Bill Introduced: Mental Health Act May 03, 2022 The Government has recently introduced legislation to allow amendments to the Mental Health Act. BC’s Mental Health Act allows people with a severe mental-health illness to be admitted and treated at designated mental-health facilities involuntarily for the person’s own protection, or the protection of others. The proposed amendments will ensure that people have access to an independent rights advisor to discuss their rights and options.
Amendment: Family Law Act & Child Support Recalculation April 07, 2022 The Government has introduced a program that reviews eligible orders and written agreements for child support; this expansion follows a pilot program offered in Kelowna and changes to the Family Law Act have expanded that program. This free service will help BC families identify adjustments needed to child support.
Amendment: Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules April 04, 2022 On April 4, 2022, a number of amendments to the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009, and Supreme Court Family Rules, B.C. Reg. 160/2009, came into force.
Bill Introduced: Property Law Amendment Act, 2022 March 31, 2022 Bill 12-2022 was introduced to amend the Property Law Act so that a purchaser may rescind a contract of purchase and sale by serving written notice to the seller within a prescribed number of days. Details will be determined in the regulations. The BC government says these amendments will protect homebuyers.
Bill Introduced: Bill 11-2022 Commercial Liens Act March 11, 2022 B.C. is planning to adopt the model Uniform Liens Act prepared by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada, which was recommended by BCLI in 2003. This new model will create a new statutory commercial lien that may be registered in the registry established under the Personal Property Security Act.
Bill Introduced: Bill 9 – 2022: Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 March 09, 2022 The provincial government has introduced an Attorney General Bill for amendments to the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, Notaries Act and Legal Profession Act.
Bill Introduced: Bill 8 – 2022 Attorney General Statutes (Hague Convention on Child and Family Support) Amendment Act, 2022 March 09, 2022 The provincial government has introduced an Attorney General Bill for amendments to better serve British Columbians by improving access to services and making it easier to handle cross-border child support matters. The Bill includes amendments to the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act.
Amendment: Family Law Act Regulations March 02, 2022 Family Law Act regulations regarding child support recalculation (“Part 5”) have been amended by the government and take effect Mar 1, 2022.
Act in Force: Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act February 28, 2022 The Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 introduced a number of significant changes to local government legislation and received Royal Assent on November 25, 2021.
BC Law Institute (BCLI) Report on the Builders Lien Act July 08, 2020 BC Law Institute (BCLI) Report on the Builders Lien Act