The Union of B.C. Municipalities has written to Minister Selina Robinson to seek the expansion of the existing Property Tax Deferral Program, additional provincial funding for public transit and the development of an infrastructure stimulus framework to support economic recovery.
See the Emergency Management BC website for non-health related provincial information and support in response to COVID-19.
UBCM has developed a best practice guide to support the development of remuneration policies for local elected officials.
To view the long program, register, and view the most up to date information visit the 2020 Convention page.
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Rgistration for the 2020 Virtual UBCM Convention in now OPEN
The Province of British Columbia has declared a public health emergency and a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemics.
COVID-19 Orders & Advisories for Local Government
Phone: 1-888-COVID19 (ServiceBC)
Public Health Agency of Canada
Phone: 811 or 1-888-COVID19 (ServiceBC)
B.C.'s COVID-19 symptom self-assessment tool
May 13, 2020: Advocacy for property tax deferral, transit funding & stimulus framework
May 7, 2020: BC's Restart Program; Funding & Resources; Local Government Awareness Week
May 4, 2020: Electronic public hearings allowed during pandemic
April 30, 2020: Planning for the 2020 UBCM Convention
April 23, 2020: UBCM endorses call for Federal funding support
April 21, 2020: Orphaned wells funding; Enforcement ticketing; Rural & Indigenous health framework
April 16, 2020: Changes to property tax framework; Expanded CERB eligibility
April 3, 2020: Financial impact of COVID-19 on local governments
April 2, 2020: Guidelines for enforcement of COVID-19 orders; Support for renters & landlords
March 30, 2020: COVID-19 update: critical supplies inventory; substance use risk mitigation
March 26, 2020: COVID-19 Update: New Ministerial Orders
March 25, 2020: UBCM COVID-19: Update 3 for Local Governments
March 18, 2020 - UBCM COVID-19 Update #2
March 13, 2020 - COVID-19 and Local Government Preparedness
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