Legislative Calendar

Oct 01, 2022Last date to take votes to obtain elector assent for a bylaw authorizing a municipality or regional district to withdraw from a regional library district. [29(2) LA]
Oct 03, 2022Interest rates for refunds of tax overpayments, refund of municipal tax sale money and on taxes in arrear or delinquent are set January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Circulars provided by Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.[239 CC; 654(4), 668(2) LGA; 245 CC; 246 CC; 1, 2 MTR; 3, IRR, 24 HOGR]
Oct 03, 2022(Internal recommendation) Advertise for library board appointments (which are to be made at the first regular meeting of council or regional district board in November).[5(3) & 17(2) LA]
Oct 05, 2022Required Advance Voting.[LGA s. 107(1)]
Oct 07, 2022Last day for chief election officer to publish second publication of notice of election (second of two consecutive weekly publications, pursuant to LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94) [LGA s. 50, 99(1), CC s. 94]
Oct 07, 2022Last day for chief election officer to publish second publication of notice of assent voting (second of two consecutive weekly publications, pursuant to LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94).[LGA s. 50, 176(1), CC s. 94, LECFA s. 6(2)]
Oct 14, 2022Where 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]
Oct 15, 2022General Voting Day. The voting places must be open on general voting day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to all electors entitled to vote, subject to the restrictions regarding where a person may vote if municipal voting divisions or neighbourhood constituencies are established[LGA 105(3), 52]
Oct 15, 2022Deadline for chief election officer to receive mail ballots is before the close of general voting.[LGA s. 110(9)]
Oct 15, 2022May announce preliminary results.[LGA s. 144(1)]
Oct 15, 2022Period for inspection of list of electors closes (during regular office hours).]LGA s. 77(3) ]
Oct 15, 2022Campaign period ends.[LECFA s. 10(1) & (2)]
Oct 17, 2022First day candidate elected by acclamation may make oath of office. [LGA s. 202(1)(a); CC s. 120(1)(a); SA s. 50(1)(a)]
Oct 17, 2022Determination of official voting results must be done before declaration (before 4 pm Oct. 19th).[LGA s. 145 and 146]
Oct 17, 2022Advance elector registration opens, subject to any extension of the closed period under LGA s. 152.[LGA s. 71(4)]
Oct 19, 2022Election materials must be available for public inspection from the time of declaration (assuming declaration occurred on October 19, 2022) for 30 days (Nov 18).[LGA s. 160(3)]
Oct 19, 2022Last day to report results of an election by acclamation.[LGA s. 158(1)]
Oct 19, 2022The local election officer must provide to the BC chief electoral officer as soon as practicable the names of the candidates declared elected in an election for the jurisdiction and other information or material as required by regulation.[LECFA s. 92(4)]
Oct 19, 2022Assuming that the declaration of official results took place on October 19, 2022, after 4:00 PM: the first day ballot boxes in which the election materials are placed may be opened, except by the chief election officer for the purposes of section 145 (4) [verification of ballot accounts].[LGA 143(2)]
Oct 19, 2022Last possible day for declaration of official results by chief election officer - must be done by 4:00 PM.[LGA s. 146(1)]
Oct 19, 2022Time period for judicial recount applications starts after declaration (period is from after declaration to 9 days after the close of general voting or Oct 24).[LGA s. 148(3)]
Oct 24, 2022First day when fireworks may be sold, given, fired, or set off if a local government has, by bylaw, declared that the Fireworks Act applies.[3 FWA]
Oct 24, 2022Last day for applications for judicial recount.[LGA s. 148(3)]
Oct 25, 2022First day candidate elected by voting may make oath of office if no application for a judicial recount (oath must be made within 45 days after the declaration of the results of the election, or, erring on the side of caution by Dec 2, if declaration is made on last possible date of October 19).[LGA s. 147(1), 202(1)(b); CC s. 120(1)(b); SA s. 50(1)(b)]
Oct 26, 2022Notify registered owners and charge holders of property sold at tax sale in September. Service must be confirmed on or before December 27, 2022. Consider seeking order for substitutional service under LGA 657(2) if unable to serve.[254 CC; 657 LGA]
Oct 28, 2022Revenue returns for utility companies must be filed with the collector by October 31 in each year.[192(e) CC; 644(4) LGA]
Oct 28, 2022End of day -Deadline for completing judicial recounts.[LGA s. 149(1)]
Oct 28, 2022Last date for the assessment commissioner to supply to each municipality and taxing treaty first nation estimates of assessed values.[2 AA]
Oct 29, 2022First day the chief election officer no longer obligated to keep the sealed ballot packages in the officer's custody; no longer responsible for retaining the nomination/endorsement documents for the election other than the written disclosure; and is no longer responsible for retaining the remainder of the election materials. [LGA s.160(1)]
Oct 29, 2022First day the designated local government officer is responsible for retaining the sealed ballot packages, the nomination/endorsement documents for the election, and the remainder of the election materials (The designated local government officer must retain the nomination/endorsement documents until 5 years after the general voting day unless required to provide the documents to the BC chief electoral officer).[LGA s.160(1),(2)]
Oct 31, 2022Monthly reports to: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for GST/PST; Statistics Canada for building permits; Health Authority for water quality testing.
Oct 31, 2022Last day of the calendar year before a taxation year for a regional district to request reapportioning of police taxes among the contributing areas of the regional district. To be requested on or before October 31 in each year.[66.3(6) PA]
Oct 31, 2022Deadline for issuance and cancellation of revitalization certificates, if you are doing a revitalization tax program for the subsequent year. Certificates to be sent to BC Assessment as soon as possible after issuance.[226(12) CC]
Oct 31, 2022Permissive tax exemption bylaws to be adopted and in force on or before October 31 in each year.[224, 225 CC; 391(3), 392(2), 394(2), 396 LGA]
Oct 31, 2022If there is an equality of valid votes for 2 or more candidates, as soon as practicable after the judicial recount, the chief election officer must notify the candidates that a runoff election is to be held and that they are candidates in the election unless they deliver a written withdrawal within 3 days after being notified[LGA s. 152(4)]
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