Ministry Overview and Core Business Areas

The Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management provides provincial leadership, through policies, planning and resource information to support sustainable economic development of the province's land, water and resources. Our work identifies land-use priorities, informs decision-making, reduces resource conflict and improves access to resources while maintaining environmental integrity. These results are all essential to improving the global competitiveness of B.C. industry and our ability to attract private investment, which in turn is key to stimulating economic growth and job creation across the province. The ministry relies on five core business areas to achieve its goals and objectives.

1. Sustainable Economic Development — Goal 1. This core business is involved with the development of resource-based economic opportunities through land and resource plans, improved tools for balanced decisions and increased participation with First Nations. (111 FTEs, gross budget $25.1 million¹, recoveries $2.5 million)
2. Land Information BC — Goal 2. The flagship initiative for the ministry's information program, Land Information BC serves the people of British Columbia by providing leadership in geographic and spatial information. (291 FTEs, gross budget $48.0 million, recoveries $16 million)
3. Sound Governance — Goal 3. To ensure optimal use of Crown land and resources, the ministry develops principles, policies and legislation to guide resource planning, tenuring, disposal and pricing. It also sets strategic policies concerning property assessment, manages contaminated sites on provincial land and leads performance management. (24 FTEs, gross budget $23.5 million, recoveries $0.03 million)
4. Property Assessment Services — Goal 3. The ministry manages 70 Property Assessment Review Panels across the province and supports management of the Property Assessment Appeal Board. Costs are fully recovered. (11 FTEs, gross budget $2.4 million, recoveries $2.4 million)
5. Executive and Support Services — All Goals. The offices of the Minister, Minister of State, Deputy Minister and Corporate Service Division (CSD)² constitute this core business. (171 FTEs, gross budget $16.0 million, recoveries $8.7 million)

The resources shown above are 2005/06 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff numbers and gross operating budgets before adjustment for cost recoveries. Net operating expenses are provided in the Resource Summary table on page 8.

For more information about the ministry and related organizations, please see http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/clrg/ministry_overview.pdf.