Objective: BC will have
a prosperous economy.
Overall Strategy: Innovation and Economic Growth. |
| Provincial Strategies |
Ministry of Forests Strategies |
Achievement in
2003/04 |
2004/05 – 2006/07
Service Plan |
| Develop and implement a long term economic development strategy. |
Implement a market —based pricing system.
Develop and implement new International marketing initiatives.
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• Government decisions on direction and legislation.
• Establishment of international marketing initiative
under Forest Investment Account.
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• Implement market-based pricing system.
• Increase market share of BC wood products to Taiwan,
China and Korea.
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| Generate significant ongoing revenues to the province from
BC's natural resources. |
Ensure that the public receives fair value for the use of
its forest and range resources now and in the future. |
The Ministry of Forests Revenue billing contributed an estimated
$0.982 Billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. |
The Ministry of Forests Revenue billing is expected to contribute
an estimated $0.962 Billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
in 2004/05. |
| 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. |
| Continue to streamline government's legislation and regulation. |
Continue evaluation and ongoing improvement of forest legislation. |
• Reduction by 23% in 2003/04.
• Three effectiveness evaluations of legislation completed.
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• 33% reduction target achieved by April 2005.
• Three effectiveness evaluations of legislation to be completed.
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Objective: Government
will be affordable and fiscally responsible.
Overall Strategy: Management of Government.
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| All ministries will meet their budget and service plan targets. |
Continued integration of financial and performance management
in the ministry. |
• 79% of performance measures projected to be achieved.
• Budget targets projected to be achieved |
• 95% of performance measure targets to be achieved.
• Budget targets to be achieved.
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| 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. |
Legislation requirements in place for timber supply, forest
health and fire protection. |
Implementation of legislative requirements begins. |
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Establishment of partnerships with the private sector for
management of Recreation infrastructure. |
104 partnerships established to manage Recreation sites
or trails. |
Ongoing partnerships to manage majority of recreation infrastructure. |
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Nurseries to be privatized and seed orchards offered for
lease. |
• One nursery privatized in 2002/03.
• Seed Orchards were offered for lease but there were no
offers.
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One nursery and six seed orchards will continue to be operated
by the Ministry of Forests. |
