RuralBC SECRETARIAT REGIONAL OFFICES

Acronym Dictionary

   
ABR Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (aka MARR)
ADM Assistant Deputy Minister
AG Attorney General (aka MAG)
ALC Agricultural Land Commission
ALR Agriculture Land Reserve
A-P Asia-Pacific
APTC Asia Pacific Trade Council
ALMD Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
BACs Beetle Action Coalitions
BCCP BC-Canada Pavilion
BCGEU British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union
BCIC BC Innovation Councilbr> BCPSA British Columbia Public Service Agency
BCTC British Columbia Transmission Corporation
BCTS British Columbia Timber Sales (part of MoFR)
BCUC BC Utilities Commission
BFP Botanical Forest Products
BRE Business Retention and Expansion (aka BR&E)
BTII Baseline Targeted Investment Initiative
CANDO Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers
CATS Community Access Terminals (found at Gov Agents and FCBC)
CCBAC Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition
CDT Community Development Trust
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFDA Community Futures Development Association
CFDC Community Futures Development Corporation of XXX
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CIO Chief Information Officer
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
DM Deputy Minister
EA Environmental Assessment
EDABC Economic Development Association of BC
EDAC Economic Developers Association of Canada
EDC Export Development Canada
EMPR Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources (aka MEMPR)
EPA BC Hydro “Electricity Purchase Agreement”
EPDP Employee Performance and Development Plan
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FCBC Front Counter BC
FCG Free Crown Grant
FIN Ministry of Finance and Ministry Responsible for the Olympics
FIPPA Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FOI Freedom of Information
FOIPP Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy
FRO Forest & Range Opportunity (for First Nations)
FYE Fiscal Year End
GATOR Government Access Tool for Online Retrieval of crown land info
GRE Government Reporting Entity
HR Human Resources
ICBC Insurance Corporation of BC
ICE Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund
ICE-T Island-Coastal Economic Trust (aka North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust)
ICT Information Communication Technology
IEDC International Economic Development Council
IHA Interior Health Authority
ILMB Integrated Land Management Bureau (Ministry of Agriculture & Lands)
ILRR Integrated Land and Resource Registry
IMR In-Market Representative
INAC Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
IP Intellectual Property
IPP Independent Power Producer/Project
IT Information Technology
ITA Industry Training Authority
ITO Industry Training Organization (part of ITA network)
JOHSC Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
LCS Ministry of Labour and Citizen’s Services
LDB Liquor Distribution Branch
LMA Labour Market Agreement
LMDA Labour Market Development Agreement
LMO Labour Market Opinion
LRMP Land and Resource Management Plan
MAG Ministry of Attorney General
MAL Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
MARR Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
MCD Ministry of Community Development
MCFD Ministry of Children and Family Development
MEDUC Ministry of Education (aka EDUC)
MEIA Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance
MEMPR Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources (aka EMPR)
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly
MoE Ministry of Environment
MoFR Ministry of Forests and Range
MoH Ministry of Health Services
MoT Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (aka TRAN)
MPB Mountain Pine Beetle
MPSSG Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (aka SG)
MRIF Municipal-Rural Infrastructure Fund
MSBTED Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development
MSO Master Standing Offer
MSP Medical Services Plan
MTCA Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
MTO Mineral Titles Online
NDIT Northern Development Initiative Trust
OBAC Omineca Beetle Action Coalition
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
OIC Order in Council
PAB Public Affairs Bureau (BC Govt communications)
PEP Provincial Emergency Program
PMO Prime Ministers Office (or Project Management Office)
PNEDC Pacific Northwest Economic Development Council
PNP Provincial Nominee Program
PO Purchase Order
PPP Private Public Partnership (aka 3P)
QP Queen’s Printer
RBCS RuralBC Secretariat
RED Regional Economic Development
RFI Request for Information
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Qualification
ROI Return on Investment
RPM Regional Project Manager
RTQ Request to Quote
SG Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
SIBAC Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition
SIDIT Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
SLA Service Level Agreement
SMAPP Safety Management and Accident Prevention Program
SRMP Sustainable Resource Management Plan/Planning
TCA Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts (aka MTCA)
TFW Temporary Foreign Worker
TRAN Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (aka MoT)
UBCM Union of BC Municipalities