B.C. brings into force Budget Measures provisions and removes Office of the Merit Commissioner from accessibility schedule

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A new order-in-council brings a set of sections from the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 into force. It also repeals a specific provision of the Office of the Legislature Staff Oath Regulation and removes the Office of the Merit Commissioner from the schedule of organizations covered by the Accessible British Columbia Regulation. Organizations that were tracking the Merit Commissioner's accessibility obligations under that schedule should note it is no longer listed. Public service bodies and Legislature staff subject to the affected oath and budget provisions should review how the activated sections apply to their operations.

Who this affects: public service employers and employees · Legislature staff · organizations subject to the Accessible British Columbia Regulation · Office of the Merit Commissioner