IBT See Institutional-based training
under Skills training
Illington, Joy
- B.C. Public Service Agency, role and responsibilities 44:0810-0830
- Civil service
- Government, hiring policies and practices, order-in-council appointments 44:0820
- Merit Commissioner
Immigration
- Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals (Eglinski, J.) 31:0930-0935 (Kwan) 31:0935 (Locher, J.) 31:0935
- Credentialling of foreign-trained workers (Cumming, N.) 25:1440-1445 (Hayer) 25:1440-1445
- Immigrants to B.C., poverty rates (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1410
- Immigrants to B.C., role in economy and skilled trades (Thorn, R.) 32:1805
- Programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
- English-as-a-second-language programs See Education
- settlement programs and services (Dornan, B.) 35:1335
- settlement programs and services, funding (Hayer) 31:1150 (Kruk, C.) 31:1150 (Montani, A.) 25:1420
- Provincial nominee program (Crookes, K.) 27:1755 (Hayer) 25:1445
- Provincial nominee program, expansion to skilled workers (Sethen, S.) 32:1630
- Settlement programs See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. above under this main heading
Immunization See Health – Public health
In-camera proceedings
Income
- Basic income as human right (Crawford, M.) 28:0925
- High-income earners, numbers, B.C. and elsewhere (Crawford, M.) 28:0915
- Income inequality See Incidence under Poverty
- Incomes in B.C., relationship to cost of living (Hawryluk, T.) 36:1655
- Low- and middle-income earners
- Low-income earners, access to post-secondary education See Accessibility and affordability under Post-secondary education
- Low-income women, programs and services See Programs and services under Women
Income assistance
- Benefits
- benefit amount (Black) 28:0925 (Crawford, M.) 28:0915-0930 (Duncan, C.) 25:0920 (Frayne, G.) 24:1925 (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1415 (Klein, S.) 30:0940 (Kwan) 28:0930 (Romanow, C.) 36:1620 (Schira, A.) 37:1425 (Sinclair, J.) 37:1415 (Thorkelson, J.) 34:1715 (Whiteley, R.) 27:2045
- benefit amount for shelter (Birkbeck, J.) 28:1055
- benefit amount, relationship to cost of living (Bonesky, C.) 30:1050 (Horgan) 25:1420-1425 (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1420-1425
- benefit amount, relationship with housing availability and homelessness (Juba, B.) 24:1955 (Kendall, K.) 28:1005 (Kwan) 24:1955 (Lucier, W.) 29:1745
- earnings exemption (Roelants, D.) 23:1020 (Startin, D.) 36:1125
- training assistance benefits (TAB) program (Clews, C.) 25:1200-1205
- Eligibility (Birkbeck, J.) 28:1055 (Crawford, M.) 28:0920 (Klein, S.) 30:0940
- Eligibility of students See Recipients, access to education and training below under this main heading
- Eligibility, regional qualification period adjustments (Hayer) 34:1750 (Nobels, D.) 34:1750-1755
- Employment and life-skills programs (Hayer) 28:1205 (Yow, C.) 28:1210
- Employment insurance (EI), qualification for seasonal workers (Lekstrom) 34:1725 (Lewis, C.) 34:1715 (Stewart, K.) 34:1715 (Thorkelson, J.) 34:1710-1715, 34:1730
- Employment programs (Crawford, M.) 28:0930 (Hayer) 28:0930
- Employment programs, hospitality industry training program See Training programs, private-public partnerships under Skills training
- Government policies (Romanow, C.) 36:1620
- Government policies, impact on long-term recipients (Yow, C.) 28:1200-1205
- Rates See Benefits, benefit amount above under this main heading
- Recipients
- access to education and training See also Institutional-based training under Skills training
- eligibility for rent supplement program (Sundberg, A.) 37:0950
- liens against property by government, cases (MacDonald, P.) 25:1515-1520
- numbers (Romanow, C.) 36:1610
- numbers, B.C. and elsewhere (Crawford, M.) 28:0920
- transition to employment, government policies See Government policies above under this main heading
- transition to employment, support for families (Stevenson, D.) 30:1210-1215
Income assistance – Disability benefits
- Benefit amount (Hawryluk, T.) 36:1655 (Lekstrom) 32:1945 (Willment, S.) 32:1940
- Benefit amount and medical benefits (Bryenton, L.) 25:1330
- Benefit amount for shelter (Hawryluk, T.) 36:1700
- Benefit amount in B.C. and elsewhere (Gutray, B.) 29:1720 (Lekstrom) 29:1720 (Sinclair, C.) 27:1725-1730 (Swoboda, A.) 27:1720 (Tschierschwitz, S.) 29:1710
- Benefits (Geschke, L.) 35:1105-1115 (Lee) 35:1110
- Earnings exemption (Hawryluk, T.) 36:1655-1700 (Lee) 27:1730 (Lekstrom) 27:1730 (Sinclair, C.) 27:1730 (Swoboda, A.) 27:1720
- Rates See Benefit amount above under this main heading
Income tax
- Dividend taxation (Chan, K.) 36:1140 (Reekie, J.) 30:1135
- Harmonization of federal and provincial income tax (Reekie, J.) 30:1140
- Personal income tax rates (Reekie, J.) 30:1135, 30:1145 (Sello, A.) 30:1155
- Personal income tax rates, comparison with Alberta See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation
- Personal income tax rates, families with children (Hayer) 25:1020 (Horgan) 25:1020 (Schindler, H.) 25:1005-1020
- Revenues to government (Horgan) 22:1320-1325 (Taylor) 22:1325
- Taxes for low-income families See also Taxes and user fees, impact on low- and middle-income earners under Consumers
Independent Living B.C. See also Affordable housing, government strategies
under Housing
Industry Training Authority
- Activities (Bloy) 27:1835
- Funding for trades and technical programs (Bonnell, K.) 36:1505
Information and Privacy Commissioner See also Freedom of information
- Budget and funding (Black) 43:0840 (Hubbard, L.) 43:0840, 43:0900 (Lekstrom) 43:0930 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0820-0835, 43:0845, 43:0900-0905, 43:0930 (Ralston) 43:0835 (Simpson, B.) 43:0900
- Caseload (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0815-0820, 43:0835-0840, 43:0855, 43:0930
- Co-hosting of seminar on privacy law with APEC See APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
- Commissioner See Loukidelis, David
- Communications, media relations (Horgan) 43:0855, 43:0920 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0855
- Investigation of release of personal information in government records (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0815
- Jurisdictional comparisons, B.C. and elsewhere (Lee) 43:0910 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0830, 43:0910
- Oversight and enforcement services, priorities (Black) 43:0845 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0845-0850
- Public education and outreach activities, website (Horgan) 43:0850 (Hubbard, L.) 43:0855 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0815, 43:0855
- Relationship with statutory officers, shared services (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0825, 43:0900
- Report, 2006, Local Governments and the Growth of Surveillance See Protection of personal information, access by local governments under Privacy
- Role and responsibilities See also Registry under Lobbyists
- Staffing (Black) 43:0840 (Hubbard, L.) 43:0840-0845 (Lekstrom) 43:0930 (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0825-0830, 43:0840-0845, 43:0900, 43:0930 (Ralston) 43:0840 (Schofield, J.) 43:0840 (Simpson, B.) 43:0900
Infrastructure
Inglehart, Ernie
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., school support staff 31:1125
- Education
- class size and composition, legislation 31:1135
- funding, annual facilities grant, long-term planning 31:1130-1135
- school boards and districts, costs, northern and rural school districts 31:1130
- schools, school buses, drivers, wages in B.C. and elsewhere 31:1130
- School district 60
- teachers on call, professional development and wage levels 31:1130-1135
- teachers, recruitment 31:1140
Initiatives Prince George
Injury prevention See Health – Public health
Innovation See Science and technology
Innovative forest practices agreement (IFPA) See Forest management plans
under Forests and forest industry
Institute for Research on Public Policy
- Article on role of arts and culture in economy (Fraser, L.) 23:1115
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
Institutional-based training (IBT) See Skills training
Insurance
- Insurance industry, current conditions (Corbeil, S.) 25:1110-1115
- Insurance industry, underwriting of profits and losses (Corbeil, S.) 25:1110 (Lee) 25:1125 (Olson, L.) 25:1125
- Insurance taxes, insurance premium tax (Corbeil, S.) 25:1115
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia See also Insurance
under Automobiles
- Claims, injury claims costs (Nixdorf, D.) 27:1900
- Optional coverage, share of insurance market (Young, B.) 25:0955
- Relationship with Autoplan brokers (Young, B.) 25:1000
- Share of automobile insurance market (Corbeil, S.) 25:1115
Interior Health Authority
- Allocation of health care funds (Haegedorn, S.) 26:1210
- Interior Health regional consumer council (Simpson, B.) 27:1725 (Sinclair, C.) 27:1725 (Swoboda, A.) 27:1715
- Interior Health seniors advisory council (Gooding, W.) 29:1740 (Martineau, F.) 29:1740 (Simpson, B.) 29:1740
- Relationship with health professionals and public (Black) 26:1220 (Haegedorn, S.) 26:1220-1225
- Residential care beds in area facilities (Hulko, W.) 28:1225
International Financial Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Internet See Computer technology
Investment
- Social investment, citizen and community participation See Community equity under Communities
Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C.
- Brand development and labelling See Promotion of B.C. produce under Agriculture
- Federal-provincial funding, allocations to projects (Toth, T.) 35:1305
- Report, Focus on the Future See Agrifood industry under Food Industry
Iridian Centre, Kelowna, B.C.
- Addiction services for youth (Whiteley, R.) 27:2050
Irons, Penny
- Aboriginal Mother Centre Society, activities 25:1125-1140
- Aboriginal Mother Centre Society, funding 25:1125-1140
- First nations, programs and services, off-reserve population, government funding 25:1130-1135
- First nations women, programs and services 25:1125-1130
Island Timberlands LP
Islands Trust
- Proposed inclusion of Cortes and Quadra islands (Berkshire, R.) 24:2020