Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Policy Manual Updates

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to July 19, 2012. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.7 – Post-Wildfire Natural Hazards Risk Analysis
- Standard Operating Procedures for Policy 9.7 Post-Wildfire Natural Hazards Risk Analysis

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 13, 2012. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.1 – Fire Control Responsibilities and Costs

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 12, 2012. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.8 – Woodlot Licence Program-Private Land Deletions

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 14, 2011. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.71 – Cruise Base Cutting Authority Policy and General Procedures in Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Timber

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 25, 2010. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.4 – Licensing and Administration of Scalers
Policy 13.5 – Scaling Requirements

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 1, 2010. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.6 – Waste Assessments

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 30, 2010. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.1 – Administration of Scale Sites
Policy 13.2 – Timber Marking and Transportation
Policy 13.3 – Monitoring, Inspecting, and Auditing Scale Sites and Check Scaling
Policy 13.8 – Ministry Passwords for System Software
Policy 13.9 – Scaling Software Approval, Controls and Auditing

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 1, 2010. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.27 - Administration of Special Use Permits.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 1, 2009. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.6 - Enforcement of Wildfire Act Legislation Policy has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to January 9, 2009. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.10 - Budget, FTE and Performance Management Policy has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to December 18, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.3 - Out of Province/Country Travel Pre-Approval Authority Policy has been added.
Policy 3.9 - Business Meeting Expenses Policy has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 18, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 10.1 - Risk Management-Business Disruption Recovery Policy has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 1, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.6 - Waste Assessments Policy has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to July 11, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.1 - Wildfire Control Responsibilities & Costs Policy has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to July 11, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.4 - Fire Management Planning Policy has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 27, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.1 - Ministry Expense Authority Training Policy has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 29, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.9 - Woodlot Licence Program - Competition, Evaluation, and Award has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 27, 2008. The latest amendments are listed below.

Management Services Policy 2.1 - Internal Audit,
Management Services Policy 3.6 - Financial Signing Authority, and
Management Services Policy 6.5 - Risk Management - Ongoing Risks have been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 30, 2007. The latest amendments are listed below.

Management Services Policy 9.3 - Forms Management has been amended, and
Management Services Policy 1.2 - Forest Service Emblem has been amended.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 4, 2007. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.9 - Woodlot Licence Program - Competition, Evaluation and Award has been removed.
Policy 8.10 - Woodlot Licence Program - Replacement has been amended.
Policy 8.12 - Yew Bark Harvesting and Collection - Special Forest Products has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 3, 2007. The latest amendments are listed below.

Management Services Policy 5.1 - Employee Training and 5.2 - Employee Development have been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 7, 2007. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.1 - Timber Utilization - Coastal and Interior has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 1, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.6 - Waste Assessments has been amended.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 11, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 6.4 - Occupational Health and Accident Prevention has been replaced by Policy 6.4 - Occupational Health and Safety Policy.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 10, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 9.1 - Wildfire Management has been replaced by Policy 9.1 - Wildfire Control Responsibilities & Costs has been amended.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 1, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.6 - Waste Assessments has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 16, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.5 - Identification of Officers and Officials has been updated, and
Policy 16.18 - Covert Surveillance Operations, Equipment and Systems has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 7, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 2.23 - Seedling Supply and Distribution has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 1, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 5.4 - Rewards and Recognition has been repealed and replaced by 5.4 Forest Service Long Service Awards.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to February 9, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.9 - Entry onto Private Land and into Buildings has been added, and
Policy 16.19 - Prosecutions has been updated.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to February 1, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.28 - Compliance and Enforcement (C&E) program staff uniforms has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to January 18, 2006. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.10 - Making Statutory Determinations has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 26, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.7 - Stopping Vehicles,
Policy 16.8 - Stopping Vessels have been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 2, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.11 - Violation Ticketing,
Policy 16.14 - Stop Work Orders have been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 15, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.10 - Budget, FTE and Performance Management has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 20, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 12.6 - Collections,
Policy 12.8 - Provision for Bad Debts and Doubtful Accounts,
Policy 12.9 - Write-Off and Remission, and
Policy 12.10 - Dishonoured Cheques have been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 8, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 11.1 - Derivation of Appraisal Estimates has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to April 13, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.6 - Investigations has been replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to March 1, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 11.3 - Timber Records and Reporting has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to February 15, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.16 - Forfeiture of Livestock has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to January 7, 2005. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.15 - Forfeiture of Timber, Chattels, Hay, etc. has been recinded and replaced.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to December 15, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 11.2 - Application of Appraisal Estimates has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to November 22, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.6 - Financial Signing Authority has been removed.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 10, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.33 - Special Provincial Constables has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 20, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 19.1 - Timber Sale Licence Deposit Administration has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 18, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.29 - Compliance and Enforcement Program Standards of Conduct has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 24, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.30 - Internal Complaints Policy: Compliance and Enforcement Program, and
Policy 16.31 - Public Complaints Policy: Compliance and Enforcement Program Staff have been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 15, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 13.6 - Waste Assessments Policy has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 17, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 6.7 - Workplace Violence Prevention Policy has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 5, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.26 - Cutting Permit Extension and Surrender has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 3, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.32 - Government Non-Compliance Reporting has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to February 2, 2004. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.26 - Management Roles and Responsibilities within the C&E Program has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to November 7, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.27 - Special Investigation Units within the C&E Program of the Ministry of Forests has been added.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 8, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 12.2 - Forest Revenue Inspector Program and 12.3 - Forest Revenue Inspector Team Code of Conduct have been removed from the Compendium.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 1, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 16.25 - Collusion Deterrence and Enforcement, new.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 19, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 4.1 - Lateral Transfer from Severely Isolated Locations, amended throughout, changes not marked.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 15, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 15.1 - Aboriginal Rights and Title, amended throughout.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to June 05, 2003. The latest amendments are listed below.

Chapter 13 – Revenue: Scaling has been renamed Chapter 13 – Revenue: Scaling and Cruising.
Policy 11.5 - Residue and Waste Measure has been moved to Chapter 13 – Revenue: Scaling and Cruising and renumbered to Policy 13.6.
Policy 11.7 - Timber Cruising has been moved to Chapter 13 – Revenue: Scaling and Cruising and renumbered to Policy 13.7.

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to January 07, 2002. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 11.7 - Timber Cruising, new (now Policy 13-7)

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 15, 2001. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.19 - Woodlot Licence Program - Transfer of Woodlot, new

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to September 10, 2001. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 3.9 - Business Meeting Expenses, amended throughout
Policy 16.11 - Violation Ticketing, amended throughout

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 1, 2001. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 8.25 - Standard Operating Procedures for Forest Service Roads, new

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to May 1, 2001. The latest amendments are listed below.

Policy 4.1 - Lateral Transfer from Severely Isolated Locations, amended throughout, changes not marked

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to February 9, 2001. The latest amendments are listed below.

Appendix to Policy 12.7 - Fees Licences Inventory Summary for 2001/02, as at December 2000, amended throughout, changes not marked

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to October 12, 2000. The latest amendments are listed below.

3.10, Budget Management (Management Services volume), amended throughout, changes not marked

The Ministry Policy Manual is current to August 24, 2000. The latest amendments are listed below.

index, updated (changes not marked)
the following policies have been moved from the Management Services Volume to the Resource Management Volume and renumbered as indicated (no other changes):
- 12.5, Client Identification (formerly MS policy 3.1)
- 12.6, Collections (formerly MS policy 3.2)
- 12.7, Fees and Licences (formerly MS policy 3.3)
- 12.8, Provisions for Bad Debts and Doubtful Accounts (formerly MS policy 3.4)
- 12.9, Write-Off and Remission (formerly MS policy 3.5)
- 12.10, Dishonoured Cheques (formerly MS policy 3.7)
- 12.11, Management and Deposit of Public Money (formerly MS policy 3.8)