Legislative Calendar

Mar 01, 2023The taxes payable to an improvement district bear interest at the rate prescribed from March 1 next following the date on which the taxes are levied, until paid or recovered.[717(1) LGA]
Mar 01, 2023Regional Districts undertake public consultation process prior to adopting Financial Plan Bylaw by March 31.[374, 375 LGA]
Mar 01, 2023Last day for the library board to prepare and submit to the municipal council its annual budget for providing library service in the municipality.[10(1) LA]
Mar 01, 2023Each municipality and regional district represented on a library board must pay its share of budget in equal installments on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year.[25(5) LA]
Mar 01, 2023Any changes to the provisional budget submitted in the previous year by a municipal police board must be submitted to council on or before March 1 of the year to which the provisional budget relates.[27(2) PA]
Mar 08, 2023A municipality must certify to the grant administrator on or before the 5th business day in March of each year that all grants approved under s. 10 of the HOGA for the previous tax year have been dealt with in accordance with this Act and the total amount of all grants approved under s. 10 for the previous tax year has been applied or otherwise dealt with by the municipality in accordance with this Act. This is also the last day for a municipality to report the information that the grant administrator requires to administer or enforce this Act. On receipt of the certification, the minister must pay to a municipality a positive amount, if any, equal to the total amount of all grants approved under s. 10 for the previous tax year in relation to property located in the municipality less the total amount of all grants deducted by that municipality, under section 124 (9) of the School Act, from taxes payable for that previous tax year under section 124 (2) of the School Act.[12(2),(3), 12.1 HOGA]
Mar 08, 2023For municipalities that have not adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, the last possible date to publish the first notice of the proposed Assessment Averaging and Phasing Bylaw (if Bylaw is to be adopted on last possible day of March 30).[94,94.1 198 CC; 5 AAPR]
Mar 15, 2023For municipalities that have not adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, the last possible date to publish the second of the two required notice publications under section 94 CC for Assessment Averaging and Phasing Bylaw (if Bylaw is adopted on last possible day of March 30). [94, 94.1, 198 CC; 5 AAPR]
Mar 15, 2023For municipalities that have adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, the last possible date to publish the required notice publications under section 94 CC for Assessment Averaging and Phasing Bylaw (if Bylaw is adopted on last possible day of March 30). [94, 94.2, 198 CC; 5 AAPR]
Mar 15, 2023Where a municipality is collecting taxes for a regional transit commission, it shall on or before the 15th day of each calendar month, pay to British Columbia Transit all of those taxes collected during the preceding calendar month.[17 BCTR]
Mar 22, 2023For municipalities that have not adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, last possible date to publish the first of the two required notice publications under section 94 CC for interim business relief exemption Bylaw (if Bylaw is adopted on last possible day of March 30).[94, 94.1 CC, 13(5), 20(2) MEVA]
Mar 22, 2023For municipalities that have adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, last possible date to publish the required notice publications under section 94 CC for interim business relief exemption bylaw (if bylaw is adopted on last possible day of March 30).[94, 94.2 CC, 13(5), 20(2) MEVA]
Mar 29, 2023For municipalities that have not adopted an alternative means of publication bylaw, last possible date to publish the second of the two required notice publications under section 94 CC for interim business relief exemption Bylaw (if Bylaw is adopted on last possible day of March 30).[94, 94.1 CC, 13(5), 20(2) MEVA]
Mar 30, 2023Regional Districts must adopt Financial Plan Bylaw by March 31 of each year. A copy of the Bylaw must be forwarded to the municipalities and the Inspector.[374(1), 375(2) LGA]
Mar 30, 2023Subject to the regulations, last day an interim business relief exemption bylaw may be adopted (for the years 2019-2025) by municipalities. Before the bylaw is adopted, a notice of the proposed bylaw must be given pursuant to s. 20(2). Also, the municipality must, as soon as practicable, give notice of the exemption to the owner of each property exempted by the bylaw.[13(5), 18, 20(2) MEVA]
Mar 30, 2023Last day for the collector to notify the Minister responsible for the administration of the Land Act that taxes are delinquent on land the Province has agreed to sell under an agreement to purchase.[255 CC]
Mar 30, 2023Last day to prepare a Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) - within 3 months after the end of the fiscal year end under the Financial Information Act.[2(2) FIA]
Mar 30, 2023The last possible day to adopt an Assessment Averaging and Phasing Bylaw if it is to take effect this year.[198 CC; 5 AAPR]
Mar 31, 2023Last possible date for the Municipal Finance Authority to hold its first meeting of the year. A Chair must be selected at this first meeting.[4(1) MFAA]
Mar 31, 2023Under the Municipal Wastewater Regulation, last day for a local government discharger who is covered by an accepted assurance plan to submit an annual report to a Director of Waste Management [7 EMA; 65(1) MWR]
Mar 31, 2023Last business day for a regional district board, if it is also a regional hospital district board, to adopt, by bylaw, the annual budget of the regional hospital district board. Must at once submit a copy of bylaw and certified budget to the minister.[23(5) HDA]
Mar 31, 2023Last date by which a municipality may, without the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, pass a bylaw to impose a tax that would cover a portion of the annual cost of operating a public passenger system.[14(4) BCTA]
Mar 31, 2023Monthly reports to: Canada Revenue Agency for GST/PST; Statistics Canada for building permits; Health Authority for water quality testing.
Mar 31, 2023Subject to the regulations, last day for municipalities to give a copy of the interim business relief exemption bylaw (if adopted for a taxation year) to the assessment authority. [16(2) MEVA]
AA
Assessment Act
HOGA
Home Owner Grant Act
AAA
Assessment Authority Act
HOGR
Home Owner Grant Regulation
AAR
Assessment Act Regulation
IRR
Interest Rates Under Various Statutes Regulation
ALCA
Agricultural Land Commission Act
LA
Library Act
AAPR
Assessment Averaging and Phasing Regulation
LECFA
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
ALRR
Agricultural Land Reserve, ;Use, Subdivision and Procedures Regulation
LTDA
Land Tax Deferment Act
BCTA
BC Transit Act
MEVA
Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 4)
BCTR
BC Transit Regulation
MFAA
Municipal Finance Authority Act
CC
Community Charter
MHA
Manufactured Home Act
CIFSA
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
MHTA
Manufactured Home Tax Act
CIFSR
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Regulation
MTR
Municipal Tax Regulation
ESC19A
Economic Stablization (COVID-19) Act
MWR
Municipal Wastewater Regulation
EMA
Environmental Management Act
PA
Police Act
FDA
Financial Disclosure Act
PTR
Police Tax Regulation
FIA
Financial Information Act
SA
School Act
FWA
Fireworks Act
SCBCTAA
South Coast BC Transportation Authority Act
HDA
Hospital District Act
STRR
School Tax Remitting Regulation
HDAR
Hospital District Act Regulation
WCA
Weed Control Act