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…

B.C. sets formal performance expectations for a Minister Without Portfolio for the 2026/2027 fiscal year

A new Treasury Board regulation establishes the expected results that a specific Minister Without Portfolio (designated under Order in Council 656/2024) must meet during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under the Balanced Bu…

BC sets out the Minister of State for AI and New Technologies' performance targets for 2026/27

A new regulation establishes the specific results the BC Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies must achieve during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under the provincial ministerial accountability…

Residential Tenancy Act no longer applies to rental units in licensed assisted living residences

Rental units inside assisted living residences (as defined under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act) are now exempt from the Residential Tenancy Act. This means the standard tenant protections, rent rules, and…

B.C. Provincial Court Family Rules: "family justice registries" abolished and folded into expanded early resolution registry network

The amendment eliminates the separate "family justice registry" category from B.C.'s Provincial Court Family Rules. The Kelowna and Nanaimo registries (and, retrospectively from November 2025, Vancouver Robson Square)…