ICA See Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
ICBC See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
ICE fund See Innovative clean energy fund
under Energy
ICET See North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust
ICM See Integrated case management system
under Government
ICT See Information and communications technology
Identification
IFPAs See Forest management and practices, innovative forest practices agreements
under Forests and forest industry
Immigration
- Canada–B.C. immigration agreement (Bond) 1089 (Coleman) 744-5 (Dix) 744 (Ralston) 1089
- Exploitation and trafficking of migrants See Human trafficking
- Foreign and immigrant workers See also Provincial nominee program below under this main heading
- Government policy (Coleman) 744-5 (Dix) 744
- Immigrant investment fund See B.C. Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd.
- Programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
- English language learning program See Education
- funding (Elmore) 179
- programs and services (Wilkinson) 55
- settlement programs and services (Bond) 1088 (Ralston) 1088
- Provincial nominee program, eligibility criteria (Bond) 1091 (Elmore) 1091
- Provincial nominee program, long-haul truck drivers (Stone) 703 (Trevena) 703
Impaired driving
Imperial Metals Corp.
- Fandora mine project (Bennett) 565-6 (Fraser) 565-6
- Funding of transmission line project (Bennett) 649 (Horgan) 649-50
- Red Chris mine
- employment and wages (Bennett) 28-9
- Iskut extension line project See Northwest transmission line project under Energy
- status (Bennett) 557-8 (Fraser) 558
- tailing facility (Bennett) 566 (Donaldson) 566-7
Imports See Trade
INAC See Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Income See also Poverty
- Income disparity between women and men See Women
- Income levels (Hammell) 159
- Low-income and working poor families (James) 346, 465 (Robinson) 124
- Role in health See Social determinants under Health
Income assistance
- Application process See also Disability benefits below under this main heading; Eligibility below under this main heading
- Benefits See also Disability benefits below under this main heading
- benefit amount and review (McRae) 246-7 (Mungall) 246-7
- benefit amount for shelter (McRae) 247-8 (Mungall) 247-8 (Trevena) 306
- deduction of federal benefit payments (Ralston) 307-8 (Trevena) 307
- deductions policy (McRae) 307-8
- earnings exemption (McRae) 90, 251
- hardship assistance (McRae) 244-5 (Mungall) 245
- NDP position (McRae) 247
- reconsideration of benefit decisions (McRae) 250-1 (Mungall) 250
- support supplements (McRae) 248, 251-2
- Caseload (McRae) 249-50 (Mungall) 249-50
- Community volunteer supplement program (McRae) 90, 310-2 (Mungall) 90, 310-2
- Disability benefits
- application process (McRae) 242 (Mungall) 242
- application process for developmentally disabled youth (McRae) 234, 239, 266
- benefits (McRae) 251-2
- bus passes (McRae) 240
- earnings exemption See Benefits above under this main heading
- medical equipment and supplies See Medical benefits below under this main heading
- program (McRae) 242, 310
- recipient case (Karagianis) 112
- relationship to cost of living (Mungall) 251
- supplement for volunteerism See Community volunteer supplement program above under this main heading
- Eligibility
- five-week waiting period (McRae) 243-5 (Mungall) 243-5
- homeowners (McRae) 307 (Ralston) 307
- timeline for decision (McRae) 249
- Employment programs See also WorkBC Employment Services Centres
- Funding (McRae) 238
- Medical benefits (Trevena) 306
- Purpose (McRae) 247
- Rates See Benefits, benefit amount above under this main heading
- Recipients
- employability and exemption (McRae) 246 (Mungall) 245-6
- families (McRae) 246 (Mungall) 246
- persons with persistent multiple barriers to employment (Mungall) 309
- time limits (McRae) 249 (Mungall) 249
- Reforms (McRae) 237-8 (Mungall) 237, 251
- Service delivery and stakeholder consultation (McRae) 250 (Mungall) 250
- System, government funding and support (McRae) 140
Income tax
- Corporate income tax See Income tax under Corporations
- Credits and rebates for low-income persons (McRae) 247
- Rate for top personal income bracket (de Jong) 37, 369
- Rate freeze (Bernier) 18
- Tax rates for charitable donations (de Jong) 37, 369, 789 (Farnworth) 789
Income Tax Act
Independent power projects See Energy
India
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada See Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Indians See First Nations
Industry See also Resources and resource industries; particular sectors
Industry Training Authority
Information See also Freedom of information
Information and communications technology
- Cellular phone providers, grants in lieu of property tax (Robinson) 508
- Cellular phones, coverage on highways (Wilkinson) 55
- Government communications See Communications under Government
- High-speed Internet service
- First Nations communities (Wilkinson) 55
- Kitwanga area, petition tabled (Donaldson) 1135
- remote and rural communities (Trevena) 878 (Virk) 878 (Wilkinson) 54-5
- High-technology industry See Science and technology
- Information technology industry, employment standards (Bains) 1093 (Bond) 1093
- Telecommunications, sales tax on services See Application to legal services, related services and telecommunications services under Sales tax
Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Annual report, 2012-13, tabled (Speaker) 1189
- Concerns and recommendations on issues
- access to data for health research (Heyman) 1177-9
- B.C. services card (Heyman) 1176 (Wilkinson) 1176
- chief privacy officer position (Heyman) 1177
- fees for freedom-of-information requests (Heyman) 1184
- government record-keeping and disclosure (Heyman) 1124
- Letter from government employee re freedom-of-information process (Heyman) 1125 (Wilkinson) 1125
- Registrar of Lobbyists, reports tabled
- 2012-13 annual report (Speaker) 1189
- Lobbying in British Columbia: Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, November 2013 (Speaker) 1189
- reports on lobbying activities of Joe Fieder (Speaker) 211-2
- Relationship with government (Heyman) 1124-5, 1174, 1176 (Wilkinson) 1124-5, 1174, 1176-7, 1184, 1187
- Reports and reviews
- report on open government (Heyman) 1118, 1174
- report on personal health information disclosure and implementation of recommendations (Darcy) 1040 (Lake) 1040
- review of use of e-mail accounts in government (Coleman) 740-1 (Dix) 740
Information technology industry See Information and communications technology
Infrastructure
- Funding See also Infrastructure funding under Government – Local government
- Government investment, Building Canada fund (Oakes) 507, 509 (Stone) 767
- Municipal water projects, approval process and legislation (Oakes) 508 (Robinson) 507
- Projects, local employment and worker recruitment (Conroy) 175
- Projects, NDP position (Stone) 89
- Transportation infrastructure
- government investment (Fassbender) 122 (Hamilton) 11-2 (Macdonald) 23 (Stone) 128 (Throne speech) 4 (Virk) 95 (Weaver) 668
- government investment and leveraged funding (Stone) 668
- projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects; Projects under Transportation
Innovation See particular sectors
Innovation council See British Columbia Innovation Council
Innovation, Ministry of See Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services, Ministry of
Innovative clean energy fund See Energy
iNovia Capital
- Funding and operations (Ralston) 597-8 (Wat) 597
Insurance
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Claims, bodily injury claims (Elmore) 652 (Stone) 652
- Claims process and costs (Elmore) 652-3 (Stone) 652-3
- Investment portfolio, sale of assets (de Jong) 378 (Elmore) 378
- Rates See Insurance rates under Automobiles
- Revenues to government (Elmore) 654 (Stone) 654
- Role (Elmore) 652
- Service centres outside Lower Mainland (Elmore) 654 (Stone) 654
Integrated case management system See Government
Integrated Pest Management Act
Integrated resource management See Resources and resource industries
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
- Diversity Health Fair event (James) 206
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
- Protocol and events branch, arrangement of meetings with Taiwan representatives (Ralston) 747
Interior B.C. See British Columbia
International business centre See AdvantageBC International Business Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
International education, students See Education; Post-secondary education
International Indian Film Academy
International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships
- 2013 championships in France, participation by Canadian athletes (Foster) 722
International Trade, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
- Estimates
- Accountability and reporting (Ralston) 531-2, 589, 591 (Wat) 589, 591
- Action on stated goals (Ralston) 589-90 (Wat) 589-90
- Budget
- allocation for multiculturalism (Ralston) 595-6 (Wat) 595-6
- allocation for trade missions (Ralston) 531-2 (Wat) 532
- allocation for trade offices (Ralston) 532, 534-5, 583-5, 588 (Wat) 532, 534-5, 584-5, 588
- contingency funding (Ralston) 534-5, 583-5, 588 (Wat) 534-5, 584-5, 588
- Director of communications See Phelps, Blair
- International trade and investment component, evaluation of trade office requirements (Ralston) 586 (Wat) 586
- Minister, former role at multicultural radio station See Mainstream Broadcasting Corp.
- Minister, website biography (Ralston) 529 (Wat) 529
- Multiculturalism component
- advertising (Ralston) 530 (Wat) 530
- reorganization (Ralston) 593-4
- staff morale and survey (Ralston) 594 (Wat) 594
- Role (Ralston) 530-1 (Throne speech) 5
- Role and priorities (Wat) 528-9, 531
- Service plan (Wat) 589
- Service plan and mandate (Ralston) 531-2, 589-91
- Strategic plan (Ralston) 588
Internet See High-speed Internet service
under Information and communications technology
Invermere, B.C.
- Dialysis unit, petition tabled (Macdonald) 552-3
Investment
- Immigrant investment fund See B.C. Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd.
- International investment, government promotion See Government promotion of trade and investment under Trade
- International investment, sovereign wealth funds (Ralston) 588 (Wat) 588
- Investment climate (Bond) 1069-70
- Venture capital See Business; particular sectors
Investment management corporation See British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
IPC world championships See International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships
IPPs See Independent power projects
under Energy
Ipsos-Reid Corp.
- Focus group for government (Coleman) 741-2 (Dix) 741-3
Iskut extension line project See Northwest transmission line project
under Energy
Island Coastal Economic Trust See North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust
Island Health See Vancouver Island Health Authority
Island Highway See Highway 19 (Island Highway)
Island Timberlands Ltd.
- Operations in Alberni Valley area (Fraser) 297
Islands constituency and area See Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
Islands Trust
- Response to mineral claims (Bennett) 564 (Fraser) 564
IT industry See Information technology industry
under Information and communications technology