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Stage 📝

Maturity

Official URL: https://bcgov.github.io/nr-pies/docs/standard/element/process_tracking/stage

Purpose​

Stage is the highest-level operational category of work within a Phase. It defines what is currently being done on the authorization e.g., Pre-application, Technical Review, Decision, Issuance, giving a clear reference point for progress tracking.

Usage​

Stage records the current operational step that an authorization is undergoing within its Phase.

Guidance​

  • Exactly one Stage is active at any moment.
  • Parallel or finer-grained work categories belong in State, not additional Stages.
  • Stages are about what type of work is happening, not when it happens (see Milestone dates).

Properties​

  • Data format: string
  • Null: Cannot be null – every authorization must have a phase.
  • Relationships:
    • Phase → Stage: A Stage is a subset of a Phase (Phase → Stage is 1-to-many).
    • Stage → State: A State is a subset of a Stage (Stage → State is 1-to-many).
  • Change control: an authorization may progress through successive Stages and return to an earlier Stage any number of times.

Allowed values (by Phase)​

Application Phase​

Maturity

NameDescription
Pre-application
Initial submission review
Technical review and comment
Decision preparation
Decision

Post issuance Phase​

Maturity

NameDescription

Specification​

References​

  • These terms are derived from previous permitting reform work defined as One Process