The second session is aimed at subject matter and technical experts, and will examine approaches to land use planning to ...

Strategic Partnerships Initiative – Funding Update: Until 2027, this initiative has an additional $12 million annually to ...

The Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) is a suite of funding streams intended to enhance the resilience of local governments, First Nations and communities in responding to emergencies and ...

The 2027 UBCM Convention will take place September 20 - 24 in Whistler. The UBCM room blocks for the 2027 Convention in ...

UBCM is currently engaged on a variety of issues that impact RCMP policing and municipal police agencies in B.C.

We’ve gathered a comprehensive list of Frequently Asked Questions based on the many repeat questions and requests that our Delegates, Sponsors and Speakers have. If you still can’t find the answer to ...

The BC government was granted an exemption by Health Canada from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize the possession of certain illegal drugs from January 31, 2023 to January 31, ...

WHEREAS the Community Charter under section 2581 presently allows municipalities to recover special fees as property taxes when the fees are related to work done or services provided to land or ...

Whereas the BC Building Code has incorporated the BC Energy Step Code, which sets increasingly stringent energy efficiency and greenhouse gas GHG reduction requirements for new buildings and major ...

In Budget 2026, the Province indicated that it would be slowing delivery of its housing commitments, and reallocating $1.4 billion from its housing strategy. On further inquiry UBCM learned that some ...

The provincial government has announced postponement of proposed amendments to the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) that had originally been anticipated for spring 2026. In a November 2025 report ...

George Abbott, Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission, discusses how treaties have evolved since the landmark Nisga’a agreement and explains how living treaties can adapt over time to meet ...