HOME Accreditation Advertise Bid Depository Contact the BCCA COCA EUSTEP Green Buildings Group Benefit Plan Industry Events Industry Links ISTEP Job Postings Join Us News and Events Online Directory Planroom Policies Reports / Publications Resources Standard Documents Step for Women Survey Who's Who Tundra Official Truck of the BCCA BCCA email: bcca@bccassn.com BCCA 210 - 174 WILSON ST. VICTORIA, BC  V9A 7N6 PHONE: 250-475-1077 FAX: 250-475-1078	GOVERNMENT REGULATION Coordination Of Building Codes Environmental Legislation Freedom Of Enterprise Lien Act Regulatory Burden Taxation Coordination Of Building Codes BCCA supports the rationalization and province-wide standardization of building codes. The BCCA believes that building codes should deal exclusively with issues of building standards for public health and safety, and should exclude social policy objectives. Environmental Legislation BCCA believes that environmental regulations should be required only when there is a clear and demonstrable public policy objective. In an effort to limit regulations, environmental regulations impacting the construction industry should be implemented in consultation with BCCA. Freedom Of Enterprise BCCA supports an economic and political system based on individual freedom and the competitive free enterprise system. Lien Act BCCA supports the Lien Legislation and endorses a recurring evaluation to ensure that it meets the needs of the industry and inherent objectives of the Act.   [return to top] Regulatory Burden BCCA believes that regulations should be used only when there is a clear and demonstrable public policy objective where operational and economic impacts are outweighed by the objective. Procedure: Increase the efficiency of existing and future construction-related regulations through more effective lobbying and government relations. Develop the government's knowledge base on the construction sector. Encourage government to undertake a full regulatory review to rationalize specific regulations in the construction sector. Assist government in the preparation of a construction practices and procedures manual. Maintain ongoing lobbying and government relations efforts. Strive for the standardization of construction tendering documents and processes across provincial government ministries. Continue to encourage amendment of the Builders Lien Act. Encourage development of a model, one-stop permit approval process. Promote the establishment of a sunset review of new regulations. Encourage preparation of a bi-annual provincial regulatory report. Taxation BCCA opposes the imposition of corporate and other capital taxes. BCCA supports the harmonization of federal/provincial sales taxes (GST and PST) to ensure maximum efficiency. Construction contracts for work in British Columbia include provisions that ensure all bidders comply with provincial taxation regulations.    HOME
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