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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:00 AM
People can now make an appointment online before visiting Service BC.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 1:30 PM
Twenty-six British Columbians are being honoured with the Queen’s counsel (QC) designation for their contributions to B.C.’s justice system through their work as lawyers.
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Monday, November 9, 2020 10:00 AM
Effective immediately, the Province is extending the freeze on rent increases until July 10, 2021, under the powers of the Emergency Program Act and COVID-19 Related Measures Act.
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Thursday, September 3, 2020 12:30 PM
British Columbia’s maximum annual allowable rent increase for 2021 is set at 1.4%, which is less than half of what it would have been prior to changes made by the Province in 2018.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:45 PM
The B.C. government has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Friday, August 14, 2020 8:30 AM
Details on the new repayment framework for renters with outstanding rent from April to August 2020 are available on the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website, with the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent ending ahead of Sept. 1.
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Monday, August 10, 2020 6:00 PM
Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has issued the following statement on a tenancy dispute in Maple Ridge:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:00 AM
COVID-19 has altered the way people work and interact with the world, and that has been true for the employees at Service BC.
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Thursday, July 16, 2020 2:00 PM
The Province has laid out the details of a repayment framework to be put in place later this summer, helping renters and landlords to transition and tenants in arrears to maintain their housing when the ban on evictions for non-payment of rent is lifted ahead of Sept. 1, 2020.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:30 PM
As announced June 19, 2020, the Province is maintaining the moratorium on rent increases and evictions for non-payment of rent. However, other notices to end tenancy may resume effectively immediately.
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