Summary

• Amendments introduce practical enforcement, oversight and efficiency updates across multiple statutes
• It supports safer corrections, faster judicial reviews, fairer tenancy rules and transparent fuel pricing
• It also helps communities lower costs, access infrastructure funding and build more homes

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Government introduced the miscellaneous statutes amendment act, 2026, to the legislative assembly on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

If passed by the legislature, the amendments will affect the following provincial statutes:

Judicial Review Procedure Act

The proposed amendments will modernize the Judicial Review Procedure Act to keep judicial reviews fair, timely and affordable. The changes will clarify how sensitive cabinet information is protected during court challenges, while ensuring judicial reviews remain streamlined and focused on accountability, rather than becoming expensive, trial-like proceedings. The amendments will also introduce a 60-day deadline to apply for judicial review in most cases, reducing delay, uncertainty and legal costs for individuals, tribunals and government.

For people in B.C., this will mean quicker resolution of disputes with government decision-makers, clearer rules everyone can rely on and a justice system that works more efficiently and predictably. The changes demonstrate how government is taking action to improve access to justice and make legal processes more efficient for everyone.

Fuel Price Transparency Act

The proposed amendments will enable an industry-funded model where the administrator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission, can recover the costs of administering the Fuel Price Transparency Act from fuel suppliers. The 2019 Fuel Price Transparency Act promotes transparency, competitiveness and public confidence in the transportation fuel market.

Zero-Emission Vehicles Act

The proposed amendments will adjust the target to respond to evolving market conditions, while continuing to drive ZEV supply to British Columbia and support consumer choice, affordability, economic development, public health and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act requires automakers to meet an escalating annual percentage of ZEV sales in B.C.

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, South Coast BC Transportation Authority Act, Local Government Act, Vancouver Charter

The proposed amendments will provide communities with new tools to lower upfront costs and help get more homes built. They will also better position B.C. communities to access federal funding that supports infrastructure and have greater flexibility to encourage more homes for people in the communities they love. Making these changes will put B.C. in a strong position to engage Canada’s proposed program and quickly implement any conditions required to enter a future bilateral agreement once program details are finalized. 

Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act and Residential Tenancy Act

The two proposed amendments will make fixes to Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act and Residential Tenancy Act to ensure both acts operate as they were intended. The changes are housekeeping in nature.

The first amendment will correct an error in both the acts by clearly confirming the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) director’s authority to review decisions and orders from facilitated settlements. If approved, the amendment will apply retroactively to reflect how the RTB has been conducting reviews since 2024, ensuring people can have confidence in RTB decisions made during that time.

The second amendment aligns the evidence rules for administrative penalty proceedings with the existing dispute-resolution process. It will provide clarity that these proceedings use evidence rules designed for administrative decision-making, rather than the court rules of evidence, supporting fair and efficient decisions.

University Endowment Land Act

The proposed amendments to the University Endowment Land (UEL) Act will enable the enforcement of university endowment land bylaws using ticketing similar to what is already used by local governments. Currently, these bylaws can only be enforced through Offence Act prosecutions or civil proceedings, which are time-consuming and expensive. Residents living in university endowment lands adjacent to Vancouver have asked for improved enforcement tools to encourage compliance with UEL bylaws. 

These changes will enable the UEL administration to implement long-needed tools to enforce bylaws, improve local governance and meet community expectations for effective and accountable enforcement.

Correction Act

The proposed amendments to the Correction Act will support timely and appropriate responses from correctional officers in the event of an inmate’s mental-health crisis by formally authorizing correctional officers to assist health-care providers when delivering involuntary psychiatric treatment under the Mental Health Act. At present, health providers must rely on non-corrections security officers when assistance is required because correctional staff lack clear statutory authority. The changes will close the legal gap and ensure a more effective use of public resources by reducing dependence on external security services.

The amendments will also seek to better reflect the authority of the Attorney General’s Investigation and Standards Office (ISO) to conduct inspections and investigations and review disciplinary hearing appeals. The changes will require the ISO to report inspection findings to the Minister of Attorney General and the public, as well as refine the inmate complaint process to make it more accessible and give the ISO director broader discretion regarding complaint investigations.

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