Homeowners in designated taxable municipalities covered by the speculation and vacancy tax will soon receive their annual declaration letters, as part of the Province’s work to fight real estate speculation and deliver more homes to people.

With Moody’s triple-A credit rating announced, B.C. continues to have the highest credit ratings of all provinces across the four agencies.

People will soon have more money in their bank account to help with global inflation and the increased cost of living through this month’s BC Affordability Credit.

Amendments introduced to the Business Corporations Act will create a new, public registry for beneficial owners to give British Columbians more confidence that B.C. private companies are not being used for money laundering or other criminal purposes.

With global inflation still driving costs up, families and small businesses in B.C. will get a one-time cost-of-living credit on their BC Hydro bill this fall, and a new BC Affordability Credit in January.