Application of this regulation

1   This regulation applies to the Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.

Definition

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

Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness

3   The expected results that the Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness is to achieve for the purposes of section 5 (3) of the Act are as follows:

(a) engage with British Columbia's provincial and territorial counterparts, local governments, First Nations and external partners in participation with the federal government to meet Canada's mandated commitment to better predict, prepare for, and respond to weather-related emergencies and natural disasters;

(b) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in finalizing discussions respecting the New Building Canada Fund and the National Disaster Mitigation Program;

(c) continue working with Emergency Management BC to support the implementation of initiatives that contribute to the delivery of Emergency Management BC's mandate;

(d) work with Emergency Management BC to support the conduct of Exercise Coastal Response, a full-scale earthquake and tsunami response exercise expected to be implemented in the Port Alberni region in June 2016;

(e) support further development of the BC Earthquake Immediate Response Plan based on the lessons learned from Exercise Coastal Response described in paragraph (d);

(f) continue to promote emergency preparedness within British Columbia;

(g) review legislation respecting emergency preparedness and fire prevention, suppression and investigation to determine whether to make recommendations about legislative changes;

(h) submit to Cabinet a report on the results referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g) on or before March 31, 2017.