2005/06-2007/08 Service Plan -- Ministry of Transportation

Deregulation and Regulatory Reform

The Ministry of Transportation provides for provincial transportation networks and services, and administers related legislation, regulations and policies. Since 2001, the ministry cut red tape by reducing its regulatory requirements by over one-third. The ministry will continue to support government's deregulation and regulatory reform initiative by maintaining a zero per cent increase in regulatory requirements over the next three years. Further, the ministry will conduct annual reviews to look for opportunities to continue streamlining.

Objectives	Performance Measures	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Zero per cent increase to regulatory burden throughout 2007/08.¹	— Regulatory requirements maintained at June 2004 baseline. Continued application of eliminating regulations to offset the addition of any new ones.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.
Zero per cent increase to Passenger Transportation regulatory burden throughout 2007/08.²	— Regulatory requirements maintained at June 2004 baseline. Continued application of eliminating regulations to offset the addition of any new ones.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.	Zero per cent increase, continue streamlining.

Note 1: As of June 2004, the Ministry of Transportation cut its regulatory requirements from the June 2001 baseline by 41 per cent, well in excess of the 33 per cent target.

Note 2: The Motor Carrier Commission was replaced by the Passenger Transportation Board on June 28, 2004. Significant streamlining and deregulation of the passenger transportation industry was achieved by June, 2004, and the Board cut its regulatory requirements from the June 2001 baseline by 43 per cent, also well in excess of the 33 per cent target.

Overviews of Human Resource Plan and
Information Resource Management Plan

The ministry Human Resource "People Plan" overview is available on the ministry website at: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/HRMP/.

The ministry Information Resource Management Plan overview is available on the ministry website at: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/IRMP/.