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• Enabling B.C Via Policy Incentives - Key Recommendations Promote open for business to global community Encourage Companies like Atlantic Sapphire, Blue Star and Emergent to invest locally by actively inviting them Offer tax exemptions, access to crown land invest and workforce training credits at VIU and UBC for personnel Expedite permitting and environmental assessment process - - Currently a long process up to 2 years with no assured outcome - undermines investor confidence Land-based farms have a low environmental impact - they are good to go . . - the need for a clear (who has jurisdiction - BC or feds), stable and timely regulatory regime is also critical key point for investment that should be driven home Goal permits issued in less than 2 months Push Feds for rapid adoption of the Salmonid Alternative Production Technologies Working Group's May 21, 2020 report and recommendations Champion access to global genetic seed/egg for Atlantic Salmon in closed containment Enable Reconciliation in Action - - - - Advance UNDRIP and Free Prior and Informed Consent by facilitating FN partnerships in land-based farming Extend development of land-based in partnership with FN's throughout the province Addresses economic development needs for FN employment Signal to all FNB's of BC another substantial step to further advance protection of wild salmon across the Province and thus advancing Food Security enjoyment of constitutionally protect ted aboriginal rights Create a co-managed (FN & BC Gov) governance entity that ensures aquaculture companies stable longitudinal agreements and ensure farm de-commissioning is prefunded should the venture fail. • Provides mutually assured confidence to investors and First Nations alike. 19 * Caveat - small scale land farming does not imply low complexity- dedicated skilled and trained workforce still very much required
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