Welcome
The Strategic Policy and Planning Branch (SPPB) has a number of unique
responsibilities including championing and supporting the three core corporate
processes for the Ministry of Forests and Range in the areas of policy,
legislation and service planning. The SPPB is proud of its contribution to the
corporate operations of the MFR and its multi-faceted support for managing and
protecting the diverse and sustainable values of the province’s forest and range
resources.
Statement of Purpose
By providing frameworks and support for policy, legislation and performance
planning processes, the Branch makes a significant contribution to enabling the
strategic direction of the ministry. The Branch provides leadership, advice and
governance on key corporate initiatives and supports executive decision making.
Key Functions
Forest Sector Initiatives
- Co-ordinate and support the MFR’s role in corporate, cross-government,
and forest sector initiatives.
- Address the overall administration of the Forest Investment sub-vote and
agreements with third party administrators by development and implementation
of sound business practices incorporating strong financial controls and
performance measures.
- Develop and manage the MFR’s performance management framework (e.g.,
service plans and annual service plan reports) as well as making ongoing
improvements to related measures, planning and reporting processes.
- Develop the MFR’s evaluation/audit framework.
Legislation and Regulatory Reform
- Manage the MFR’s annual legislative program.
- Develop and coordinate the approval of Orders in Council and regulations
on behalf of the MFR.
- Manage the MFR’s response to government legislation-related initiatives
(e.g., regulatory reform or the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility
Agreement).
- Undertake various corporate functions on behalf of the MFR including,
but not limited to, the co-ordination of appointments to agencies, boards
and commissions that are the responsibility of the minister and maintaining
the minister’s delegation matrix.
- Provide advice on matters relating to land use policy and support to the
MFR senior executive in fulfilling their committee and related
responsibilities.
Strategic Policy and Strategic Planning
- Gather, interpret and communicate information to various staff arising
from social, environmental and economic situations affecting the MFR.
- Administer and continually improve a corporate policy process to manage
the overall policy workload in the MFR and to build a strategic policy
agenda.
- Promote excellence in the development of forest policy by providing
advice, tools and communicating best practices.
- Provide and co-ordinate various strategic planning initiatives for or on
behalf of, Executive and the MFR.
- Initiate and lead ministry participation in external or inter-ministry
policy initiatives, and co-ordinate MFR input into strategic policy
initiatives and activities of other ministries or external groups (e.g.,
Land Use, Sustainable Forest Resource Network, BC Forum on Forest Economics
and Policy).
Branch Management and Operations
- Lead SPPB communication.
- Guide employee performance and development.
- Provide finance and administrative support to the SPPB.
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