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Volume 68, No. 2
13/2025
The British Columbia Gazette, Part II
February 11, 2025

B.C. Reg. 13/2025, deposited January 29, 2025, under the BALANCED BUDGET AND MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT [section 9]. Regulation of Treasury Board, dated January 28, 2025.

Treasury Board orders that the attached Minister of State for Trade Expected Results for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year Regulation is made.

— B. BAILEY, Chair, Treasury Board.

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE EXPECTED RESULTS
FOR THE 2025/2026 FISCAL YEAR REGULATION

Application of this regulation

1 This regulation applies to the Minister of State for Trade for the 2025/2026 fiscal year.

Definition

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

Minister of State for Trade

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

(a) engage with key stakeholders as Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation teams implement the Province’s Trade Diversification Strategy, the purpose of which is to deliver targeted trade and investment programs such as the Province’s Export Navigator program and thereby to expand and diversify the Province’s international trade and investment opportunities;

(b) engage with counterparts in neighbouring U.S. states, including through the Pacific Coast Collaborative and the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, in order to expand trade and investment opportunities for the Province’s businesses;

(c) work across ministries and with the government of Canada to ensure that the Province’s interests are protected and advanced in trade negotiations and disputes;

(d) engage with import and export stakeholders in the Province to identify special sector-focused projects that would support economic development, trade, investment and innovation;

(e) promote the 2025 BC Export Awards, Web Summit Vancouver, FIFA World Cup 2026 and other British Columbia-hosted marquee events as important opportunities to increase the Province’s profile as an investment destination and a supplier of high-quality products and services;

(f) continue to promote the Province’s food and agricultural exports in collaboration with the Minister of Agriculture and Food;

(g) support ministerial colleagues to deliver strategic trade and investment initiatives for the Province in the value-added forestry, critical minerals and energy sectors;

(h) work across ministries to bring about more regular interactions with the government of Canada on the Province’s trade priorities, including more frequent face-to-face meetings with staff and counterparts in Ottawa;

(i) submit to Cabinet a report on the results referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) on or before March 31, 2026.


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