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Volume 56, No. 24

264/2013

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 17, 2013

B.C. Reg. 264/2013 , deposited December 13, 2013, pursuant to the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT [section 35] and the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT [section 26]. Order in Council 627/2013, approved and ordered December 12, 2013.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, and the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 265/2002, are amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— D. MCRAE, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation ; P. FASSBENDER, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule

Section 26 of the Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out “ subsection (2), (2.1) ” and substituting “ subsection (2), (2.01), (2.1), (3.01) ”,

(

b) by repealing subsection (2.1) and substituting the following:

(2.01) If the minister decides, on a request made under

section 17 (1) [reconsideration and appeal rights] of the Act, to provide a supplement, the family unit is eligible for the supplement from the earlier of

(

a) the date the minister makes the decision on the request made under

section 17 (1) of the Act, and

(

b) the applicable of the dates referred to in

section 80 of this regulation.

(2.1) If the tribunal rescinds a decision of the minister refusing a supplement, the family unit is eligible for the supplement on the earlier of the dates referred to in subsection (2.01). ,

(

c) by adding the following subsection:

(3.01) If the minister decides, on a request made under

section 17 (1) of the Act, that a person qualifies as a person who has persistent multiple barriers to employment, the person’s family unit becomes eligible to receive income assistance at the rate specified under

Schedule A for a family unit that matches that family unit on the first day of the month after the month containing the earlier of

(

a) the date the minister makes the decision on the request made under

section 17 (1) of the Act, and

(

b) the applicable of the dates referred to in

section 80 of this regulation. , and

(

d) in subsection (3.1) by striking out “ the date of the minister’s decision on the applicant’s request under

section 17 (1) [reconsideration and appeal rights] of the Act in relation to the determination ” and substituting “ the month containing the earlier of the dates referred to in subsection (3.01) ”.

Section 23 of the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 265/2002, is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out “ Subject to subsection (1.1) ” and substituting “ Except as provided in subsections (1.1), (3.11) and (3.2) ”,

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out “ A family ” and substituting “ Subject to subsections (3.01) and (3.1), a family ”,

(

c) by repealing subsection (3.1) and substituting the following:

(3.01) If the minister decides, on a request made under

section 16 (1) [reconsideration and appeal rights] of the Act, to provide a supplement, the family unit is eligible for the supplement from the earlier of

(

a) the date the minister makes the decision on the request made under

section 16 (1) of the Act, and

(

b) the applicable of the dates referred to in

section 72 of this regulation.

(3.1) If the tribunal rescinds a decision of the minister refusing a supplement, the family unit is eligible for the supplement on the earlier of the dates referred to in subsection (3.01).

(3.11) If the minister decides, on a request made under

section 16 (1) of the Act, to designate a person as a person with disabilities, the person’s family unit becomes eligible to receive disability assistance at the rate specified under

Schedule A for a family unit that matches that family unit on the first day of the month after the month containing the earlier of

(

a) the date the minister makes the decision on the request made under

section 16 (1) of the Act, and

(

b) the applicable of the dates referred to in

section 72 of this regulation. , and

(

d) in subsection (3.2) by striking out “ the date of the minister’s decision on the applicant’s request under

section 16 (1) [reconsideration and appeal rights] of the Act in relation to the designation ” and substituting “ the month containing the earlier of the dates referred to in subsection (3.11) ”.

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