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| Objective:
BC will have a prosperous economy Overall Strategy: Innovation and Economic Growth |
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| Provincial Strategies | Ministry of Forests Strategies | Achievement
in 2002/03 |
2003/04
– 2005/06 Service Plan |
| Develop and implement a long term economic development strategy | • Implement a market-based
pricing system
• Develop and implement new International marketing initiatives |
• Government decisions
on direction & legislation
• Establishment of international marketing initiative under Forest Investment Account |
• Implement market-based
pricing system
• Increase market share of BC wood products to Taiwan, China and Korea. |
| Expand partnerships with the federal government to promote growth and economic development in BC | Work with the federal government towards effective resolution of the Softwood Lumber dispute | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| Objective:
Government will be affordable and fiscally responsible Overall Strategy: Management of Government |
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| Provincial Strategies | Ministry of Forests Strategies | Achievement in 2002/03 |
2003/04
– 2005/06 Service Plan |
| All ministries will meet their budget and service plan targets | Fully implement performance management and budgeting in the ministry | 90% of performance measures
were achieved
100% of budget targets were achieved |
95% of performance measure
targets to be achieved
100% of budget targets to be achieved |
| Promote and sustain a renewed professional public service | Be a leading edge forest sector employer —Implement succession planning and training to attract and retain highly qualified staff | Average number of training hours per MOF employee exceeds the Provincial Government average by 50% | Maintain level of training; finish current competency profiles and succession plans for critical positions; survey staff to expand detailed HR plans. |
| Establish public-private partnerships or other alternative service delivery arrangements for capital infrastructure and program delivery | • New partnerships with forest industry to invest in timber supply analysis, research, forest health and fire protection. | • Forest Investment Account
implemented
• Consulta- |
• Legislation requirements and implementation for timber supply analysis, forest health and fire protection activities |
| • Establish- ment of partnerships with the private sector for management of Recreation infrastructure |
• Consulta- tions begun for recreation partnerships |
• Partnerships established for recreation infrastructure | |
| • Nurseries to be privatized and seed orchards offered for lease. | • Preliminary work
on privatization of nurseries
• Seed Orchards were offered for lease |
• Two ministry tree seed nurseries to be privatized | |
Goal 3: Safe Healthy Communities and a Sustainable Environment
The Ministry of Forests is responsible for the Government Key Measures and targets for “Forest Certification” and “Reforestation” that support this goal.
| Objective:
BC will practice sustainable resource development Overall Strategy: Sustainable Resource Development |
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| Provincial Strategies | Ministry of Forests Strategies | Achievement in 2002/03 |
2003/04
– 2005/06 Service Plan |
| Expedite economic development by increasing access to Crown resources | • Increase access for
First Nations through offers of tenures
• Work to establish consultation agreements with First Nations • BC Timber Sales will award access on a more competitive basis. |
• 10 tenures offered
to First Nations
• 47 consultation agreements established with First Nations • BCTS Reform initiated |
• Additional tenures
to be offered to First Nations
• Additional consultation agreements established with First Nations • BCTS Reform ongoing |
| Promote resource investment opportunities within and outside of British Columbia | Product development and new international marketing initiatives through the Forest Investment Account. | Product development and new international marketing initiatives programs established. | Product development and new international marketing initiatives through the Forest Investment Account. |
| Implement initiatives that improve economic development opportunities for First Nations | • Increase number of tenures offered to First Nations | • 10 tenures offered to First Nations | • Additional tenures offered to First Nations |
| Develop partnerships with industry and other stakeholders to provide opportunities for more effective, efficient and innovate management of Crown resources | • Forest Investment Account
partnerships
• Implement a defined forest area management model for volume based licensees. • One plan approvals and greater reliance on professional and company accountability under new Forest and Range Practices Act |
• Forest Investment Account
(FIA) implemented
• Legislation developed to enable the defined forest area management model • Introduction of the new Forest and Range Practices Act |
• Forest Investments
through FIA partnerships
• Initial implementation of defined forest area management • Effective transition to the Forest and Range Practices Act |
| Maintain policies to ensure that Crown land and resource decisions are informed by First Nations interest | Work to establish consultation agreements with First Nations | 47 consultation agreements established with First Nations | Additional consultation agreements established with First Nations |
| Objective:
BC will have a healthy physical environment Overall Strategy: Environmental Protection and Safety |
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| Provincial Strategies | Ministry of Forests Strategies | Achievement in 2002/03 |
2003/04
– 2005/06 Service Plan |
| Implement a streamlined, science based, results oriented regulatory framework to protect human health and the environment | • Complete the transition
to the new Forest and Range Practices Act
• Invest in Research to promote science-based forest stewardship |
• Forest and Range
Practices Act introduced in Nov 2002
• Research investments by both the Forest Service and the Forest Investment Account |
• Forest and Range
Practices Act fully operational by March 2005
• The Forest Service and the Forest Investment Account will continue to fund focused research |
| Implement new outcome based legislation for mineral exploration and forest practices | • Promote compliance and effective enforcement | • Enforce Forest and Range Practices Act for forest and range management | • Continue to enforce Forest and Range Practices Act for forest and range management |
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| Provincial Strategies | Ministry of Forests Strategies | Achievement in 2002/03 |
2003/04
– 2005/06 Service Plan |
| Establish workable relationships with First Nations Communities | • Increase access for
First Nations through offers of tenures
• Work to establish consultation agreements with First Nations |
• 10 tenures offered
to First Nations
• 47 consultation agreements established with First Nations |
• Additional tenures
to be offered to First Nations
• Additional consultation agreements established with First Nations |
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