Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results

During the next three years the Commission will focus on achieving the goals and objectives outlined below. These goals and objectives are consistent with the Commission's vision of "a provincial agricultural land reserve system that fosters economic, environmental and social sustainability."

Key strategies and performance measures are related to the goals and objectives and help the Commission and others determine whether the public interest objectives are being met by the program.

There are many factors outside the Commission's control that influence the ultimate outcomes. Because the Commission works in partnership with many others, including local governments and other provincial ministries and agencies, their programs and actions also affect outcomes related to the Commission's mandate of preserving agricultural land. The performance measures provided for the goals are broad indicators rather than specific measures of performance. These indicators help government ascertain the general level of success the ALR program is achieving over the long term.

The strategies outlined below continue the work of the Commission and incorporate the strategic shifts directed by government. These shifts were designed to reform the management of the Commission to make it more effective, and to increase the regional responsiveness of the Commission to community needs. Key strategies and their corresponding measures are given to provide information about the more immediate outcomes of the Commission's work and how it addresses government priorities.

All the goals and objectives from the previous service plan are retained in this plan. Some strategies and performance measures have been refined, based on the Commission's experience over the past year.

The Commission's mission is "to preserve agricultural land and encourage and enable farm businesses throughout British Columbia". The Commission expects to achieve its mission through the realization of four complementary goals:

Goal 1. Preservation of agricultural land.

Goal 2. The encouragement and enabling of farm businesses.

Goal 3. A provincial agricultural land reserve system that considers community interests.

Goal 4. Sound governance and organizational excellence.

		Goal 1: Preservation of agricultural land.

		Goal 2: The encouragement and enabling of farm businesses.

		Goal 3: A provincial agricultural land reserve system that considers community interests.

		Goal 4: Sound governance and organizational excellence.