Environmental Approvals
BILD Alberta staff continue to participate in meaningful dialogue with government when it comes to environmental approvals and identifying opportunities to streamline applications while still holding high standards to safeguard Alberta’s ecological biodiversity.
Alberta Built Campaign Launch
April 19, 2023- Today BILD Alberta launched “Alberta Built”, a campaign that highlights Alberta’s housing affordability advantage and the action that is necessary to ensure it remains intact for generations to come. “Alberta is known for housing affordability and that’s not by accident,” said Scott Fash, Executive Director of BILD Alberta Association. “Being a national…
Read MoreWater Act Approvals
Alberta Environment and Parks launched the first stage of its new digital system for environmental applications this summer which has: Cut wait-times for Water Act approval applications by almost half, while maintaining our world-leading environmental standards. Provided an easy-to-use portal for Albertans to view, submit and check the status of their applications. It is estimated…
Read MoreRegulatory Transformation Project
BILD Alberta staff recently met with Alberta Environment & Parks on their Regulatory Transformation Project which will automate approval of environmental applications and address backlogs. Historically environmental approvals varied from 12-24 months but through the advocacy of BILD Alberta and other stakeholders, government has committed to a new framework that will allow up to 80%…
Read MoreWetlands Policy
BILD Alberta staff continue to meet with the Wetland Policy department within Alberta Environment and Parks to better enhance the Alberta Wetland Policy to provide more opportunities for wetland banking and mitigation which benefits the environment and encourages private sector investment.
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