David Eby, Minister Responsible for Housing, has announced changes to the composition of the BC Housing Board of Commissioners.

Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma (Canada) (Purdue Canada) has agreed to a first of its kind settlement in Canada resulting from B.C.-led efforts to recover health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines.

David Eby, Attorney General, has issued the following statement in response to the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia (the Cullen Commission):

Erin Lan-Ying Frew has been appointed as acting chair of the Property Assessment Appeal Board (PAAB), the independent tribunal established under the Assessment Act.  

The Province has received the final report from Austin Cullen, the commissioner of a public inquiry examining the full scope of money laundering in British Columbia.  

Construction is underway on a new housing project that will replace three aging apartment buildings with 97 affordable rental homes for families, seniors and people with low to moderate incomes.

New Court of Appeal rules will soon make the appeal procedures in civil matters easier to understand and more efficient for lawyers and people who represent themselves.

To promote transparency and fairness for renters and landlords, B.C.’s Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) will record audio of all dispute-resolution hearings.

Following a merit-based recruitment process, Paul Singh has been appointed for a three-year term as chair of the Mental Health Review Board, the independent tribunal established under the Mental Health Act.

The Government of British Columbia is appointing two new Supreme Court of B.C. masters to support the judiciary with the resources needed to continue providing access to justice.