BRITISH COLUMBIA - BCFSA is issuing this Advisory to notify real estate licensees and developers of amendments to the Strata Property Regulation under the Strata Property Act. The amendments make...
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SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province of B.C. has launched a three-year pilot of the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program. As of May 2, 2024 homeowners in most B.C. municipalities and regional...
BCREA: THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS ACT #572
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It’s often said that the only constant in life is change, and change certainly appears to be the name of the game. Described as a real “game-changer”, the Short-Term Rental...
EDITORIAL: MEDICAL WAIT TIMES COST CANADIAN PATIENTS ALMOST $3.5 BILLION IN LOST WAGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $3.5 billion in lost wages and productivity last year, finds a new study published today by the Fraser...
BRYANT ELECTRIC A THIRD GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY
PRINCE GEORGE – Longevity is a great gauge that speaks about the success of a business. Bryant Electric is no exception, as the family business, founded by Glen Bryant in 1960, now has third...
BC BUILDS SELECTS NEW SITES FOR RENTAL HOUSING
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Three properties in the Township of Langley have been selected as sites for BC Builds pre-zoned housing on public lands that will become rental homes for middle income people....
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS – APRIL 30, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE Coast Hotels Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of APA Hotel Canada, Inc. announced that Jin Sasaki, the current President, will...
VEGA MINING APPOINTS NISGA’A CITIZENS TO KEY POSITIONS
NORTHERN BC - Vega Mining Inc., which has formed Nations Royalties with Nisga’a First Nation, has appointed several Nisga’a citizens to its management team and Board of Directors. Tony Robinson is...
BCREA: FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN GDP GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.5 per cent increase in January. The growth was driven by services-producing sectors (+0.2 per cent), led by growth...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
NORTHERN BC HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDICATORS
NORTHERN BC - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) Housing Affordability Indicators estimate the proportion of median household income required to cover the major costs associated with home...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: HOUSEHOLD FORMATION, IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING MARKETS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
BIABC: IMPACT OF CRIME & VANDALISM & THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOCAL POINTS
KAMLOOPS - Next week, representatives from Business Improvement Areas of BC, representing 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses on main streets and downtowns across our province,...
WEST FRASER ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SALE TO ATLAS HOLDINGS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced that the Company has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a...