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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:30 AM
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.
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 2:00 PM
New data released by BC Housing shows for the second consecutive year, a record number of purpose-built rental homes were registered in British Columbia, approximately 30% more than in 2022.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 9:00 AM
Renters and landlords in B.C. are seeing faster and more efficient residential tenancy dispute resolutions thanks to government’s recent service improvements.
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Thursday, December 7, 2023 1:35 PM
Regulations and policy manuals have been issued to further support local governments as they work in partnership with homebuilders to deliver more homes for people.
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:45 AM
The Province adopted the British Columbia Building and Fire Codes (BC Codes 2024) to provide people with a greater level of building safety and to make new buildings more sustainable, resilient and accessible.
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Monday, October 30, 2023 8:30 AM
All B.C. employers will need to include transparent wage or salary information on publicly advertised jobs starting in November 2023.
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Monday, October 16, 2023 10:08 AM
Turning short-term rentals into homes for people is at the core of newly introduced legislation to regulate the rapidly expanding short-term rental market.
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Monday, September 11, 2023 9:48 AM
For the second consecutive year, B.C.’s maximum allowable rent increase is being set below the inflation rate. The maximum increase for 2024 will be 3.5%.
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Monday, August 28, 2023 11:00 AM
New affordable rental homes for people with moderate and low incomes will soon be on the way as the Province is inviting non-profits, First Nations, municipalities and other organizations to submit proposals for the Building BC: Community Housing Fund (CHF).
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 2:24 PM
Thousands of workers and people in British Columbia will get the opportunity to enter the clean economy and learn electric vehicle (EV) automotive trades at a new innovative centre at Vancouver Community College (VCC) following a significant investment from the Province.
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