Government has introduced amendments to the Mental Health Act to improve the care and safety of youth under the age of 19 who are experiencing severe problematic substance use by providing short-term involuntary emergency stabilization care following an overdose.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism:

Government has introduced legislation to enable courts to accept electronic wills and to permit the remote witnessing of wills.

The B.C. government has introduced Bill 20, the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No.2), 2020, legislation that will, if passed, offer policy flexibility around the use of the decal on B.C. licence plates.

Government has introduced the COVID-19 Related Measures Act, legislation that will allow for the provisions created for citizens and businesses in response to the pandemic to be formalized and unwound as appropriate after the provincial state of emergency ends.

More effective mines permitting and better protection of workers, the environment and the public are among proposed updates to the Mines Act.

The Province is extending interim measures, including a new round of funding and supports for children with special needs and youth aging out of care, to help children, youth and families through the ongoing pandemic.