Office of the Premier
B.C. moves to increase housing supply, deliver more homes faster
September 18, 2023 9:00 AM
New measures are coming to B.C. that will help create more housing as the Province speeds up permitting and helps build more secondary suites for rent.
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New vision connects rural B.C. to a stronger future
September 22, 2023 11:55 AM
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Agriculture and Food
XY Ranch celebrates 100 years of raising livestock
August 4, 2023 1:15 PM
The Bouffioux family of Fort St. John is being honoured with a Century Farm Award, recognizing its contribution and dedication to agriculture in British Columbia since 1916.
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B.C., Canada help farmers with climate adaptation, drought
August 2, 2023 2:00 PM
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Attorney General
Sixty-eight organizations receive grants to help shape anti-racism legislation
July 27, 2023 8:00 AM
Racialized people can now share their perspectives in culturally safe spaces as 68 organizations across B.C. receive more than $300,000 to engage community members on the development of new anti-racism legislation.
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New chair appointed to Building Code Appeal Board
August 24, 2023 8:30 AM
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Children and Family Development
Vancouver Island camp expansion will serve more children with disabilities
July 20, 2023 10:15 AM
More children and youth with disabilities will be able to go to camp thanks in part to a $7-million grant from the Province of B.C.
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Newly named SAJE supports offer youth in care a stronger path to adulthood
May 30, 2023 10:30 AM
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Citizens' Services
More grant recipients promoting BC Demographic Survey
August 25, 2023 11:15 AM
More community and Indigenous groups are receiving grants to help their communities participate in the BC Demographic Survey.
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High-speed broadband access expanded to 6 Kootenay communities
August 3, 2023 10:00 AM
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Education and Child Care
Elementary school expansion provides more classrooms for Nanaimo students
September 11, 2023 9:15 AM
Students have more space for learning at École Hammond Bay Elementary this fall after the completion of an expansion that added 12 new classrooms to the school.
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Child care savings make returning to school more affordable for more B.C. families
August 31, 2023 1:30 PM
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Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
State of emergency ends, fire response continues
September 14, 2023 3:43 PM
Based on advice from emergency management and wildfire officials, British Columbia’s provincial state of emergency will expire at the end of the day on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
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Financial assistance for local governments, First Nations affected by wildfire
September 6, 2023 1:50 PM
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Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Electric planes, motorcycles, boats showcase B.C. clean-transportation innovation
August 2, 2023 8:30 AM
A high-tech revolution is dramatically changing how British Columbia moves people and goods in the air, on the land and over the water, supported by government funding for companies that specialize in inventing and advancing zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies.
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Columbia River Treaty talks move forward after constructive Seattle session
August 15, 2023 3:08 PM
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Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Province sets single-use plastic requirements
July 14, 2023 11:15 AM
A new provincial regulation will expand B.C.’s efforts to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use and plastic items.
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Nuxalk, Kitasoo Xai’xais guardians appointed with park ranger authority
July 25, 2023 2:30 PM
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Finance
Increased BC Family Benefit here to stay
July 18, 2023 10:15 AM
More than 285,000 families throughout B.C. will see bigger payments in their bank accounts starting this month, thanks to the permanently increased BC Family Benefit.
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Tax-credit lift puts more money in more people’s pockets
July 5, 2023 8:30 AM
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Forests
Use caution, be fire safe this long weekend
August 31, 2023 2:30 PM
Residents and travellers are strongly urged to use caution and remain vigilant this Labour Day long weekend as ongoing elevated drought conditions in much of British Columbia increase the potential for wildfires.
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B.C. acts to protect fish in Koksilah, Upper Cowichan rivers
August 24, 2023 11:15 AM
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Health
Second hospital, new cancer centre breaks ground in Surrey
September 12, 2023 10:55 AM
People in Surrey are a significant step closer to better access to health care as the Province is breaking ground on a new second hospital in Surrey and new cancer centre.
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BC PharmaCare now covers new drugs for rare diseases
August 18, 2023 12:45 PM
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Housing
B.C. moves to increase housing supply, deliver more homes faster
September 18, 2023 9:00 AM
New measures are coming to B.C. that will help create more housing as the Province speeds up permitting and helps build more secondary suites for rent.
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Safe housing for women leaving violence opens in Campbell River
September 12, 2023 11:15 AM
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Annual report updates collective efforts to achieve objectives of UN Declaration
June 28, 2023 12:45 PM
B.C. is providing detailed reporting about progress to achieve the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) through the 2022-23 Declaration Act Annual Report.
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Ts’uubaa-asatx, B.C. reach reconciliation goal
July 7, 2023 12:00 PM
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Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
B.C.’s highest honour recognizes 14 British Columbians
August 7, 2023 6:15 AM
Fourteen exceptional people who have made an outstanding provincial, national or international impact will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest form of recognition and an official part of the Canadian Honours System.
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Submit a nomination for the Medal of Good Citizenship
July 25, 2023 9:30 AM
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Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
B.C. supports research to protect coastal ecosystem
August 16, 2023 9:15 AM
New funding for the University of Victoria’s (UVic) Experimental Ocean Climate Change Lab (EXCEL) will support research on the impact of climate change on the environment and the promotion of resilience and sustainability for B.C.’s marine sector.
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Minister’s statement on July Labour Force Survey results
August 4, 2023 8:40 AM
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Labour
Minimum wage increases to $16.75 per hour on June 1
April 5, 2023 12:30 PM
On June 1, 2023, B.C.'s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise with the general minimum wage increasing from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour.
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Work continues around improved protections for app-based workers
August 3, 2023 11:15 AM
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Mental Health and Addictions
B.C. secures measures to ensure families feel safe accessing public spaces
September 14, 2023 9:22 AM
To help ensure kids and families feel safe in their communities, the Province has received approval from the federal government to prohibit the possession of illegal drugs at playgrounds, spray pools, wading pools and skate parks.
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New recovery beds will support healthier communities in northern B.C.
September 13, 2023 8:30 AM
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Municipal Affairs
New vision connects rural B.C. to a stronger future
September 22, 2023 11:55 AM
The B.C. government has released StrongerBC: Good Lives in Strong Communities, a new vision that outlines investments to help build a brighter future for rural communities and the people who call them home.
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Children empowered with lifelong learning through reading
September 22, 2023 9:15 AM
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Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Provincial Tuition Waiver Program expanded to former youth in care of all ages
September 14, 2023 8:00 AM
People looking to enrol in post-secondary education, who are former youth in care, will benefit from an expansion of the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program, which has launched for the fall semester.
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Expanded graduate scholarship funding will support students
August 22, 2023 12:00 PM
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Public Safety and Solicitor General
Province provides support to strengthen local fire departments
September 22, 2023 11:37 AM
Communities throughout British Columbia will see improved emergency response from their local fire departments as the Province provides support to strengthen community firefighting capacity.
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Supports expanding for people in mental-health, substance-use crisis
July 17, 2023 10:15 AM
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Social Development and Poverty Reduction
More people will get nutritious food with new funding
August 24, 2023 10:45 AM
People struggling to put food on the table will have better, more reliable access to healthy food with $15 million in funding to Food Banks BC.
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B.C. helps remove barriers for people with disabilities
July 27, 2023 11:15 AM
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Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
B.C., viaSport take steps to make amateur sport safer
June 20, 2023 3:00 PM
The Province and viaSport are improving safety in sports by continuing to provide education about safe sport, and by taking steps toward an independent complaints process for B.C.’s amateur sport sector.
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Submit a nomination for the Medal of Good Citizenship
July 25, 2023 9:30 AM
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Transportation and Infrastructure
West Fraser Road reopens after washout in 2018
August 23, 2023 11:15 AM
People in the Quesnel area can now travel a recently completed new section of West Fraser Road after the old road washed out in 2018.
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Highway 4 reopens two full lanes for travel
August 31, 2023 2:15 PM
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Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
B.C. moves to increase housing supply, deliver more homes faster
September 18, 2023 9:00 AM
New measures are coming to B.C. that will help create more housing as the Province speeds up permitting and helps build more secondary suites for rent.
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Public input will enhance B.C.’s first-ever coastal marine strategy
August 15, 2023 2:00 PM