Type: Process guidance
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2020 Public Accountability and Reporting Project (PARP) Guide
The 2020 PARP Guide sets standardized reporting requirements for all supply-managed and regulated marketing boards in B.C.
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How to participate in a Farm Practices Protection Act (FPPA) complaint
Use this guide to learn how you can take part in an FPPA complaint hearing as either a witness (providing factual evidence for a party) or an intervener (offering additional perspectives or information), including how to apply, levels of participation, and what to expect in the process.
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BCFIRB Document disclosure practice directive
Sets out approved methods for parties to submit documents to BCFIRB, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and compliance under its statutory mandates.
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Aquaculture and the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act
Use this notice to understand BCFIRB’s expanded jurisdiction to hear nuisance complaints about finfish, shellfish, and aquatic plant aquaculture under the Right to Farm Act.
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Agri-tourism and complaints under the FPPA
This notice explains that events like weddings, concerts, and races on farm properties are not “farm practices” protected under the Right to Farm Act.
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Farm protection under the FPPA (Fact sheet)
Use this fact sheet to understand how the Right to Farm Act protects farmers from nuisance complaints and bylaw enforcement when using normal farm practices. Learn how BCFIRB decides whether a practice is protected or must be modified or stopped.
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Quota Assessment Tools Evaluation Project — Proposed terms of reference
BCFIRB summarises the proposed terms of reference for the supervisory review evaluating the effectiveness, utility and appropriateness of quota assessment tools.
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Enforcement and Farm Practices Fact Sheet
Use this fact sheet to learn how the Right to Farm Act protects normal farm practices and when BCFIRB can enforce changes, dismiss complaints, or allow bylaw enforcement.
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How to participate in a Natural Products Marketing Act Appeal (Process guidance for Regulated Marketing Appeals)
Provides guidance on how individuals or organizations can participate in a regulated marketing appeal. It outlines the roles of witnesses and interveners, the application process for intervener status, and the levels of participation available.
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BCFIRB Supervisory Rules
Outlines the supervisory rules established by the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board (BCFIRB) under the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act. These rules govern the procedures and quorum for supervisory matters, including the establishment and operation of supervisory panels.