Legislative Calendar

Dec 01, 2022Each 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]
Dec 01, 2022Internal Recommendation: If the municipality may need a revenue anticipation bylaw, this should be done before year end to ensure any overdrafts in the New Year would be covered.[177 CC]
Dec 02, 2022Last day candidate elected by voting must make oath of office. [LGA s. 202(1)(b); CC s. 120(1)(b); SA s. 50(1)(b)]
Dec 02, 2022Last day candidate elected by acclamation must make oath of office.[LGA s. 202(1)(a); CC s. 120(1)(a); SA s. 50(1)(a)]
Dec 09, 2022Last possible day for the court to hear an application, challenging the right of an elected candidate to take office or the validity of an election.[LGA s. 153(7)]
Dec 15, 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]
Dec 15, 2022Subject to a court order, if official election results declared on Oct. 19th, first possible day to destroy (must destroy as soon as practicable) election materials listed in LGA s. 160(8).[LGA s. 160(8)]
Dec 17, 2022Last day to hold the general voting day for the runoff election if there is an equality of valid votes for 2 or more candidates (assuming that the recount was completed on the last possible day, October 28, 2022).[LGA s. 152(5)]
Dec 18, 2022Last day of close period extension. If advance registration would otherwise be permitted, the closed period under s. 71 (4) (August 23, 2022) extends until the day after the close of general voting for the runoff elections.[LGA s. 152(6)]
Dec 22, 2022Last day to give the first notice of the availability of the schedule of council meetings in accordance with section 94 [public notice].[94, 127(1)(b) CC]
Dec 23, 2022Service of notice to registered owners and charge holders of property sold at tax sale in September must be confirmed on or before this date. (The final day for notice is no later than three months after the sale of the property at the tax sale, which was Sept. 26)[254 CC; 657 LGA]
Dec 29, 2022Last day to give the second notice of the availability of the schedule of council meetings in accordance with section 94 [public notice].[94, 127(1)(b) CC]
Dec 30, 2022Last business day for a regional district board, if it is also a regional hospital district board, to prepare and adopt a provisional budget for the following calendar year, setting out detailed estimates of certain expenses, a list and description of capital expenditures, detailed estimates of revenue, and expected deficits or surpluses.[23(1) HDA, 1 HDAR]
Dec 30, 2022The grant administrator may adjust a grant approved under s. 10 if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a grant in a greater amount and becomes aware of the entitlement on or before the last day of the tax year following the tax year for which the previously approved grant was claimed. In addition, the grant administrator must cancel a grant approved under s. 10 on or before the last day of the tax year following the tax year for which the grant was claimed if the conditions in s. 10.2 are met. If adjusted/cancelled, must give written notice to the applicant within 14 days after making the adjustment/cancellation.[10.1, 10.2 HOGA, 124(9) SA]
Dec 30, 2022A municipality must pay previously unpaid taxes imposed by Provincial government for lands within the municipality's boundary.[36(3) LGA]
Dec 30, 2022Advertise schedule of Council meetings and give notice of the availability of the schedule in accordance with section 94 [public notice] at least once a year.[94, 127(1)(b) CC]
Dec 30, 2022Monthly reports to: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for GST/PST; Statistics Canada for building permits; Health Authority for water quality testing.
Dec 30, 2022Applications for Home Owner Grant must be made on or before the last day of the tax year. Extension application for HOG may be available if filed on or before the last day of the following tax year, and the grant administrator is satisfied that the owner was entitled to the grant on December 31 of the tax year for which the grant is claimed. Applications for low-income and veteran supplements must also be made on or before December 31 of the subsequent tax year.[8, 9 HOGA, 12 HOGR]
Dec 30, 2022Last business date upon which the owner of an eligible property may file an application for land tax deferment with the collector of taxes for the municipality.[12 LTDA]
Dec 30, 2022On or before December 31 in each year, local governments that operate facilities or provide services under the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act must deposit to care funds any monies collected for those funds.[29 CIFSA, 22(2),(4) CIFSR]
Dec 30, 2022Last day to provide notice of intent to the Inspector and the Assessment Commissioner for an assessment averaging or phasing bylaw. Notice is to be provided before January 1 of the year the bylaw is to take effect.[198 CC; 5 AAPR]
Dec 30, 2022In each year in which the South Coast BC Transportation Authority assesses taxes, affected municipalities must pay to the authority by December 31 of the year for which the taxes are assessed, the balance of the assessed taxes not paid to the Authority by August 1, whether or not all of the assessed taxes have been collected.[26(2) SCBCTAA]
Dec 30, 2022In each year in which a regional transit commission prescribes taxes, the municipality or the Surveyor of Taxes must pay to the authority (a) installments and (b) by December 31 of the year that the taxes were prescribed, all of the taxes prescribed, whether or not the municipality has collected them.[16(1), (2), (3), BCTA]
Dec 31, 2022Unpaid taxes become taxes in arrear and delinquent taxes and bear interest from this date.[245(1), 246(1) , 258(2) CC]
Dec 31, 2022If the fees and charges imposed by regional districts for works and services provided to land or improvements, and fees for fire and security alarms, are unpaid on December 31, 2020, they are deemed to be taxes in arrears on December 31.[399(2) LGA]
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