensure reliable water service for the community.
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B.C. supports stable, expanded transit services in Metro Vancouver
March 15, 2023 1:20 PM
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Agriculture and Food
Historic investment in food security supports British Columbians
March 7, 2023 10:55 AM
The Province is investing more than $200 million in food security to ensure people have better access to an increased supply of affordable, local food.
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Farmers, ranchers, processors supported by new Canada-B.C. partnership
March 15, 2023 9:00 AM
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Attorney General
New legislation will help protect against sharing of intimate images without consent
March 6, 2023 3:00 PM
To better protect people from the harmful effects of having their intimate images shared without their consent and improve access to justice for survivors of sexualized violence, the Province is introducing the intimate images protection act.
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Amendments will fight disinformation, make elections more accessible
March 2, 2023 10:15 AM
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Children and Family Development
Access to post-secondary education expanded for former youth in care
March 14, 2023 10:15 AM
Former youth in care in B.C. of all ages will have their tuition waived for post-secondary education as government takes action to remove age requirements for the Tuition Waiver Program.
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More children will be supported with inclusive child care
February 3, 2023 8:00 AM
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Citizens' Services
British Columbians will get better highway cell coverage
March 21, 2023 10:45 AM
The Province is supporting new cellular projects that will enable better safety for travellers along key transportation routes across British Columbia.
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High-speed internet access coming to remote Gitanyow, Stewart
March 16, 2023 11:15 AM
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Education and Child Care
B.C. launches anti-racism action plan for K-12 students
January 23, 2023 11:15 AM
Empowering students and educators to identify and take action against racism and discrimination in British Columbia schools is the aim of a new provincial K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
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Students get improved air quality in B.C. schools
March 15, 2023 2:30 PM
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Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Province boosts funding for communities to help tackle climate challenge
February 21, 2023 12:22 PM
Historic provincial investments will support communities in preparing for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change, along with a new one-stop online platform to help people and communities better prepare for, mitigate and understand disaster and climate risks.
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Community emergency response enhanced by Indigenous cultural safety
February 16, 2023 8:00 AM
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Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
New energy action framework to cap emissions, electrify the clean economy
March 14, 2023 2:50 PM
The Province’s new energy action framework will ensure oil and gas sector projects fit within B.C.’s climate commitments and create new opportunities for people in clean energy and technology.
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B.C., Haisla move forward on historic development project, commit to reduce emissions
March 14, 2023 1:58 PM
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Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Province improves inclusion, accessibility in B.C. parks
March 22, 2023 10:45 AM
The Province is renewing and expanding its commitment to make B.C. parks more inclusive and accessible with the release of the BC Parks Commitment to Inclusion.
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New energy action framework to cap emissions, electrify the clean economy
March 14, 2023 2:50 PM
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Finance
Budget 2023 takes action on issues that matter most
February 28, 2023 1:40 PM
Budget 2023 invests in improving health and mental-health care, creating more affordable housing, growing a clean economy and delivering more help with costs – especially for families and British Columbians most affected by global inflation.
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Legislation will help close B.C.’s gender pay gap
March 7, 2023 10:20 AM
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Forests
B.C. introduces new measures on old growth, innovation, forest stewardship
February 15, 2023 1:20 PM
The B.C. government is launching new measures to protect more old growth by fast-tracking innovation and co-developing new local plans with First Nations to better care for B.C.’s forests.
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Updated angling fees increase streams of revenue for fisheries conservation
March 14, 2023 3:45 PM
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Health
New long-term care home coming to Vancouver
March 22, 2023 9:30 AM
People on the Lower Mainland will benefit from improved long-term care and community services as Providence Health Care prepares to build the new St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home.
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Sts’ailes will receive improved access to First Nations-led primary care
March 17, 2023 12:00 PM
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Housing
Safe, new homes coming for women, children in B.C.
March 9, 2023 9:15 AM
More women and children will have an affordable, safe and secure place to go, as 150 homes are either opening or are under construction in four different locations throughout the province.
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More than 130 affordable rental homes open in Langford, Victoria
February 17, 2023 11:00 AM
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
B.C. will formally recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
February 7, 2023 11:35 AM
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be enshrined in B.C. law to honour the strength and resilience of residential school survivors and remember the children who never came home.
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Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Province partner to create Oomiiqsu Mother Centre
November 8, 2022 2:15 PM
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Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Nominate an exceptional citizen for B.C.’s highest honour
January 6, 2023 9:30 AM
Nominations are being accepted for the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest honour.
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Fifteen British Columbians honoured for dedication to service
December 5, 2022 10:30 AM
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Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Minister’s statement on February Labour Force Survey results
March 10, 2023 8:00 AM
Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for February 2023:
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New legislation will reduce barriers for people
March 8, 2023 1:55 PM
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Labour
B.C. will formally recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
February 7, 2023 11:35 AM
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be enshrined in B.C. law to honour the strength and resilience of residential school survivors and remember the children who never came home.
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New funds will bolster supports for workers, businesses
February 23, 2023 11:45 AM
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Mental Health and Addictions
B.C. building historic treatment, recovery services for people struggling with addiction
March 2, 2023 12:15 PM
People struggling with mental health and addiction will have access to more treatment and recovery beds, along with community-based aftercare services through new historic investments through Budget 2023.
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B.C. takes action to reduce ER wait times for people in mental-health crisis
February 23, 2023 9:52 AM
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Municipal Affairs
Public libraries see historic funding boost from Province
March 24, 2023 10:45 AM
Public library users in communities throughout B.C. will benefit from modernized technology, enhanced programs and services, and better access to information through $45 million in provincial funding.
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Upgrades secure drinking water system in Prince Rupert
March 17, 2023 9:38 AM
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Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
More veterinarians coming for B.C. pet owners, farmers
March 23, 2023 11:15 AM
The Province is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for B.C. veterinary students attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Province cooks up new centre for tourism, culinary arts
March 21, 2023 10:30 AM
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Public Safety and Solicitor General
Repeat violent offending teams strengthen public safety
March 14, 2023 10:45 AM
The Province is creating dedicated police-prosecutor-probation officer teams to help keep communities safe by focusing on repeat violent offending throughout British Columbia.
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Investment in 911 network supports safer communities
March 1, 2023 10:45 AM
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Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Historic investment in food security supports British Columbians
March 7, 2023 10:55 AM
The Province is investing more than $200 million in food security to ensure people have better access to an increased supply of affordable, local food.
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Truck-driving program helps women change gears for new careers
February 17, 2023 8:15 AM
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Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Contract awarded for RBCM collections, research building
February 23, 2023 2:30 PM
Construction will begin this summer on the Royal BC Museum’s (RBCM) collections and research building as part of a long-term plan to protect the Province’s collections that include more than seven million artifacts and the BC Archives.
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Support to host sport events will benefit B.C. athletes, tourism
March 12, 2023 1:30 PM
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Transportation and Infrastructure
B.C. supports stable, expanded transit services in Metro Vancouver
March 15, 2023 1:20 PM
The Province is taking action to address TransLink’s urgent financial needs to protect transit service levels and investment plans, while providing reliable, affordable public transit that connects people to jobs, schools and essential services, enabling the transportation authority to plan for the region’s future.
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New funding will keep ferry fares affordable
February 26, 2023 1:46 PM
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Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Marine Protected Area Network partners endorse plan to protect British Columbia’s North Coast
February 5, 2023 10:45 AM
From Fisheries and Oceans Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2023/02/marine-protected-area-network-partners-endorse-plan-to-protect-british-columbias-north-coast.html
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Watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations, $100 million invested
March 6, 2023 9:15 AM