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This section highlights regulatory best practices in British Columbia, across provincial, municipal and even international jurisdictions.
Strategies to Manage Regulation
Smart Regulations At Work in BC [PDF] - March 2005
Presented by: Ken Dobell, Deputy Minister to the Premier.
Provides the provincial government’s perspective on the significance of regulatory reform, reflections on deregulation achievements and priorities for the future of regulatory reform in B.C.
Implementation Strategy for Smart Regulation:
Smart Regulation at Work in the Federal Government [PPT: 560 KB] - March 2005
Presented by: Jody Aylard, Director of Operations, Regulatory Affairs Division.
Overview of the two-year plan of activities currently underway in the federal government to assist in the implementation of Smart Regulation.
Economic Growth Through Regulatory Reform [PPT: 240 KB] - March 2005
Presented by Tim McEwan, Executive Director, BC Progress Board
Covers the BC Progress Board’s findings and recommendations outlined in the discussion paper and highlighted the need to continue to work on regulatory reform to improve BC’s economic performance and competitive position.
Improving Canada's Regulatory Framework: Cabinet Directive on Streamlining Regulation [PPT: 190 KB] - April 2006
Presented by: Eileen Boyd, Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs, Treasury Board of Canada.
Discusses how the Government of Canada is working toward improving the federal regulatory framework and provides an overview of the strategy and action plan for implementation.
A Small Business Perspective on Regulatory Reform [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: Laura Jones, Vice President, Canadian Federation of Independent Business - BC & Yukon.
Outlines why Regulatory Reform is important to small businesses. The report points to one central solution: increased accountability.
International Regulatory Reform Initiatives [PPT: 490 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Randa Saryeddine, Small Business Policy Branch, Industry Canada
Overview of international initiatives to measure regulatory burden, streamline regulations and foster an enabling environment for small business.
Federal Initiative: Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative [PPT] - March 2005
Presented by Nancy Graham, Director, Policy and Liaison, Small Business Policy Branch, Industry Canada.
Provides background to the federal Budget 2004 announcement of the creation of a joint private/public sector group mandated to find practical and actionable ideas to make reductions in paper burden.
E-Government
Smart Regulations at Work in BC - E-Government BC Initiative: OneStop Business Registry - March 2005
Presented by: Mike Kelley, Director, Patrick Deakin, Manager, Partnership and Policy Development, Patty Ballam, Manager, Business and Technical Operations, Ministry of Finance and Don Garrish, Business Licence Inspector, City of Kamloops.
Introduces the OneStop Business Registry - providing better quality and complete data, eliminates duplication of effort amongst organizations, improves voluntary compliance, and better customer service.
Using Modern Technology to Regulate: Mineral Titles Online - April 2006
Presented by: Kim Stone, Mineral Titles Office, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Outlines how BC modernized its regulatory regime using modern technology.
Process Re-design
BC Environmental Assessment Act: A New Way of Doing Business [PPT: 380 KB] - March 2005
Presented by: Garry Alexander, Director, Strategic Policy and Planning, Environmental Assessment Office.
Outlines the new BC Environmental Assessment Act - establishing a more flexible and streamlined process for assessing the impacts of large scale development proposals.
Using Continuous Improvement to Achieve Citizen-Centred Regulator Reform in the Ministry of Forests and Range [PDF] - March 2005
Presented by: Mark Tassell and Christopher Miller, Business Improvement Branch and Richard Grieve, Strategic Policy and Planning Branch, Ministry of Forests and Range.
Reviews Process Redesign and continuous improvement methodology, and how it has been been used to improve business processes and create results-based regulations.
An Integrated Approach to Regulatory Reform [PPT: 585 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Diane Fontaine, BC Liquor Distribution Branch.
Focuses on the Liquor Distribution Branch regulatory reform results, challenges and lessons learned.
Multi-jurisdictional Co-operation
BizPaL: Working Together to Reduce the Burden of Compliance [PPT] - March 2005
Presented by: Michael Nadler, Director, GOL Projects, Industry Canada and Mike Kelley, Director, Ministry of Finance and Don Garrish, Business Licence Inspector, City of Kamloops.
Reviews the history of the BizPaL collaboration, discusses the project's current status, and its implications on the role improved government service to business can play in reducing the administrative burden of regulatory compliance.
Results-based Regulation
Results-based Regulations: Transportation Project [PPT] - March 2005
Presented by: Kirsten Pedersen, Manager, Policy and Legislation and Tom Greene, Director, Passenger Transportation, Ministry of Transportation.
Provides an overview of the development of two statutes by the Ministry of Transportation, the new Transportation Act and the Passenger Transportation Act, which replaced the Motor Carrier Act.
Using Continuous Improvement to Achieve SMART Regulation in the Ministry of Forests [PPT: 678 KB] - April 2006
Presented by: Mark Tassell, Senior Business Process Analyst, Business Improvement, Richard Grieve, Manager, Policy Development and Legislation, Strategic Policy and Planning Branch, and Christopher Miller, Senior Business Process Analyst, Ministry of Forests.
Using real life examples from the Ministry of Forests, this presentation reviews Process Redesign and continuous improvement methodology, and how they have been used to improve business processes and create results-based regulations.
Lessons Learned: Results-Based Regulations for the Integrated Pest Management Program [PPT: 560 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Rob Adams, IPM Project Manager, BC Ministry of Environment.
Discusses some of the challenges and successes the Ministry of Environment has encountered as it has implemented the Integrated Pest Management Act.
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Between British Columbia and Alberta (TILMA) [PPT: 700 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Robert Musgrave, BC Ministry of Economic Development.
Discusses the effects TILMA will have on every ministry in developing their legislation and regulation and what you need to know.
Achieving Compliance Outcomes in Nova Scotia [PPT: 1.5 MB] - May 2007
Presented by: Nancy Vanstone, Assistant Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour.
Overview of how Nova Scotia has focused on achieving compliance outcomes by making it easier for regulated clients to understand and achieve, supporting staff with better training, and improving their ability to measure and monitor their performance.
Risk-based Regulation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Environmental Process Modernization Plan [PPT: 272 KB] - March 2005
Presented by: Sue Kirby, Assistant Deputy Minister, Oceans and Habitat Sector, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Describes DFO’s Environmental Process Modernization Plan what has been accomplished to date, particularly with regards to streamlining, and plans for the future.
Using Alternatives to Regulation: Framework for Assessing, Selecting and Implementing Instruments for Government Action (Instrument Choice) [PPT: 1.2 MB] - May 2007
Presented by: John Giraldez, Treasury Board of Canada
Discusses the experience of the Government of Canada with instrument choice. Choosing an instrument, or more importantly the appropriate mix of instruments, involves selecting the tools that are most likely to achieve the public policy objective at hand on a sustained basis and at an acceptable cost.
Public-Private Governance
Private Managed Forest Land Act [PPT: 253 KB] - March 2005
Presented by: Brian Murphy, Executive Director, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and Trevor Swan, Chair, Private Managed Forest Land Council
Encourages appropriate forest management practices on private managed forest land, taking into account the social, environmental and economic benefits of those practices.
Organization Transformation
Smart Regulation: From Vision to Organizational Transformation [PPT: 2.01 MB] - March 2005
Presented by: Derek Doyle, Past Commissioner, BC Oil and Gas Commission.
Explains the Oil and Gas Commission’s journey from its creation as the single-window, through stream-lining and cost-reducing process improvements to its present initiative to develop a new results-based regulatory framework.
Organizational Transformation and the Implications to Customer Service, Program Delivery and Human Resource Management [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: Derek Doyle, Past Commissioner, BC Oil and Gas Commission.
Discusses Organizational Transformation, the reality of huge staff losses, increased demand and urgency to meet key target dates.
Municipal Best Practices
Best Practices: Municipal Breakthroughs in Regulatory Reform [PPT: 131 KB] - March 2005
Presented by: Frank Leonard, Mayor of Saanich and Past President, Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
Reviews the transition from "do as you're told" under Provincial restrictions to "do as you see fit" as an accountable, elected order of government.
Municipal Regulatory Reform: Saanich [PPT: 75 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Frank Leonard, Mayor, District of Saanich BC.
Overview on how, over the last 10 years, municipalities have been the object of provincial regulatory reform — moving from a traditionally rule bound system to today's more flexible framework.
Langford: Corporate Culture, Accomplishments and Development Regulation [PPT: 900 KB] - May 2007
Presented by: Rob Buchan, City of Langford, BC, Ministry of Economic Development.
Looks at the corporate culture of Langford and how it has manifested in development approval processes. Includes a discussion on the use of a staff development review committee, the 48 hour building permit process, and the development permit process.
Regulating New Sectors
Smart Regulation of BC’s Offshore Oil and Gas [PPT: 1.62 MB] - March 2005
Presented by: Patrick O’Rourke, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Discusses how the Province's "single-window" Oil and Gas Commission in northeastern BC is recognized by industry and other jurisdictions as a model for regulatory efficiency and effectiveness, and is a leader in regulatory reform.
Citizen-centred Regulation
FrontCounter BC – Regulating Better in B.C. [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: Dave Byng, Integrated Land Management Bureau
Front Counter BC is based on a foundation of cross-agency client-centred service delivery where clients come first. Every aspect of Front Counter BC, including the front counter service is planned, designed and organized with the needs of the client in mind.
The Process of Re-engineering BC's Venture Capital Programs [PPT: 1.3 MB] - May 2007
Presented by:Sylvia Selig, former Director, Investment Capital Branch, Ministry of Economic Development.
Discusses the Investment Capital Branch business process mapping results, challenges and lessons learned.
Measuring Performance
Regulating Better in B.C. – Working in a Results Based Environment [DOC] - April 2006
Presented by: Dr. Bruce Fraser, Chair, Forest Practices Board.
Describes how this regime is, at this stage of its development, a hybrid of prescription and open-ended reliance on licensees and professionals to perform appropriately.
Codes and Standards
Benefits of Standards to Regulators and Consumers [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: John Walter, Vice-President, Canadian Standards Association.
An overview of how the code of standards is developed and the benefits it offers.
National Standards System and the Standards Council of Canada [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: Jeffery Westgarth-Taylor, Policy Analyst, Standards Council of Canada.
Provides and overview of the National Standards System, Standard Council of Canada, Canadian Standards Strategy and some tools to assist regulators.
Performance-Based Regulation: Office of Housing and Construction Standards British Columbia [PDF] - April 2006
Presented by: Juliette Proom, Policy Analyst, BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards, John Walter, Vice-President, Canadian Standards Association, and Jeffery Westgarth-Taylor, Policy Analyst, Standards Council of Canada.
Provides opportunity for discussion on some current standards issues, including performance based codes, how they are developed, and under what conditions it is justified to enact local variations to a national code.
Third Party Regulators
Administrative Justice Reform [PPT: 727 KB] - April 2006
Presented by: Richard Rogers, Director of Legislation and Law Reform, Administrative Justice Office.
Provides information about working with ministries, tribunals and stakeholders to support government’s goals for regulatory reform.
Passionate About Accident Prevention [PPT: 7.99 MB] - May 2007
Presented by: Catherine Roome, Vice President, BC Safety Authority
Presents an overview on how it has adopted an agency-wide regulatory reform culture to meet its objectives.
Regulatory Forms Management
Regulatory Reform Forms Management - April 2006
Presented by: Kinsburh Healey, Steve Williams and Monica Gervais, Policy and Legislation Branch, Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
Describes the ministry’s regulatory reform based forms management strategies. | 
