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The following list of provincial statutes (and associated permits, licences and approvals and guidelines) is not comprehensive and is provided for information only. Appropriate zoning and other necessary local government approvals are also required for projects to proceed.

List of B.C. Statutes and Regulations

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B.C. Government

• B.C. Government Directory
• Ministries and Organizations
• Other Levels of Government

Agricultural Land Commission Act

• Application process for ALR land

Coal Act
Coalbed Gas Act
Drinking Water Protection Act
Energy Efficiency Act

Environmental Management Act

• Permits and authorizations
• Waste discharge authorizations: application forms and guidance
• Contaminated sites information

Fish Protection Act
Forest and Range Practices Act
Forest Practices Code of BC Act
Gas Utility Act
Geothermal Resources Act

Heritage Conservation Act

• Archaeological permitting and registries
  
• Permit application forms

Hydro and Power Authority Act

Land Act

• Crown Land tenure applications
  
• Search Crown land applications
  

Local Government Act
Mineral Tenure Act
Mines Act
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
Pipeline Act
Transmission Corporation Act
Transport of Dangerous Goods Act
Transportation Act
Utilities Commission Act
Vancouver Island Natural Gas Pipeline Act

Water Act

• Water rights information
  
• Water licence application
  

Search water rights

Water Protection Act
Water Utility Act

• Water utilities information and application
  

Wildlife Act

• Wildlife permits and commercial licences
  

Government of British Columbia

• MLA Finder - by name, constituency, community of postal code
  
• BC Electoral Districts - maps and profiles
  
• BC Government Directory

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Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts

• Archaeological permitting and registries: provincial programs designed to encourage and facilitate the protection, conservation and public appreciation of BC's archaeological resources.

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Ministry of Environment

• Land and Resource Registries Portal provides quick access to major BC government land and resource registries.
• Land Information BC provides a single window to a diverse set of data and information products and services from across the natural resource sector
  - Land Use Plans
  - Endangered Species and Ecosystems, including the BC Conservation Data Centre
  - Standards for Resource Information, including RISC standards for natural and cultural resource inventories (collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and reporting)
  

Ministry of Environment

• Environmental Protection Division, including information on air quality, water quality, groundwater, municipal waste, industrial waste, contaminated sites and waste discharge authorizations.
  - Municipal liquid waste
  - Municipal solid waste, including information on Solid Waste Management Planning, incineration and landfilling.
  - Permits and authorizations
• Environmental Stewardship Division, including information on biodiversity and wildlife, species and ecosystems at risk, and fish and fish habitat.
  - Guidelines and Best Management Practices
  - Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy
  - BC Frogwatch Program
  - Permit & Authorization Service Bureau

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Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

• MapPlace: easy access to Ministry maps and databases
• Electricity and Alternative Energy, including information on wind, thermal, solar, tidal, biomass and fuel cell technologies
  - BC's Energy Plan (2002): designed to increase investment in the energy sector and maintain low-cost electricity and public ownership of BC Hydro.
  - Geothermal Resources
  - BC Hydro
  
• Oil and Gas Resources: information on the Ministry's oil and gas initiatives.
  - Coalbed Gas
  - Oil and Gas Titles: information on oil and gas titles, sales, notices, results, statistics, maps, pre-tenure referrals, land use and geothermal resources.
  - Petroleum Titles Online: electronic petroleum tenure-related transactions
  - Oil and Gas Commission: regulating BC's oil and gas sector
• Mining in BC: managing the development of BC's mineral resources
  - Acid Rock Drainage Guidelines (1998)
  - BC Mining Plan (2005)
• Geological Survey and Development: mineral, coal and aggregate reserves and resources.
  - Coal
  - Industrial Minerals
  - Metallic Minerals
  - ARIS: search and information on mineral exploration Assessment Reports.
  - MINFILE geological, location and economic information on metallic, industrial mineral and coal mines, deposits and occurrences in B.C.
  - Mineral Titles: information on mineral titles, legislation, forms, reference maps, and electronic claim acquisition and title maintenance through Mineral Titles Online BC

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Ministry of Economic Development

• Key Initiatives
• Canada-BC Infrastructure Program
• British Columbia 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat
• British Columbia Resort Strategy and Action Plan (2004)
• British Columbia Ports Strategy (2005)

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Ministry of Transportation

• TransLink - Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

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Ministry of Community Services

• Local Government: supports the system of local government and public libraries in British Columbia.

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Ministry of Health

• Office of the Provincial Health Officer
  
• Provincial Health Services Authority oversees the coordination and delivery of provincial programs and highly specialized health care services
  - BC Centre for Disease Control
  
• British Columbia Health Authorities
  - Northern Health Authority
  - Interior Health Authority
  - Vancouver Island Health Authority
  - Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
  - Fraser Health Authority

Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

• Aboriginal Directorate: provides leadership and works to increase participation of Aboriginal people and communities in the social and economic life of BC
• Treaty Negotiations Office including information on BC-First Nations agreements
  - First Nations Consultation Policy (2002)
• A Guide to Aboriginal Organizations and Services in British Columbia
  
• Provincial overview map gallery (Currently Unavailable)
  
• Statement of Intent boundaries
  
• Consultative Areas database Note: This site is only available to government personnel
  
• First Nations Environmental Assessment Technical Working Group
  
• Aboriginal Canada Portal
  
• First Nations Community Profiles
  
• First Nations Relations at UBCM
  

• CivicNet BC - Union of British Columbia Municipalities' (UBCM) portal to BC local government
  - Index of UBCM member municipality and regional district websites
  
• CivicInfo BC - information sharing service for those who work, or have an interest in BC's local government sector
  
• Regional District Electoral Areas

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Fisheries Act
Migratory Birds Convention Act
Navigable Waters Protection Act
Species at Risk Act

• Public Registry

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act

Government of Canada

• Electronic Directory Service
  - Members of Parliament
  - Government staff
  
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
  - Registry: information about projects undergoing environmental assessment across Canada
• Canadian Transportation Agency including the Vancouver Port Authority
• Environment Canada, including the Canadian Wildlife Service and Species at Risk
  
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  - Species at Risk (NHQ)
  - Guidelines for Attaining No Net Loss (Currently Unavailable) - Fish Habitat, Conservation and Protection
  - Pacific Region, including Species at Risk
• Health Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Transport Canada, including information on the Navigable Waters Protection Program