British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Commission credits new funding, and a new regime of performance measures, with helping it to clear its backlog of applications.
The ALC, the tribunal overseeing provincial measures to conserve farmland and enable farming-related land use, recently announced it has “eliminated” a backlog of 185 applications — and has processed over 90 per cent of the applications it’s received since April 1 within 90 days of receiving them.
The ALC said the quicker turnaround time follows the province’s announcement of a funding boost in March, bringing its annual budget to $4.5 million, up from its $2.5 million base budget in 2012.
Staff – Country Guide – February 25, 2017.
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