Specific Environmental Assessment Act amendments take effect on January 1, 2027

A set of amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act, originally passed as part of Ontario's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, are now officially in force following a government proclamation order. Proclamation…

Two provisions of the New Deal for Toronto Act affecting Ontario Place redevelopment take legal effect January 1, 2027

Proclamation means specific provisions of a law that were passed but held in reserve are now officially activated and enforceable. The two provisions brought into force here are part of Schedule 2 of the New Deal for…

New condo owner protection rules take effect: specific Condominium Act amendments now have a force date

A set of provisions from the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 that amend the Condominium Act, 1998 have been officially proclaimed into force by Order in Council. Proclamation means these sections, which were p…

Specific rental-housing provisions of the 2023 Homebuyers/Tenants Act are now active

Sections 3 and 5 of Schedule 7 of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 have been proclaimed into force, meaning these particular amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 are now legally operat…

Two provisions of the 2023 Homebuyers/Tenants Act affecting residential tenancy law are now in force

Specific sections of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 — Schedule 7, section 4 and section 11(2) — have been officially proclaimed into force, meaning they are now active law. Proclamation is the st…

Ontario building code updated with a new round of provincial amendments to the 2020 National Building Code

Ontario has adopted a revised set of provincial amendments to the National Building Code of Canada 2020. The amendment document referenced in the regulation has been updated to a newer dated version, replacing the pre…

Killaloe O.P.P. Detachment Board dissolved and replaced by new Upper Ottawa Valley board; Bancroft board gains South Algonquin Township seat

The Killaloe O.P.P. Detachment Board has been eliminated. Its detachment area is now covered by a newly created Upper Ottawa Valley O.P.P. Detachment Board listed in Table 2 (multiple-board detachments), with six muni…

Ontario adds new eviction-delay, persistent-nonpayment and co-op housing rules to the Residential Tenancies regulation

Several new rules are being added to the general regulation under the Residential Tenancies Act, all scheduled to take effect in September 2026. First, 'persistent failure to pay rent' is now defined: missing rent by…

Future amendment noted: wording change to source protection plan rules coming in 2026

A transitional note has been added to the regulation flagging that a specific subparagraph will be amended at a future date to remove the phrase "the making of" from a provision about minor, non-policy amendments to s…

Ontario condo rules updated with detailed owner requisition process and new voting rules for non-leased units

This amendment adds detailed rules for how condo owners can formally requisition (request) a meeting of owners, including required form content, delivery methods, board response timelines, withdrawal procedures, and h…

Storm-water fee exemption for farm and managed-forest properties is now in force

A new provision has been added to the regulation confirming that the City of Toronto and its local boards cannot impose storm-water fees or charges on portions of properties classified as farm land or managed forests.…

Municipalities barred from charging storm-water fees on farm and managed-forest properties

A new restriction has been added preventing municipalities and local boards from imposing storm-water management fees or charges on portions of a property classified as farmland or managed forest under the Assessment…

No-parking zone added on Highway 7 near Wellington Street in Asphodel-Norwood

A new no-parking zone has been added to the list of restricted areas on Highway 7. It covers a stretch of the highway in the Township of Asphodel-Norwood, County of Peterborough, starting at the westerly limit of Well…

Niagara Escarpment development permit exemptions comprehensively rewritten with new definitions and expanded permitted activities

The list of development activities that do not require a development permit in the Niagara Escarpment Development Control Area has been substantially restructured and expanded from roughly 41 items to 67. New defined…

Municipalities along the Northlander Corridor cannot license rideshare operators or drivers covered by provincial pilot rules

A new section added to this licensing-powers regulation blocks municipalities identified in the Northlander Corridor rideshare pilot from using business licensing by-laws to impose licence requirements on rideshare op…

A specific amendment to Ontario's Planning Act takes legal effect, triggering new planning rules

Proclamation means the government has officially 'turned on' a provision that was passed by the legislature but not yet active. Schedule 7, section 9 of the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure A…

New parcel of land added to Niagara Escarpment Area of Development Control

A third parcel of land has been formally added to the designated Area of Development Control under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. The new area is described in a plan called the "Plan of the Bound…

Ontario source protection plan amendments: previously undated provisions now have confirmed effective dates

Several amendments to Ontario's source protection planning rules that were previously listed as coming into force 'on a day to be named' now have confirmed dates. A set of changes affecting how source protection plans…

Ministry notice rules for subdivision approvals updated: electronic filing added, certified-copy requirement dropped

Three types of notices that approval authorities must send to the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing — notices of new applications, decisions on applications, and changes to draft-approval conditions…

Official plan amendment notices and records no longer require certified copies; Ministry notice can now be sent via Ontario government website

Several procedural requirements for official plan and plan amendment processes have been updated. Documents submitted in records to the Ontario Land Tribunal and approval authorities no longer need to be certified cop…

Consent application notices to the Ministry no longer need certified copies, and can now be sent via a government website

Three practical changes apply to consent applications under the Planning Act. First, notices and records sent to the Ministry's regional director no longer need to be "certified copies" — plain copies are now sufficie…

Key sections of the Halton/Burlington planning regulation will be revoked and converted into a deemed City of Burlington zoning by-law

A future amendment revokes sections 1 to 39 of this provincial planning regulation and replaces them with a provision that deems the substantive zoning sections (sections 1, 2, and 14 to 39) to have always been a by-l…

Provincial zoning regulation for former Halton County lands to be converted into municipal by-laws

A provincial regulation that has governed land use and zoning for parts of what are now the Towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills, and the City of Mississauga will be wound down. The bulk of the regulation's pro…

Markham zoning regulation converts to a city by-law and is then revoked on July 1, 2026

A future amendment will transform the bulk of this provincial regulation — specifically sections 1 to 88 and most of the associated Schedules — into a deemed zoning by-law of the City of Markham, as if the city counci…

French-language term labels added to definitions; new fire safety duties and future definition changes flagged

The regulation's definitions section now includes French-language equivalents for each defined term (e.g., "véhicule tout-terrain" for all-terrain vehicle). No substantive meaning has changed in the existing definitio…

Three provincial parks gain boundary additions or adjustments effective July 1, 2026

Starting July 1, 2026, the official legal boundary descriptions for three Ontario provincial parks are being updated. Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park (Waterway Class) in the Kenora District gains new land designated in…

Municipalities can now notify the province electronically via a government website when giving notice of zoning by-law proceedings

The regulation has been updated to allow municipalities and planning boards to give notice to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing electronically through a Government of Ontario website, as an alternative to…

New rules require source protection authorities to overhaul drinking-water threat policies tied to regulated instruments

A new regulation sets out how source protection plans must handle policies that govern decisions to issue, create, or amend prescribed instruments (such as permits or approvals) in areas where significant drinking wat…

Upcoming rules expand source-protection permit requirements for municipal drinking water systems

Starting in mid-2026, owners of municipal residential drinking water systems in source protection areas will face broader obligations when seeking permit or licence amendments. The changes extend existing source-prote…

Ontario drinking water source protection rules streamlined: online publication replaces physical inspection requirements, new amendment pathways added

A series of changes to the Clean Water Act general regulation reduce the administrative burden on source protection committees and authorities by removing requirements to make draft documents (terms of reference, asse…

New rules set out what owners must submit when proposing parkland conveyance, and how municipalities must refuse one

When a landowner proposes a specific parcel to satisfy a parkland dedication requirement, they must now provide a licensed survey, disclose easements and below-grade infrastructure, and confirm whether the land meets…

A new parcel of Niagara Escarpment land is being added to the development control area

A third area of land is being added to the designated areas of development control under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. This addition is described in a new plan filed with the Office of the Surve…

Toronto's Mayor faces new limits on budget-setting and key powers during and after an election

Two significant restrictions have been added to the rules governing Toronto's head of council (Mayor). First, the Mayor can only initiate the annual budget process in years immediately following a regular municipal el…

Caledon Official Plan Amendment added to list of changes that require provincial approval

A new subsection has been added to the regulation removing the automatic exemption from provincial approval for a specific Town of Caledon Official Plan amendment (file number POPA 2026-0006). This means that amendmen…

Heads of council in designated municipalities face new restrictions on key powers after an election signals significant council turnover

A new section limits what a head of council can do once an election is underway and results show that the incoming council will differ substantially from the outgoing one — specifically, if less than three-quarters of…

Several Ottawa residential properties added to list of exempt social-housing transfers

The regulation has been updated to add a new entry that permits a specific transfer of residential properties on Craig Henry Drive and Greynam Court in Ottawa. The transfer moves interests in these properties — along…

Several previously pending amendments to Ontario's water and wastewater corporation law are now in force

A group of amendments to the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 that had been flagged as "not yet in force" have now been given an effective date. The changes that are now operative include: a requirem…

Water and wastewater public corporation rules now in force in Ontario

Specific sections of Ontario's Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 dealing with water and wastewater public corporations have been officially activated by government order. Proclamatio…

Ontario brings new water and wastewater public corporations rules into effect

Sections 1 through 21 of Schedule 16 of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 are now legally operative, meaning the framework they establish under the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 carri…

Ontario Place zoning order updated: Block 3 expanded with new Theatre Parcel and East Plaza zones, bridges and uses added

The zoning order for Ontario Place has been significantly amended to expand and redefine Block 3, splitting it into two distinct sub-areas: the Theatre Parcel (where a building footprint of up to 15,250 sq m and a max…

Parking exemption for long-term care facility in Port Hope zoning order has been revoked

The provision that waived the minimum parking requirement for a long-term care facility on this site has been formally revoked and removed from the regulation. All other site-specific zoning rules remain in place: acc…

Boundary maps updated for three Northwestern Ontario local roads areas

The regulation has been updated to reference new Ministry of Transportation boundary plans for three local roads areas in Northwestern Ontario: Lyon (Township of Lyon, Thunder Bay District), Stirling (Township of Stir…

Chiefs of police can now formally request temporary help from RCMP, other Canadian police services, Coast Guard, or Armed Forces

A new provision specifies which outside bodies an Ontario police chief may formally request temporary assistance from under the Community Safety and Policing Act. The approved sources are the Royal Canadian Mounted Po…

Ontario seizes control of Billy Bishop Airport lands from City of Toronto and bans further city dealings

Ontario has enacted a new law that allows the provincial Crown to take ownership of specified Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport lands and all buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements on those lands currently o…

Ontario creates new provincial rules requiring transit systems in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area to align fares, payment, and accessibility services

A new Ontario law establishes provincial authority over local transit systems operating in Toronto, Hamilton, and the four surrounding regional municipalities (Durham, Halton, Peel, York). The Minister of Transportati…

Upcoming rules lock water and wastewater public corporations to public ownership and protect employees during asset transfers

A set of amendments — not yet in force — will tighten the rules governing water and wastewater public corporations (WWPCs) in Ontario once activated by order. When the changes take effect, WWPCs may only be designated…

Public Inquiries Act updated to flag two pending expansions of inquiry scope for Toronto and Ontario municipalities

Two future amendments have been flagged in the consolidated text of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009, though neither is yet in force. When proclaimed, the first change will add a new City of Toronto Act provision (s. 16…

Toronto's code-of-conduct and accountability rules for councillors overhauled, green-roof and zoning provisions repealed

Several significant changes have been made to the City of Toronto Act. The City's power to require buildings to meet environmental or green-roof construction standards under its own by-laws (section 108.1) has been re…

Ontario drinking water law updated to recognize new water and wastewater public corporations and streamline consent rules

Ontario has amended the Safe Drinking Water Act to expand the definition of 'municipal drinking water system' to include systems owned by corporations designated as water and wastewater public corporations under the n…

Non-profit retirement homes are now exempt from municipal development charges in Ontario

A new exemption removes development charges for retirement home projects developed by provincially or federally incorporated non-profit corporations in good standing. Any development charge that became payable before…

Ontario removes two regulation-making powers under Building Code Act and clarifies that municipal environmental bylaws can coexist with the Building Code

Two previously existing regulation-making powers have been repealed: the authority to prescribe specific building code provisions and conditions/limits for the purposes of related municipal-act sections no longer exis…

Ontario Planning Act overhauled: standardized official plan structure, new EV and parking rules, expanded County of Simcoe planning changes

Ontario's Planning Act has been significantly amended by the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026. The most sweeping change (not yet in force) requires all Ontario municipalities and pl…

Upcoming wording fix to how Bail Act liens bind registered land — not yet in force

A future amendment (not yet active) will update the language describing when a certificate of lien under the Bail Act can bind registered land. The current text refers broadly to 'any certificate of lien under the Bai…

Protection corridor maps updated for SickKids and St. Michael's Hospital heliport flight paths

The zoning order that restricts building heights near two Toronto hospital heliports has been updated to reference new official corridor maps. The map numbers defining the protected air corridors for The Hospital for…

New regulation names specific federal drug offence as trigger for Ontario's illegal drug premises law

A new Ontario regulation identifies one specific federal offence — contravening the provision of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that relates to certain drug-related activity — as a "prescribed offence" under…

New federal rules let Ontario municipalities maintain municipal drains without separate Fisheries Act approvals — if strict conditions are met

A new federal regulation creates a self-authorizing pathway for Ontario municipalities to carry out routine maintenance and repair work on designated municipal drains without needing individual project authorizations…

New rule delays ward-count determination for Niagara Region and Simcoe County until after nomination day for 2026 elections

A new regulation modifies the timing of a specific electoral determination for the Regional Municipality of Niagara and the County of Simcoe. Normally, a determination about council composition under section 275 of th…

New special election rules for Port Colborne and certain upper-tier municipalities for the 2026 regular election

A new regulation sets out transitional rules for the 2026 regular municipal election in the City of Port Colborne following changes made by the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026. Anyone who had already filed a nomi…

New regulation sets council size and ward boundaries for three Niagara-region municipalities for the 2026–2030 term

A new regulation establishes the composition of councils for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the City of Thorold, and the City of Port Colborne for the council term beginning in 2026. Each council will have seven mem…

B.C. sets new emergency planning rules for local authorities, including mandatory plan reviews and publication duties

This regulation fills in operational details under British Columbia's Emergency and Disaster Management Act. Local authorities must now prepare emergency management plans meeting specified content requirements, includ…

New land parcels added to BC mineral claim registration exclusion lists

The Chief Gold Commissioner has added 14 new sites to the list of lands where no new mineral claims can be registered, and one additional site where neither mineral nor placer claims can be registered. The newly restr…

Ontario school zone speed sign specifications consolidated and simplified into fewer sections

The regulation governing the physical specifications for school zone speed limit signs near designated highway portions has been restructured. Previously spread across five separate sections (5.0.0.1 through 5.0.0.5 a…

Two new Community Safety Zones added on Ontario highways in Dryden and McMurrich/Monteith

Two new community safety zones have been added to the provincial highway network. A stretch of Highway 601 in the City of Dryden — from its eastern junction with Highway 17 north to Ryczko Road — is now designated a c…

Municipalities can now opt out of the small-population rule for resort condominium property tax classification

A provision that had been revoked is replaced with a new rule allowing single-tier or upper-tier municipal councils to pass a by-law waiving the requirement that a resort condominium unit be located in a municipality…

County of Oxford and Township of Norwich authorized to grant development-charge relief to VDK Development Inc.

The regulation has been expanded to allow the County of Oxford and the Township of Norwich to grant assistance to VDK Development Inc. in the form of full or partial exemptions from development charges imposed under t…

2026 election rules replace 2018 special provisions for certain Ontario municipalities

The special election rules that applied to Toronto and certain regional municipalities during the 2018 election have been removed and replaced with new provisions governing the 2026 regular election. Any person who ha…

Ontario's Education Act substantially amended: board governance, property oversight, liability shields, and structural changes

A large set of amendments to Ontario's Education Act reshapes how school boards are governed and overseen. The Minister and Lieutenant Governor in Council gain broader direct authority over key regulatory matters — in…

Section removed from B.C. parks regulation as part of broader conservation officer update

An amendment repeals section 56(c) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, which governs conduct and activities in B.C. provincial parks, conservancies, and recreation areas. The same order also updat…

Violation tickets and fines set for offences under B.C.'s Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act

The province has added the Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act to the list of laws enforceable by violation ticket. Officers can now issue tickets for nine specific contraventions under that Act, including imp…

Three B.C. municipalities added to Schedule 1 of the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Regulation

The Bylaw Notice Enforcement Regulation has been amended to add the District of 100 Mile House, the District of North Saanich, and the Village of Fraser Lake to Schedule 1. Being listed in Schedule 1 means these local…

BC land tax deferment interest rate set at prime plus 2%, compounded monthly starting 2026

The Interest Rate Regulation under the Land Tax Deferment Act has been updated to establish how interest is calculated on deferred land taxes from 2026 onward. The interest rate is set at 2 percentage points above the…

Critical habitat of the endangered Channel Darter (Lake Erie populations) now legally protected under federal species-at-risk law

A new federal order activates the legal prohibition on destroying or damaging the critical habitat of the Channel Darter (Lake Erie populations), an endangered fish species. The protected critical habitat is defined i…

Federal order activates legal protection for Channel Darter critical habitat in Lake Ontario

A new federal order brings the critical habitat of the Channel Darter (Lake Ontario populations) — an endangered fish species — under the active prohibition regime of the Species at Risk Act. The practical effect is t…

Future-dated amendment notes removed as changes from O. Reg. 123/26 are now in force

The regulation governing occupation of public lands has been updated to incorporate changes that were previously flagged as upcoming amendments taking effect in May 2026. Those future-dated notes have been removed and…

Ontario updates public lands work permit rules: new definitions, registration system, artifact/remains duties, and geotechnical exemption

Ontario has consolidated a series of previously announced amendments to the public lands work permit regulation into the main text. Key practical changes include: the definition of 'shore lands' is now based on the hi…

Ontario building code updated to reference revised April 21, 2026 Ontario Amendments document

Ontario's building code regulation now points to a revised version of the "Ontario Amendments to the National Building Code of Canada 2020" dated April 21, 2026, replacing the previous April 1, 2026 dated document. Th…

'Tailgate' permit class renamed 'bring-your-own' across Ontario's special occasion permits regulation

The regulation has been updated to replace all references to 'tailgate' events and permits with 'bring-your-own' terminology. The four permit classes previously called 'sale tailgate' and 'no-sale tailgate' are now ca…

New law removes bus-parking obligation on Toronto's Block 18C and shields government from related lawsuits

A new Ontario statute eliminates the requirement under a City of Toronto by-law that bus parking be provided on Block 18C, a parcel of land in downtown Toronto near the former SkyDome. The law also bars virtually all…

Ontario's municipal freedom of information law gets major overhaul: new privacy breach rules, staged-access plans, and whistleblower protection

Ontario has made sweeping changes to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act affecting how municipal institutions handle access requests and protect personal information. Institutions can no…

Ontario's 36 conservation authorities will be amalgamated into 9 regional authorities starting February 2027

Beginning on the 'transition date' (currently set for February 1, 2027, subject to change by regulation), Ontario's existing 36 conservation authorities will be merged into nine newly named regional conservation autho…

Two First Nations added to the schedule of bands eligible under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act

The schedule listing First Nations that can participate in the fiscal management framework — covering local revenue taxation, financial administration, and access to financing — has been updated to add two nations: Na…

Metrolinx must follow new notice and consultation steps before ordering access to municipal roads and rights of way

Metrolinx now has explicit procedural obligations before it can issue an order requiring access to, or alteration of, a municipal highway or right of way. Before issuing such an order, Metrolinx must make good-faith e…

Kelowna added to short-term rental principal-residence zone; annual reporting deadline and review-period rules adjusted

Two sets of changes are being made to B.C.'s Short-Term Rental Accommodations Regulation on different dates. First, the City of Kelowna is moved from Schedule 2 (exempt municipalities) into Schedule 1, meaning short-t…

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality added to wildfire regulation's listed area in Section 2.1(h)

The Wildfire Regulation has been amended to replace the existing entry in section 2.1(h) with "Northern Rockies Regional Municipality." This change updates the geographic scope of that provision to reference the curre…

Ontario eases business permit-service-standard rules and cuts compliance reporting to twice a year

Two changes take effect together on a future date. First, the rule requiring separate service standards for 'normal' versus 'not normal' permit applications is replaced: ministries will now distinguish 'typical' from…

Line Fences Act forms now listed under Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness on Ontario's forms website

The official forms used in line fence disputes — including fence-viewer awards, notices, and owner agreements — are now listed on the Ontario Central Forms Repository under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribu…

Line Fences Act appeals division dissolved; notice address rule updated

The formal 'appeals division' covering all Ontario lands has been revoked — it no longer exists as a named body under the regulation. The rule about where to send notices to the referee has been updated: notices shoul…

Farm and managed forest properties shielded from Toronto storm water fees, with refund rules for overpayments

Toronto and its local boards are being prohibited from charging storm water management fees or charges against portions of properties classified as farm or managed forest under the Assessment Act. An exception applies…

Municipalities barred from charging storm water fees to farm and managed forest properties — with refund obligation

A new rule blocks municipalities and local boards from imposing storm water management fees or charges on land classified as farm property or managed forests under the Assessment Act. The ban has a narrow exception: i…

Fence-viewer rules for unorganized territory updated: ministry name references removed, notice delivery simplified

This regulation, which governs how boundary fence disputes are resolved on land in territory without municipal organization, has been amended in several housekeeping ways. The definition of 'Minister' has been removed…

Three more Saskatchewan First Nations added to GST remission list; short-title provision repealed

This amendment makes two practical changes to the order that remits goods-and-services tax for First Nations in Saskatchewan purchasing land under treaty land entitlement agreements. Three bands — Ahtahkakoop Cree Nat…

B.C. rural property tax rates updated for 2026 and future years across all property classes

The provincial rural area property tax rates have been replaced with new fixed rates that apply from 2026 onward. Two separate rate tables now exist: one for most of British Columbia and a separate, higher one for the…

B.C. residential tenancy rules updated for public housing bodies, supportive housing, and standard tenancy agreements

Several changes have been made to the Residential Tenancy Regulation affecting landlords and tenants in public and non-profit housing, supportive housing, and standard residential tenancies. A new definition of 'speci…

Whitefish River First Nation added to the list of First Nations under the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement

Whitefish River First Nation (Première Nation Whitefish River) has been formally added to the schedule of First Nations covered by the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Act. Previously listed as a pending amendm…

Policing provisions for Naskapi Category IA-N land repealed from federal Act

Two sections of this federal Act that governed policing jurisdiction and policing-services agreements on Naskapi Category IA-N land have been repealed. Section 195, which extended the Naskapi village municipality's te…

Underused Housing Tax effectively ended: no tax owed and no returns required from 2025 onward

Two new provisions have been added to the Underused Housing Tax Act that together shut down the tax going forward. First, no tax is payable under the Act for 2025 or any later calendar year. Second, owners of resident…

Victoria Regional Transit Commission sets new property tax rates for transit funding

The Victoria Regional Transit Commission has established property tax rates to fund regional transit for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026. Residential, managed forest, recreational and farm properties (Classes…

B.C. broadens groundwater diversion exemptions for construction and adds new rules for riparian-area development assessments

The Water Sustainability Regulation now allows construction dewatering (pumping groundwater to keep a site dry) without a water authorization, provided daily volumes stay under 300 m³ (no professional oversight requir…

BC disability and income assistance recipients now face stricter limits on housing crisis supplements and moving supplements

Recipients of Employment and Assistance and Disability Assistance now face a cap of one crisis supplement for shelter per family unit in any 12-month period, and no more than two moving-related supplements (covering i…

Home Owner Grant threshold lowered: eligible properties must be assessed at $2,075,000 or less

The assessed value threshold used to determine eligibility for the Home Owner Grant has been reduced from $2,175,000 to $2,075,000. Homeowners whose property is assessed above $2,075,000 will no longer qualify for the…

B.C. creates comprehensive permitting and operating rules for wind and solar energy projects

The British Columbia Energy Regulator has adopted a new regulation that establishes end-to-end requirements for renewable energy projects (primarily wind and solar) that go through the streamlined provincial permittin…

B.C. sets formal performance targets for the Minister of State for Community Safety on street disorder

A new regulation establishes the official expected results that the Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services must achieve during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under B.C.'s ministerial accountability…

B.C. sets formal performance targets for the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities in 2026/27

A new regulation establishes the official expected results that the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities must achieve during the 2026/27 fiscal year under B.C.'s ministerial accountability fra…

BC Parks adds non-resident surcharge and raises camping fee ceilings

BC Parks has updated its recreation user fee rules in two key ways. First, people who are not British Columbia residents must now pay an additional fee — ranging from $5 to $30 — on top of standard rates when using fr…

BC Ferries terminal schedule pages updated for Heriot Bay, Quathiaski Cove, and Whaletown

The official designation schedules for three BC Ferries terminals — Heriot Bay, Quathiaski Cove, and Whaletown (Cortes Island) — have been updated by replacing specific pages in Schedule A of the Designation Regulatio…

Five more B.C. municipalities added to bylaw notice enforcement system

The provincial bylaw notice enforcement regulation has been expanded to include five additional local governments: the City of Greenwood, District of Central Saanich, District of Ucluelet, District of Vanderhoof, and…

Underused Housing Tax Regulations flagged for future repeal

An amendment has been added to the consolidated text of the Underused Housing Tax Regulations noting that a future legislative provision will repeal these regulations entirely. This repeal is not yet in force — it is…

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation to be removed from Schedule III of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

An amendment that has been passed but is not yet in force will remove the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (Office de commercialisation du poisson d'eau douce) from Schedule III of this Act. Schedule III lists th…