Policy & Procedure Puzzlers
This document outlines the rules for ethical conduct in the BC Public Service.
What is the Standards of Conduct?
This foundational legislation guides reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
What is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act?
This short-form refers to the internal tool used to track decision items and correspondence within the ministry.
What is eApps?
This coastal region’s name translates to ‘calm waters’ and is famous for spirit bears.
What is the Great Bear Rainforest?
National Indigenous Peoples Day occurs every June, on this date.
What is June 21? (Or What is the summer solstice?)
To ensure decisions are free from bias, this type of ‘interest’ must be declared and managed.
What is a conflict of interest?
This Premier was in office when the BC Public Service Agency was created in 2003.
Who is Gordon Campbell?
This acronym refers to a committee who works together to identify and resolve safety and health problems in the workplace.
What is JOHS?
This island is the largest on the West Coast of North America.
What is Vancouver Island?
The IM/IT standards ensure proper management of this vital government asset.
What is information (or data)?
This Public Service Week theme recognizes how we are strengthened as an organization when we work together and lift each other up.
What is “Better Together”?
"Crown" means more than jeweled headwear here—it often refers to this part of government.
What is a Crown corporation?
Whistler mountain is named after the shrill whistle sound made by these animals.
What are marmots?
Since PECSF began in 1965, how much money has been raised for charities throughout B.C.?
What is more than $50 million?
Before any major policy change, this key document is often prepared to assess impacts and guide decisions.
What is a Cabinet Submission?
This annual recognition event is sometimes called the “Oscars” of the BC Public Service.
What are the Premier’s Awards?
This term describes a BCPS-wide performance management approach that includes regular check-ins and goal setting.
What is MyPerformance?
The traditional territories of the Secwépemc people span this popular interior lake region.
What is the Shuswap?
How many Indigenous languages are spoken in B.C.?
What is more than 35 languages and 61 dialects?
This principle ensures that Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully involved in decisions that affect them.
What is Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)?
The BC Public Service was officially established in this century.
What is the 19th century?
This multi-faceted forum features plenary dialogue, discussion sessions, and one-on-one meetings with First Nations leaders and senior provincial government officials.
What is FNLG?
This community, known for its hot springs, is accessible only by air or water.
What is Hot Springs Cove?
The year our ministry became "MIRR."
What is 2017?