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Examples of What the Local Government Act and Community Charter Offer to

Further Economic Development: An E-toolkit

BC Economic Summit: Taking BC Global Richmond, British Columbia, 15 May 2012

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Community Charter & Local Government Act

Community

Charter

Local

Government

Act

Overview

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Business Investment & Promotion

• Business Improvement Areas

• Commissions

• Corporations

• Service Agreements with First Nations

• Societies

Fair Taxation &

Cost Recovery

• Revitalization Tax Incentive

Regional/Community Economic

Development

• Corporations

• Inter-municipal Harmonization of Regulation

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Business Investment & Promotion: Business Improvement Area

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Fair Taxation and Cost Recovery: Revitalization Tax Incentive

Picture BC

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Regional/Community Economic Development:

Corporations

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Regional/Community Economic Development:

Inter-municipal Regulatory Harmonization

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Thank you

Darby Cameron

Regional Economic Policy and Projects

Branch | Economic Development Division |

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation

darby.cameron@gov.bc.ca

250-952-0614

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Questions?