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Volume 58, No. 4

26/2015

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

February 24, 2015

B.C. Reg. 26/2015 , deposited February 20, 2015, under the BALANCED BUDGET AND MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT [section 9]. Regulation of Treasury Board, dated January 19, 2015.

Treasury Board orders that the attached Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Expected Results for the 2015/2016 Fiscal Year Regulation is made.

— M. DE JONG, Chair, Treasury Board .

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM AND SMALL BUSINESS

EXPECTED RESULTS FOR THE 2015/2016 FISCAL YEAR REGULATION

Application of this regulation

1 This regulation applies to the Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.

Definition

2 In this regulation, “Act” means the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act .

Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business

3 The expected results that the Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business is to achieve for the purposes of

section 5 (3) of the Act are as follows:

(

a) lead the work of the Small Business portfolio and support the implementation of initiatives that contribute to making British Columbia one of the most small-business-friendly jurisdictions in Canada;

(

b) ensure continued implementation of the BC Small Business Accord and monitor the effectiveness of initiatives;

(

c) support and direct the ongoing work of British Columbia’s Small Business Roundtable by identifying key priorities and opportunities on behalf of the small business sector in British Columbia;

(

d) continue to deliver tools, training and information to assist small business start-up and growth with partners such as Small Business BC in all regions of British Columbia, including securing additional Mobile Business Licence opportunities and expanding BizPaL services;

(

e) continue to support small business through red tape reduction initiatives including Regulatory Reform BC’s net zero increase policy and annual report;

(

f) work to ensure BC small businesses have an opportunity to participate in delivering goods and services to liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponents and contractors, and other major resource projects and procurements;

(

g) work with relevant ministries to implement upgrades to rest areas and visitor centre services to enrich the highway travel experience;

(

h) work across government and with partners to achieve the goals outlined in the Province’s tourism strategy Gaining the Edge ;

(

i) work with relevant ministries and industry partners to develop and implement a plan to encourage the federal government to improve air transportation and visa policies that would help increase tourism, travel and trade in British Columbia and Canada;

(

j) submit to Cabinet a report on the results referred to in paragraphs (

a) to (

i) on or before March 31, 2016.

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