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In 1981 the Inspection and Engineering Division was renamed the Inspection and Engineering Branch. This branch reported to the newly named Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. The Inspection and Enqineerinq Branch had the responsibility to ensure that the maximum possible recovery of natural resources from mining operations was achieved while keeping personal injury and environmental disturbance to a minimum. The branch maintained a network of district offices staffed by experienced professional personnel and supported by specialist enqineers based in Victoria. On a regular basis, staff members conducted safety and engineering inspections at all metal mines, coal mines, sand and gravel pits, placer mines and quarries throughout the province. The branch further ensured that every employee working in an underground or open-pit operation was under the supervision of a person holding an appropriate supervisor's certification. Examinations were administered to ensure that supervisory candidates meet the required standards of training and education. Certificates for miners, coal miners and blasters were also issued from the district offices. In 1986 the name was changed to the Engineering and Inspection Branch.

A major reorganization of the Dept. of Mines took place in 1973. The Inspection Branch was renamed the Inspection and Engineering Division and formed part of the Mineral Resources Branch. The new division, under the direction of the Chief Inspector, continued with the responsibility of district inspection of coal and metal mines and quarries. The inspectors also examined prospects, mining properties, roads and trails. Environmental control inspectors conducted dust, ventilation and noise surveys and made recommendations to improve environmental conditions. The division also directed reclamation activities and provided mining advice to the Securities Commission. In 1981 this division was renamed the Inspection and Engineering Branch.

The British Columbia Institute for Economic Policy Analysis was established by the Economic Policy Analysis Institute of British Columbia Act of the Legislature and assented to June 20, 1974 (Statutes of British Columbia 1974, chapter 28). This legislation established an endowment fund of $5 million for the Institute, providing it with a budget of $400,000. A Board of Directors was appointed in March 1975 to draft and adopt by-laws. Professor Walter Young was appointed Chairman of the Board and in May 1975 Mason Gaffney was appointed Executive Director of the Institute. The function of the Institute, as given in section 3.2 of the Act, was to "institute and carry out research and analytical programmes, provide training, teaching and consulting services; and disseminate information, respecting Crown lands, public finance, industrial organization, and employment in the Province." On April 15, 1976, Bill 14, the Economic Policy Analysis Institute of British Columbia Repeal Act received assent (Statutes of British Columbia 1976, chapter 16) and the Institute's activities were terminated as of October 1, 1976.

Established in 1964 in Burnaby as the province's first technical training school, by the B.C. Dept. of Education in co-operation with the Federal Government, under the joint Federal-Provincial Technical Training Programme. BCIT expanded rapidly and by the late 1990s the main campus occupied 55 buildings with satellite campuses on Sea Island, in North Vancouver and downtown Vancouver. BCIT offers programs in business, computing, electrical and electronic technology, engineering, health sciences and trades

The Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat - the successor body to the Intergovernmental Relations Branch - is responsible for developing and coordinating the province’s relations with other governments, both within Canada and internationally. The Secretariat also shares many functions with the Ministry of Intergovernmental Relations and is most likely a successor body to this agency, which was established in 1979. For a time, both the Ministry and the Secretariat maintained the BC Houses in Ottawa, Ontario and London, England. The Secretariat is also responsible for coordinating the preparation of briefing materials for the Premier and for coordinating and developing BC's policy on proposals to reform federalism.

Until 1996, the agency was under the control of the Office of the Premier. It appears to have briefly been transferred to the Ministry of Health before acting as a stand-alone Secretariat until 2001. Since 2001, the Secretariat has reported to the Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office. Over the years, various specific functions of the Secretariat have been transferred to other Ministers outside of the Secretariat. For example, in 2000, the administration of the British Columbia Day Act, the Douglas Day Act, the Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, and the Scholarship Act was transferred to the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks under Order-in-Council 1490-2000.

The Secretariat’s chief responsibilities include ensuring that BC is successful in achieving any priorities that require intergovernmental engagement and cooperation. The Secretariat works to achieve its goals via bilateral and multilateral partnerships with the federal government, provincial and territorial governments, and other jurisdictions.

As of 2018, the Secretariat had three divisions: Intergovernmental policy, Office of Protocol, and the Francophone Affairs program.

Interior Health was established in 2001 as one of the five geographically-based health authorities in British Columbia. It was created by the merger of 20 different health authorities, which ranged from large regional boards to smaller community health services societies. Interior Health serves a geographic area of nearly 215,000 square kilometers covering 59 incorporated municipalities and includes cities such as Kelowna, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton, and Vernon. It serves the Okanagan, Kootenay Boundary, East Kootenay and Thompson Cariboo Shuswap regions.

As per the Health Authorities Act, the Interior Health Authority’s mandate is to plan, deliver, monitor, and report on publicly funded health services for individuals within its jurisdiction. The Authority is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors who are appointed by and responsible to the Provincial Government.

The Kamloops Forest District was established in 1913 under the Forest Act, 1912. In 1916, the district was expanded to include part of the Tete Juane Forest District due to staff shortages resulting from World War I. In 1918 The Lillooet Forest District was also added to Kamloops.

In 1930, the majority of the lands in the Railway Belt, which had previously been administered by the federal government, were also added to Kamloops. The remaining Railway Belt lands were added to the Vancouver and Fort George Forest Districts. As a result of these changes, in 1932, the area previously in the Vernon Forest District was added to the Kamloops Forest District, along with half of the Cariboo Forest District. In 1972, the Cariboo Forest District was reestablished, and these lands were transferred back to it to replicate its previous boundaries.

In 1978, the Kamloops Forest District was renamed the Kamloops Forest Region, however its boundaries remained the same. Between 1978 and 1981, the Region was reorganized to comprise of the following smaller Forest Districts: Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet. These areas were based on the previous Ranger Districts. Note that the Kamloops Forest District continued to exist after 1978, however, it was a much smaller area part of the greater Kamloops Forest Region.

Between 1978 and 1981 a new Kamloops Forest District was created as part of the Kamloops Forest Region. It was based on the boundaries of the previous Ranger District under that name. In 2010 the Headwaters Forest District (previously named the Clearwater Forest District) was added to the Kamloops Forest District.

In 2014 the Kamloops Forest District was renamed the Thompson Rivers District in the Thompson-Okanagan Region.

In 1978, the Kamloops Forest District was renamed the Kamloops Forest Region, however its boundaries did not change. Between 1978 and 1981, the Region was further reorganized into the following smaller Forest Districts: Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet. These were based on the Previous Ranger Districts. This means the Kamloops Forest District continued to exist after 1978, however, it was a much smaller area part of the new Kamloops Forest Region.

In 2003 the region was amalgamated with the Nelson Forest Region and the Cariboo Forest Region to form the Southern Interior Forest Region.

In 2010 the Southern Interior Forest Region ceased to exist and was replaced by three districts with boundaries similar to those before the amalgamation. The area that had been covered by the old Kamloops Forest Region was renamed the Thompson Okanagan Forest Region, with its headquarters in Kamloops. In 2016 the name of the Thompson Okanagan Forest Region was changed to the Thompson Okanagan Natural Resource Region.

The Kootenay Lake Forest District was created between 1978 and 1981 as part of the Nelson Forest Region. It had previously existed as a Ranger District. In 2010 it was renamed the Selkirk District when it was combined with all or part of the Arrow Boundary Forest District and Columbia Forest Districts.

Name changed 1977? To Labour Standards Programmes.

The British Columbia Land and Investment Agency (BCLIA) originated with Thomas Allsop & Co., founded in Victoria in 1862 by Thomas Allsop, an estate, financial and insurance agent. He was joined by Henry Slye Mason in the late 1870s, and the firm was restyled Allsop & Mason. The British Columbia Land and Investment Agency was incorporated in England in 1887 to acquire Allsop & Mason and generally to carry on the business of estate, land, financial, insurance and investment agents in British Columbia. The largest investor and one of the original directors was Thomas Dixon Galpin, who had been investing in British Columbia (principally Victoria) real estate through Thomas Allsop since 1872. The firm's headquarters were in London, and the main British Columbia office was located in Victoria, which was managed by the resident director Cuyler Armstrong Holland from 1887 until 1922. He was succeeded as Victoria manager by Arthur Wolfenden and R.H. Shanks. At different times there was a branch or agency in Vancouver and an agency in Nanaimo. The majority interest in the British Columbia operations was sold in December 1962 to Robin Raymond and W.O. Cameron, who continued the business as the British Columbia Land and Insurance Agency, Ltd. The London firm changed its name to British and Canadian Investments Limited in 1964. The BCLIA bought and sold real estate on its own account and for clients, managed properties, placed investment funds in mortgages and loans and operated a small deposit account service. In the 1880s and 1890s the company sold and serviced fire insurance for the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. This was succeeded around 1890 by their agency for the London and Canadian Fire Insurance Company, a firm founded and owned by many of the same people in Victoria and London who held shares in the BCLIA. After the latter company became inactive in 1898, the BCLIA took up the agency for the Phoenix Assurance Company of London, a service which the BCLIA provided for the remainder of its existence. In 1895 the Canadian Pacific Land and Mortgage Company, another company owned by many of the same investors as the BCLIA and for whom the latter acted as financial agent in British Columbia, was merged with the BCLIA, which took over its assets consisting mainly of freehold properties in the Victoria area and mortgages. The BCLIA was also closely related to the Western Canadian Ranching Company, with which they shared directors and for which they acted as financial agents.

Name changed in 1975 from Lands Branch. Amalgamated Dec. 5, 1978 with the Parks Branch and the housing function of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to form the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing.

The Land Settlement Board was created in May 1917 under the "Act to promote increased agricultural production", SBC, chapter 34. Maxwell Smith was appointed Chairman of the Board by OIC on July 21, 1917. Other directors were appointed. The Land Settlement Board superseded the Agricultural Credit Commission constituted under the "Agricultural Act, 1915" and was empowered to carry out the undertakings of the said Commission.

The general policy of the Board was to promote land settlement and development work to the fullest extent, with a view to stimulating rapid and judicious development of the agricultural areas of the province. This was done through loans to farmers for land improvement, the purchase and resale of agricultural land to settlers (including returned soldiers) and educational campaigns. In the early years, the Board also acted as Commissioners under the "Drainage, Dyking and Development Act" and completed various projects to do with drainage and reclamation.

The Land Use Coordination Office (LUCO) was created in 1994 to coordinate the implementation of regional plans created by the Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE). After CORE was dismantled in 1996, LUCO took on the functions previously held by CORE.

LUCO utilized a different planning model than CORE had, known as land and resource management planning (LRMP). This process still allocated the types and intensities of land use for certain areas in a region, including determining protected areas, and set objectives for future planning.

LUCO was an interagency secretariat, made up of several regional Interagency Management Committees (IAMCs). IAMCs were made up of public servants from any number of provincial ministries that had interests in Crown Land. These public servants may have also changed positions and ministries over the course of the planning process while maintaining their role in the LRMP planning team. The IAMCs in turn created stakeholder tables comprised of any number of participants representing all levels of government, environmental and community groups, the general public, the private sector and Indigenous groups.

Each regional table was appointed an independent chair and was supported by professional staff from government agencies that helped manage meetings, provide information and undertake technical analysis. Facilitators were also hired to provide training workshops to prepare stakeholders for the process. Each table also had subcommittees tasked to research and analyze specific issues in detail and make recommendations back to the table.

The change of government in 2001 led to new methods of land use planning and the closure of LUCO. Many of its functions were added to the newly established Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.

Established 1950. Name changed January 1, 1977 to Land and Water Management Service.