Corporate Jargon
Resources
Processes
(Un)fun facts
Acronyms
100

Inspired by fruit pickers, when looking for a quick win or an easy solution, one might look for this.

Low-hanging fruit

100

Questions relating to benefits, vacation, pay and related matters are best directed to this resource.

MyHR

100

Slow your roll! Let's not get too invested until we get direction from the DM through this mechanism.

Decision Note.

100

Cabinet can create as many Committees as it wants, but it is legally required to create these two Committees.

ELUC and Treasury Board

100

OIC

Order in Council

200

If you need to connect with someone, you might consider doing this.

Touch base

200

Trying to find an OIC, MO or figure out what statutes your Minister is responsible for? Better go here:

BC Laws

200

Direction to proceed with legislation? Not so fast! Make sure to complete this Request to confirm the scope of your legislative amendments.

Request for Legislation

200

Named after after this transcriber of Parliamentary debate from the 19th century, it has been the official record of Parliamentary debate for the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries since 1909.

Hansard

200

PIA

Privacy Impact Assessment

300

When someone goes off on a tangent, you may want to suggest this action to save the meeting.

Take Offline.

300

Careful! This resource is updated more quickly than BC Laws and is more user friendly but it's not always accurate.

QuickScribe

300

A little tribute to our Constitutional Monarchy, this step is required before a Bill officially becomes an Act of the Legislative Assembly

Royal Assent

300

The first Legislative Assembly of BC elected in 1871 had this many MLAs.

25

300

BCGEU

British Columbia General Employees' Union

400

In homage of our nation's favourite sport, if you're tasked with working through an issue, you may need to take this action.

Stickhandle

400

This lesser known tool is exceptionally handy for cross-jurisdictional research of provincial and territorial laws as well as case law.

CanLII

400

The penultimate stage of the legislative process before introduction in the House, this committee is responsible for confirming that you "stayed within the lane" of your RFL.

Legislative Review Committee

400
This famous architect designed the Legislative Assembly and its additions.

Francis Rattenbury

400

ADMCIP

Assistant Deputy Minister Committee on Integrated Planning

500

When you're volunteered for something without your input, you've just been _________.

Voluntold

500

Established in 1863, this resource is available to Ministry staff when the House is adjourned

Legislative Library

500

Often referred to by me as the "Finals" of the legislative process, this stage can be as quick as 15 minutes or can take multiple days.

Committee Stage (or Committee Debate)

500

Named after this infamous King of England, this type of "clause" is used when a subordinate legislative tool is used to override a statute.

Henry the Eighth

500

RSBC

Revised Statutes of British Columbia

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