The Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (the Code) provides the detailed regulation for all aspects of mining and mineral exploration in B.C.
The Minister appointed a standing Code Review Committee (the Committee) in 2019. The Committee has equal representation from Indigenous communities, labour and industry.
The Committee recommends revisions to the Code every year. The Committee makes revisions that:
Chair:
Jorge Freitas - Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals
Indigenous representatives:​
Industry representatives:
Labour representatives:
The Committee establishes sub-committees and task groups as needed to review priority topics. Sub-committees and task groups conduct the technical reviews and make recommendations for Code revisions to the Committee.
Task groups meet over a short time frame and focus a single specific topic in the Code, while sub-committees meet over a longer time frame and may review multiple topics over time.
Contact the Committee if you have ideas or concerns about what needs to be addressed or updated in the Code.