BC Public Service
True or False: The BC Public Service is the largest single employer in the province.
True! More than 35,000 people work for BCPS.
This branch of government interprets the laws of the Province.
What is the Judicial branch?
The name of our ministry when it was first created.
What is the Ministry of Native Affairs?
What do the blue and white lines on the B.C. flag stand for?
B.C.'s location between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.
National Indigenous Peoples Day occurs every June, on this date.
What is June 21? (Or What is the summer solstice?)
Name one of the BC Public Service Values.
(HINT: There are 7 "official" values.)
Courage, passion, teamwork, service, accountability, curiosity and, above all, integrity.
This branch of government implements programs for British Columbians.
What is the Executive branch?
The year our ministry was created.
What is 1988?
This famous Japanese-American food item was invented in Vancouver in the 1970s.
What is the California Roll?
The outfit Tom McCarthy wore on his first day as acting Deputy Minister of MIRR.
What is a dinosaur costume?
The theme of Public Service Week 2023.
"Forward Together."
This branch of government makes the laws of the Province.
What is the Legislative branch?
The first Minister of our ministry.
Who is Jack Weisgerber?
This B.C. waterfall is more than 8 times the height of Niagara Falls.
What is Della Falls?
Since PECSF began in 1965, how much money has been raised for charities throughout B.C.?
What is more than $50 million?
The BC Public Service is part of this branch of government.
What is the executive branch of provincial government?
The Lieutenant Governor invites the leader of the party with the most seats to serve in this role.
Who is the Premier?
The year our ministry became "MIRR."
What is 2017?
This handy storage device was invented by a Smithers, B.C. newspaper editor to solve a dispute between a local farmer and a hotel owner.
What is the egg carton?
How many Indigenous languages are spoken in B.C.?
What is more than 34 languages and 61 dialects?
What does the acronym "PECSF" stand for?
What is the Provincial Employees Community Services Fund?
The MLA elected by secret ballot at the opening of a new Parliament by all other MLAs.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The year the first treaty was signed under the BC Treaty Commission process.
What is 2009?
Name one of B.C.'s official natural symbols.
(HINT: Think flower, tree, mammal, fish, bird, or stone)
Pacific Dogwood, Western Red Cedar, Spirit Bear, Pacific Salmon, Stellar's Jay, Jade.
Where does CLIFF (the corporate correspondence tracking system used by Ministry offices to track high volumes of executive correspondence) get its name?
What is the character Cliff Claven from the 1980s TV show “Cheers” ?