Infrastructure Projects Act
British Columbia's Bill 15 (Infrastructure Projects Act) is the Eby NDP government's framework legislation creating BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc., a Crown corporation managing the public-financing of major infrastructure projects in BC. Established BCIB to administer Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) on major BC public infrastructure projects (the Pattullo Bridge replacement, the Cowichan District Hospital, the Broadway Subway extension). CBAs require local-hire targets, apprenticeship participation rates, and union-pay-scale compliance. BCIB operates with approximately $5.7 billion in active project commitments as of 2024. The framework follows the CBA model first used on the BC Hydro Site C dam construction.
Status
Quick learn
Lets BC override certain local-government review processes on infrastructure projects designated as critical (hospitals, schools, transit, housing). Local governments retain final municipal-zoning authority but lose first-pass review on the designated project list.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
BC Infrastructure Projects Act lets the province override local-government review for hospitals/schools/transit/housing.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Final debate and vote in the originating chamber.
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Sponsored by
David EbyBC NDPOfficial source
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