IB programs See Education
IBM Global Services
ICBC See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
ICE fund See Innovative clean energy fund
under Energy
Iceland
- Health information (Hansen) 8145
ICM See Programs and services, integrated case management system
under Government
iCON See Health promotion and disease prevention, interCultural online health network
under Health – Public health
Identification
Identity theft See Crime and criminals
IIFA See International Indian Film Academy
Ilich, Milan
- Life and accomplishments (Yap) 7933
Illegal weapons See Weapons
Immigrant workers See Immigration
Immigration
- Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers (Elmore) 10775 (Yap) 10775
- Foreign and immigrant workers
- federal-provincial responsibilities (Chouhan) 10224-5 (MacDiarmid) 10225
- government initiatives and support (Bell) 10728-9 (Elmore) 10734-5 (Kwan) 10728-9 (Yap) 10734
- information-sharing agreement with federal government (MacDiarmid) 10221, 10223
- occupational health and safety program See English language learning program for migrant workers under Occupational health and safety
- pathway to permanent residency (Elmore) 10222, 10735, 10774 (MacDiarmid) 10222 (Yap) 10735, 10774
- recruitment fee issue (Elmore) 10222 (MacDiarmid) 10222
- seasonal agricultural workers program (MacDiarmid) 10217
- seasonal agricultural workers program, safety and health education program (MacDiarmid) 10222
- temporary foreign workers (Bell) 10728-34 (Chouhan) 10223-4 (Elmore) 10221-3, 10733-5, 10774, 11262 (Kwan) 10728-31, 10733, 10855 (MacDiarmid) 10221-4 (Simpson, B.) 10731-2 (Yap) 10734-5
- temporary workers and employment standards issues (Gentner) 7987
- Immigrant and refugee youth, mural project (Elmore) 8975
- Immigrants to B.C. See also Refugees below under this main heading
- access to justice system (Karagianis) 10571
- contributions (Lee) 8044
- immigrants (Bloy) 8008 (Stewart) 8017 (Yap) 7992
- participation in elections (Bond) 11069 (Elmore) 11069-70
- Programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
- adult basic education (Elmore) 11879, 12249-51
- school-based services (Chouhan) 9563, 9895-6
- school-based settlement services, pilot program for immigrant youth in schools (Hayer) 8119
- settlement programs and services (Elmore) 8751, 10221
- settlement programs and services, federal changes and government response (Bell) 10973, 12512 (Elmore) 10775-6, 10973, 12512 (Yap) 10775-6
- Welcome B.C. program (Bell) 10728-9 (Elmore) 10775-6
- Provincial nominee program
- Refugees, programs and sponsorship issues (Brar) 9458-9
- Refugees, school-based services See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C., school-based services above under this main heading
- Residency and citizenship applications, federal offices See Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Task force (Elmore) 10775 (Yap) 10775
Immunization See Health – Public health
IMPACT See Integrated municipal-provincial auto crime team
under Police and policing
Impaired driving
- Assessment process for obtaining blood samples (de Jong) 8992-4 (Farnworth) 8992-4 (Huntington) 8993
- Impacts (Fleming) 11602 (Horgan) 11599-600 (Macdonald) 11601 (Mungall) 11605
- Legislation See also Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012
- Penalties
- appeal process, court case (Bond) 12547-8 (Corrigan) 12547
- changes in response to court ruling (Bond) 11492-3, 11592-3, 11607, 12543-9 (Corrigan) 11593-5, 12543-9 (Fleming) 11601-3 (Horgan) 11599-600 (Huntington) 11603-5 (Lali) 11598-9 (Macdonald) 11600-1 (Mungall) 11605 (Simpson, S.) 11606 (Trevena) 11595-8
- changes in response to court ruling, legislation See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012
- court cases based on previous legislation (Fleming) 11602
- impact of changes to penalties (Barnett) 8496 (Bond) 9072, 11592-3, 12548 (Corrigan) 8538, 11594, 12548 (Dalton) 8291 (Foster) 9012 (Horgan) 11599 (Huntington) 11604 (Mungall) 11605 (Trevena) 11595, 11597
- Prevention (Mungall) 11605
- Societal and behavioural changes (Corrigan) 12548 (Fleming) 11602-3 (Trevena) 11597
Impairment See Substance abuse and addiction
Imperial Metals Corp.
- Huckleberry mine project, expansion (Coleman) 12383 (Rustad) 9256
- Mount Polley mine project, expansion (Coleman) 12383
- Mount Polley mine project, First Nations consultation (Simpson, B.) 8013
- Presentation to Finance Committee (Donaldson) 8759
- Red Chris mine (Clark) 12615, 12663-4 (Coleman) 12383, 12385, 12387 (Donaldson) 11636, 12383, 12386-8
- Vice-president See Giraud, Byng
Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act (federal)
IMW Industries Ltd.
- Operations in Chilliwack (Les) 9445
Income See also Poverty
- Disposable income (Routley, B.) 9532 (Simpson, B.) 9612
- Income disparity (Austin) 9650 (Black, D.) 9958 (Dix) 9618 (Ralston) 9356 (Sather) 9386 (Simpson, S.) 8101
- Income disparity and social inequality (Black) 9584 (Brar) 9598-9 (Dix) 7923-4 (Krog) 8126 (Simpson, S.) 8019-20
- Levels (Ralston) 9350
- Low- and middle-income earners (Rustad) 9257
- Low-income families and households
- access to healthy food (Black) 9583 (Trevena) 9700-1
- children's participation in workforce (Trevena) 11235
- government support (Cadieux) 10059-60 (Coell) 8902-3 (Gentner) 9488 (McNeil) 10944 (Simpson, S.) 8903
- opportunities (Simpson, S.) 8019
- Middle-income and working families (Conroy) 9554 (Routley, B.) 9532
Income assistance
- Accessibility (Brar) 8960-1
- Application process (Brar) 10017
- Benefits
- Caseload, projections (Cadieux) 10066 (James) 10066
- Caseworkers, replacement by call centres (Trevena) 8691
- Community volunteer supplement program (Cadieux) 10065-6 (James) 10065-6
- Disability benefits
- access to medical and non-medical supplements (Cadieux) 11261-2, 11398, 11495-6 (James) 11261-2, 11496 (Karagianis) 11261, 11398, 11495-6
- access to medical and non-medical supplements, case See Gammon, Jolayne
- benefits (Cadieux) 10059 (Simpson, S.) 8020
- bus passes (Cadieux) 10064-5 (James) 10064-5
- earnings exemption See Benefits above under this main heading
- eligibility and travel outside B.C. (Cadieux) 10083-4 (Simons) 10083-4
- medical equipment and supplies See Medical benefits below under this main heading
- recipients' access to hardship waiver for residential care costs (de Jong) 11927 (Kwan) 11927-8
- system review and reforms (Cadieux) 10057-8 (James) 10057-8
- Eligibility for persons under 19 years old (Bond) 9043 (Krog) 9043
- Employment programs
- B.C. Works program (Kwan) 10729
- centre for employment excellence (Cadieux) 10089 (James) 10089
- education and training See Recipients, access to education and training below under this main heading
- employment in areas with job vacancies and transition support (Cadieux) 10058-9 (James) 10058-9
- funding (Simpson, S.) 8903
- language capacity of clients (Kwan) 10090
- programs for persons with disabilities (Cadieux) 9990-1 (Sather) 9990-1
- programs for specialized populations (Cadieux) 10089-91 (Chouhan) 10090 (Coell) 8902-3 (James) 10089 (Kwan) 10089-90 (Simpson, S.) 8902
- programs in northern B.C. (James) 10264 (Polak) 10264
- programs in rural B.C. (Cadieux) 10091 (Macdonald) 10091 (Simons) 10090
- proposal for relocation of workers to northern communities (Donaldson) 10320
- service delivery in other jurisdictions (Hogg) 9535
- service delivery restructuring (Cadieux) 8773, 10088-91 (James) 10088-9, 10091 (Kwan) 10090 (Simpson, S.) 8772-3, 8901-3
- WorkBC employment centres (Cadieux) 9934 (Coell) 8902
- Medical benefits, medication coverage case (Cadieux) 10067 (Trevena) 10067
- Medical benefits, reduction and reinstatement (Cadieux) 10062-3 (James) 10062-3
- Offices, resources and staffing (Cadieux) 10061, 10086-7 (Gentner) 9485 (James) 10061, 10086-7
- Offices, washroom access for recipients (Sather) 12028
- Rates See Benefits above under this main heading
- Recipients
- access to education and training (Cadieux) 10064 (James) 10064
- access to housing (Brar) 9714, 10068-9 (Cadieux) 10068-9
- access to medical treatment requiring travel (Trevena) 10067-8
- access to mental health services (Cadieux) 10063 (James) 10063
- experiences and access to housing (Brar) 9599-601
- participation in community poverty reduction plan and supports (McNeil) 11010-1 (Trevena) 10948
- personal information security breach See Breach of personal information under Privacy
- transition to employment See also Employment programs above under this main heading
- transition to employment and access to child care and medical supports (Cadieux) 10064 (James) 10063-4
- Services (Cadieux) 10060 (James) 10060
- System (Brar) 9598-601
- System, assessment and recipient feedback (Cadieux) 10061 (James) 10061
- System, funding (Falcon) 9333 (Polak) 9389
Income tax
Income Tax Act
Income Tax Act (federal)
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2012
- (Bill 45) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 11493; 2R, 11991-4; C, 12348-56; 3R, 12323; RA, 12693
- Debate, speakers (Falcon) 11493, 11991-4, 12349-56 (Ralston) 11992-3, 12348-56
- Definitions (Falcon) 12349-51, 12355 (Ralston) 12349-51, 12354-5
- Purpose of bill (Falcon) 11493
Indemnity policy and review See Reports and reviews, review of indemnity policy for government employees
under Auditor General; Legal fee indemnity policy
under Civil service
Independent investigations office See Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of
Independent power producers, projects, etc. See Energy
Independent schools See Education
India
Indian Act (federal)
Indian Reserve 5 See Squamish First Nation
Indians See First Nations; Métis
Industry See also particular industries and sectors
- Industrial roads, comparison with resource roads See Resource roads under Resources and resource industries
- Industries, competitiveness (Bell) 7964-5
- Industry training See Skills training
- Sales tax on production machinery and equipment See Production machinery and equipment under Sales tax – Exemptions
- School tax (Simpson, B.) 9739
- Sectors
- "enabling" industries (Bell) 7966-7
- "first-dollar" industries (Bell) 7964
- government action and goals (Letnick) 7914
- role in economy See Role of industry sectors under Economy
- Taxation, municipal property tax system See Property tax
Industry Training Authority
Industry training organizations See Skills training
Infants Act
Infection control See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Information
Information and Privacy Commissioner See also Freedom of information; Privacy
- Acting commissioner See Fraser, Paul
- Annual report, 2011-12, tabled (Speaker) 12709
- Budget and operations (Conroy) 8153 (MacDiarmid) 8327, 8329, 10142, 10155 (Routley, D.) 8070, 8133, 8327-8, 10142, 10155
- Budget and workload (Ralston) 8788
- Commissioner See Denham, Elizabeth; Loukidelis, David
- Concerns re legislation (Krog) 11669 (Routley, D.) 11671-2
- Consultation by government and position on disease testing disclosure legislation (MacDiarmid) 12343-4 (Routley, D.) 12343-4
- Consultation on animal health legislation (McRae) 12156, 12220 (Popham) 12156
- Consultation on legislation (Routley, D.) 11671-2
- Judicial review applications (MacDiarmid) 8329, 10142 (Routley, D.) 8133, 8329, 10142-3
- Registrar of Lobbyists, reports tabled
- 2011-12 annual report (Speaker) 12709
- Investigation Report 12-15: Lobbyist: Jay Hill (Speaker) 12709
- Lobbying in British Columbia: The Way Forward — Report on Province-wide Consultations and Recommendations for Reform, January 2013 (Speaker) 12709
- Reconsideration 12-01(Investigation Report 12-15), Lobbyist: Jay Hill (Speaker) 12709
- reports on lobbying activities of Michael Bailey (Speaker) 11062
- Reports, freedom-of-information requests (MacDiarmid) 10143-9 (Routley, D.) 10143-9
- Role
- information-sharing code of practice (MacDiarmid) 8331 (Routley, D.) 8331
- oversight of metal dealer legislation implementation (Bond) 8787-8 (Ralston) 8788
- oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives (Bloy) 8150-1 (Cantelon) 8136-7 (Conroy) 8153-4 (Falcon) 12465 (MacDiarmid) 7932, 8064, 8275, 8327-9, 8334-6, 10143 (McNeil) 8155 (Ralston) 8222, 12464-5 (Routley, D.) 8066, 8070, 8131, 8133, 8275, 8327-9, 8334-6
- privacy impact assessments (Cantelon) 8136 (MacDiarmid) 8228, 8324, 8326, 8330-1 (Routley, D.) 8070, 8072, 8324, 8326-7, 8330-1
- review of legislation (Horgan) 11937 (James) 11977 (Karagianis) 11985 (Lali) 11970
- Ruling on freedom-of-information request re IBM (MacDiarmid) 10142 (Routley, D.) 10141-2
- Rulings on freedom-of-information requests re B.C. Lottery Corporation (Coleman) 12591 (Simpson, S.) 12591
- Work commended (Corrigan) 8218
- Work on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes (MacDiarmid) 8064
Information-sharing See Information-sharing by government
under Privacy
Infrastructure
- Development, impact on economy and environment (Huntington) 9429
- Funding (Bennett) 9702 (Rustad) 9704
- Funding for small communities (Donaldson) 8921
- Government investment (Barnett) 9571 (Falcon) 9331 (Hayer) 9544 (Horne) 9441 (Krueger) 9578
- Green infrastructure, funding allocation (Bains) 8175
- Impacts of metal theft See Metal theft under Crime and criminals
- Linear infrastructure, definition in legislation (Bond) 10483-6 (Krog) 10483-6
- Maintenance and replacement (Bennett) 7984
- Private sector investment (Lekstrom) 11149
- Projects and job creation (Barnett) 9264
- Projects, government announcements (Macdonald) 7960
- Replacement of aging infrastructure (Howard) 9437
- Street lighting in communities See Communities
- Transportation infrastructure
- Water systems, municipal operations (Corrigan) 10351-2
Infrastructure, Ministry of See Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry of
Ingleman, Patrick
- Comments on collective bargaining for teachers (Sather) 10043
Inheritance See Estates
Initiatives
Inks Lake
Inner-city schools See Education
Innovation See Research and development
Innovation, Ministry of See Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Ministry of
Innovative clean energy fund See Energy
Innovative Research Group Inc.
- Poll on jobs strategy (Dix) 12621-3
In-SHUCK-ch Nation
- Involvement in treaty negotiations (Fraser) 10290-1 (Polak) 10291
Insite See Supervised injection sites, Vancouver facility
under Substance abuse and addiction
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
- Position on appointment of former acting Auditor General (Gentner) 9165
Insurance See also particular types or areas of insurance
Insurance Act
Insurance (Vehicle) Act
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Annual report, 2011, tabled (Falcon) 12437
- Disclosure of personal information (MacDiarmid) 8316 (Routley, D.) 8316
- Driver's licences See Automobiles
- Executive compensation and bonuses (Falcon) 11772 (Simpson, S.) 11772
- Financial management and transfer of surplus funds to government (Simpson, S.) 9574
- Financial management, capital management framework (Falcon) 11716-8 (Simpson, S.) 11716-8
- Freedom-of-information requests (MacDiarmid) 10144 (Routley, D.) 10144
- Governance (Hansen) 9528
- Ministry responsible (Bond) 12130 (Krog) 12130
- Programs and services (Falcon) 11716 (Simpson, S.) 11716
- Rates See Insurance rates under Automobiles
- Reports on motor vehicle accidents by medical professionals (de Jong) 8990 (Farnworth) 8990
- Revenue levels (Falcon) 11715 (Simpson, S.) 11715
- Revenues to government (Falcon) 11774-5 (Simpson, S.) 11774-5
- Role as collection enforcement agency (Bains) 11887-8 (Falcon) 11774-5 (Simpson, S.) 11774-5
- Role re traffic offences (Bond) 12551 (Corrigan) 12551 (Krog) 11667-9 (Sather) 11674-5 (Trevena) 11684
- Staff pension plan (Falcon) 11770-2 (Simpson, S.) 11770-2
- Status (Krog) 11667
- Surplus funds, transfer to government (Gentner) 9487-8 (Hansen) 9528 (Sather) 9383
Insurance for Crops Act
Integrated case management system See Programs and services
under Government
Intellectual property
- Rights and government investment (Stilwell) 8358
interCultural online health network See Health promotion and disease prevention
under Health – Public health
Interfor See International Forest Products Ltd.
Interior B.C. See British Columbia
Interior Health Authority
- Administrative staff, remuneration information (de Jong) 12119 (Lali) 12118-9
- Communications on health care services in Princeton area (Lali) 12116
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- Meeting with MLAs (Kwan) 10576-7
- Members, experience and skills (Kwan) 10577
International Baccalaureate programs See Education
International Day for the Elimination of Poverty
- Observance (Simpson, S.) 8101
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Observance (Elmore) 10416
International Education Project Council
- Report on international education strategy (Yamamoto) 9854
- Role (Bell) 10854 (Mungall) 10854
International education, students See Education; Post-secondary education
International Forest Products Ltd.
- Annual report content (Routley, B.) 11451
International Indian Film Academy
- 2013 awards event, hosting bid by B.C. (Bell) 10902-3 (Chandra Herbert) 10902 (Hayer) 8904
International Labour Organization
- Convention on minimum work-start age (Trevena) 11235
International Monetary Fund
International students See Education; Post-secondary education
International Village area See Vancouver, B.C.
International Women's Day
International Wood Markets Group Inc.
Internet See Computer technology
InterVistas Consulting Inc.
- Study on foreign trade zones See Foreign trade zones, potential establishment in B.C., study under Exports and imports
Invasive species See Fish; Plants; Wildlife
Investment
Investment Industry Association of Canada
- Comments on government budget (Sultan) 9361-2
IPPs See Independent power producers and projects
under Energy
IR 5 See Squamish First Nation
Iran
- Access to post-secondary education (Letnick) 12250
Ironside's Machine and Welding See IMW Industries Ltd.
ISAV (Infectious salmon anemia virus) See Salmon
Island Timberlands Ltd.
- Operations in Alberni Valley area (Fraser) 10758
Islands Trust
- Annual report, 2010-11, tabled (Chong) 8982
Italy
- Economy and government financial management (McRae) 9397
ITOs See Industry training organizations
under Skills training