May

B.C. Carbon Pricing Equity Engagement Sessions: Orgs. Serving Low-income

by Community Council of Greater Victoria

Actions and Detail Panel

Sales Ended

Date and time

Mon, 16 May 2022

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT

Location

Online event

In these facilitated engagement sessions participants will explore equity aspects of B.C.’s provincial carbon tax and associated programs.

About this event

The Community Social Planning Committee of Greater Victoria, as part of our commitment to climate equity, is supporting B.C.’s Carbon Pricing Review by facilitating engagement sessions with organizational and community representatives of equity-seeking groups. These engagement sessions aim to:

To provide an update on the changes to provincial carbon pricing set in motion by the federal government minimum required carbon price for all provinces and territories in Canada and BC’s commitment to meet or exceed the federal carbon price.
Share information on B.C.’s carbon pricing policies and programs, and
To generate feedback from equity-seeking groups on:

The differing impact of the carbon tax for diverse community members
How different groups could be supported equitably
Best practices for implementation and reducing barriers to access

Feedback from engagements sessions will inform the provincial government’s review of B.C.’s carbon tax and associated programs, which aims to understand impacts on affordability for households and businesses.

We will be holding separate engagement sessions for organizations that serve diverse populations and community members from equity groups.

Capacity Funding will be provided to support low-income individuals and organizations with low capacity where it helps reduce barriers to participation. The option will be available at registration.

All session dates and times are listed below.