On September 18, 2015, the Province brought portions of the Building Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 2 into force. You can find the order to that effect here.
Notably, section 5 of the Building Act, which restricts local government authority, is not yet in force. Also, there are no regulations in force yet and, based on our discussion with the Province, none are expected imminently.
To read more about the Building Act, please see our earlier newsletter here.
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