UBCM is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to design, develop, and implement a mobile application (app) for the organization. The primary purpose of the app will be to serve as the official event app for UBCM’s Convention in September. The app must deliver a seamless and…
Latest News
Date:
CCBF Annual Expenditure Reporting is now open for 2025 reporting. All local governments are required to report financial and project information for CCBF investments during the 2025 calendar year. Reports are due June 1, 2026.
Local government staff who work on the reports…
Date:
While the Area Association resolutions deadlines have passed, members can submit resolutions directly to UBCM by June 15. If you do so, please keep in mind the new framework that was adopted last year, which will ensure resolutions are: focused on new issues, within local…
Date:
UBCM recommends pilot projects to tap expertise of local governments, archaeologists, industry and First Nations
The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) is calling on the province to test potential amendments to the Heritage Conservation Act through a pilot project initiative…
Date:
The intent of a Regional C2C program is to support the advancement of First Nation-local government reconciliation and relationship building.
This program supports forums with funding of up to $10,000. In addition, the same funding maximum is available for the…
Date:
The Province has made changes to the Residential Tenancy Regulation to allow landlords who are required to provide certain types of affordable rental units under a local government housing agreement to end the tenancy of a tenant who no longer qualifies to rent the unit. These…
Date:
FireSmart Community Funding and Supports (FCFS) program applicants are reminded of the April 30, 2026 deadline for the submission of application materials. This includes:
2026 Winter/Spring Closed Intake for application-based funding: applicants are required to submit their…
Date:
UBCM is undertaking a governance review focused on the composition of the Executive board, in response to recent questions raised from members about representation on the Executive board, and to address a 2024 resolution (NEB14-2024) which proposes changing UBCM's name to be…
Date:
As local governments are preparing annual budgets, they should be aware that the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) has not been renewed in the Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions 2026/27 service plan. This program has provided funding for local climate…
Date:
Last month, the Local Government RCMP Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) met with provincial government and B.C. RCMP representatives to discuss issues related to the Municipal Police Unit Agreements (MPUAs), and policing more broadly in British Columbia. Issues discussed at…