Responsible for administering legislation concerning matters such as hours of work, overtime, payment of wages, minimum wages, dismissal, maternity leave job protection, paid sick leave for personal illness or injury, employment of children, annual vacations, ...

Offers customized programs and services for positive management of workplace and business-to-business conflicts.

Independent public authority in charge of regulating and supervising Canadian broadcasting, telecommunications, and internet. Balances the interests of consumers, the creative community, and distribution industries in implementing public policy objectives esta...

An independent, administrative tribunal with the mandate to mediate and adjudicate employment and labour relations matters related to unionized workplaces, according to the Labour Relations Code. Hears and determines applications and complaints under the Code ...

Assists in the settlement of union-management disputes. Offers mediation when union and management of a company are unable to negotiate a collective agreement. If a dispute appears to be placing the public interest in jeopardy, the Minister may appoint a media...

Provides human resources and labour relations services to member social services organizations in BC. Also provides expertise on a fee-for-service basis to associate organizations that do not meet the criteria for membership but wish to access CSSEA services. ...

Provides settlement officers, expedited arbitrators, and mediators to resolve grievances between employers and trade unions during the term of a collective agreement. Also trains and educates arbitrators and settlement officers, researches and publishes inform...

Independent body with the legal authority to conduct appeals of decisions made under the Employment Standards Act. Adjudicators are appointed to consider the evidence as independent decision makers, and their decisions are final and binding. Office hours are 8...

Responsible for administering legislation concerning matters such as hours of work, overtime, payment of wages, minimum wages, dismissal, maternity leave job protection, paid sick leave for personal illness or injury, employment of children, annual vacations, ...

Provides workers in BC with information about workers' compensation and the appeals process, and hears appeals concerning discriminatory action complaints and applications to reopen claims; operates independently of WorkSafeBC. Also provides certificates to th...

Second level of appeal for property assessments. Addresses typical issues such as actual market value, correct property classification, and tax exemptions. Aim is to resolve an appeal without the need for a hearing. If the appeal cannot be settled by agreement...

Assists in resolving disputes between landowners and companies that require access to private land to explore for, develop, or produce Crown-owned subsurface resources such as oil, gas, coal, minerals and geothermal. Also assists with disputes about compensati...

Independent regulatory agency of the Government of British Columbia that operates under and administers the Utilities Commission Act. Responsible for the regulation of BC's natural gas and electricity utilities. Also regulates intra-provincial pipelines and un...