Legislative Calendar

Sep 01, 2022Any school referendum taxes that have been levied by a school board are deemed to have been requisitioned on and from January 1 of the calendar year for which the requisition is made. Affected local governments must make payment on or before September 1 of that year.[137 SA]
Sep 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]
Sep 01, 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 and payable from September 1th, unless the tax payment is made after July 2nd (in which case, the interest is payable from the 61st day after the payment is made. Circulars provided by Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.[239 CC; 654(4), 668(2) LGA; 245 CC; 246 CC; 1, 2 MTR; IRR, 24 HOGR]
Sep 06, 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 and payable from September 1th, unless the tax payment is made after July 2nd (in which case, the interest is payable from the 61st day after the payment is made. Circulars provided by Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.[239 CC; 654(4), 668(2) LGA; 245 CC; 246 CC; 1, 2 MTR; IRR, 24 HOGR]
Sep 06, 2022First day chief election officer may give public a notice of the required advance voting opportunity (which must be held on Oct. 5, 2022). First of two consecutive weekly publications, pursuant to LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94 Must hold at least one more advance voting opportunity on a date established by bylaw, and notice must be provided at least 6 days but not more than 30 days before a required advance voting opportunity [LGA s. 50, 107(5), CC s. 94]
Sep 09, 20224:00 PM: Unless otherwise established, application period for scrutineers for assent voting ends.[LGA s. 52, 84, 183(2), LECFA s. 6(2)]
Sep 09, 2022Unless application period for assent voting scrutineers is otherwise established, last day for public inspection of notice of application period (during regular office hours). [LGA s. 52, 84, 182(4), 183(2), LECFA s. 6(2)]
Sep 09, 2022As soon as practicable after an individual is declared to be a candidate/ receiving the endorsement documents 4:00 PM: Submit remaining specified nomination and endorsement documents to Elections BC.[LECFA s. 92(1) & (2)]
Sep 09, 20224:00 PM: if reasonably possible, chief election office to give notice for extension of nominations, if possible.[LGA s. 97(3)]
Sep 09, 20224:00 PM: If insufficient candidates, start receiving additional nominations immediately.[LGA s. 97(2)]
Sep 09, 2022From 4:00 PM: Declaration of candidates. [LGA s. 97(1)]
Sep 09, 20224:00 PM: Nomination period ends.[LGA s. 84(1)]
Sep 09, 2022By 3:59 pm: Objections to elector registrations must be received before 4:00 pm [LGA s. 79(2)]
Sep 09, 2022By 3:59 pm: Before the end of the nomination period (4pm on Sept. 9th), to endorse a person nominated, elector organization must submit required information to chief election officer.[LGA s. 93]
Sep 12, 20224:00 PM: Deadline for nominations if extension due to insufficient candidates.[LGA s. 97(2)]
Sep 12, 20224:00 PM: If nominations received during extension period, submit specified nomination documents and revised list of declared candidates to Elections BC.[LECFA s. 92(1), 92(3), LGA s. 97(2)]
Sep 13, 20224:00 PM: Deadline for challenge of nominations and elector organization endorsements. [LGA s. 91 and 96]
Sep 14, 2022Last day to meet 30-day property ownership requirement for registering on general voting day (Oct. 15th). [LGA s. 66(1)(e); SA s. 41(1)(e)]
Sep 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]
Sep 15, 2022First day chief election officer may give public a notice of election (if a nomination is challenged, do not publish until challenge is determined by the court which deadline is Sep 16 by 4 pm). First 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]
Sep 15, 2022First day chief election officer may give public a notice of assent voting. First 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)]
Sep 16, 2022Midnight: Election period ends. [LECFA s. 10(1)
Sep 16, 2022Deadline for receiving originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents (at close of office hours). [LGA s. 89(5)]
Sep 16, 2022The local election officer must advise the BC chief electoral officer of any successful challenges of nominations or elector organization endorsements as soon as reasonably practicable.[LECFA s. 92(3)]
Sep 16, 2022Elector organization endorsement must not appear on ballot if organization or candidate withdraws the endorsement before 4:00 PM.[LGA s. 95]
Sep 16, 20224:00 pm deadline for withdrawal of candidates (unless Ministerial approval of later date).[LGA s. 101(1)]
Sep 16, 2022Earliest day of last notice published on tax sale (at least 3 days and not more than 10 days before tax sale date (Monday September 26, 2022))[647 LGA]
Sep 16, 20224:00 pm deadline for court to hear and determine challenge of nomination or elector organization endorsement. (within 72 hours of the end of the period)[LGA s. 91(9) & 96(8)]
Sep 17, 2022Campaign period begins [LECFA s. 10(1) & 10(2)]
Sep 19, 20224:00 PM declaration by chief election officer of election by voting.[LGA s. 98(2)]
Sep 19, 20224:00 PM declaration of candidates elected by acclamation.[LGA s. 98(3)]
Sep 19, 2022Publication of public notice by chief election officer of the notice of required advance voting which is on Oct. 5th to be in weekly local newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks (per LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94) with last possible date for second of two consecutive weekly publications to be Sep 28.[LGA s. 50, 107(5), CC s. 94]
Sep 19, 2022Last day for giving last notice of tax sale (at least 3 days before Monday September 26, 2022).[647 LGA]
Sep 26, 2022Publication of public notice by chief election officer of notice of election to be in weekly local newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks (per LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94) with last possible date for second of two consecutive weekly publications to be Oct 7.[LGA s. 50, 99(1), CC s. 94]
Sep 26, 2022Publication of public notice by chief election officer of notice of assent voting to be in weekly local newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks (per LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94) with last possible date for second of two consecutive weekly publications to be Oct 7.[LGA s. 50, 176(1), CC s. 94, LECFA s. 6(2)]
Sep 26, 2022Tax sale must be held at 10:00 am on last Monday in September.[645(1), (2) LGA]
Sep 27, 2022Last date upon which the owner of a property may redeem the property sold by 2021 tax sale: the time limit for making a redemption is one year from the day the tax sale began, or a further time allowed by bylaw. If redeemed, the collector must promptly send to the registrar of land titles for filing the notice required by section 273 of the Land Title Act, together with any applicable fee under that Act.[660(2), 662 LGA]
Sep 28, 2022Earliest date upon which the collector of taxes for a municipality must forward a notice to the registrar of land titles that a parcel of land sold for taxes was not redeemed at the end of its redemption period, assuming that the parcel of land was sold on the first day of the tax sale in 2021 (September 27, 2021). Upon forwarding the notice, the municipality must also immediately notify the administrator under the Property Transfer Tax Act.[663(1), (4) LGA]
Sep 28, 2022Last day for chief election officer to publish second publication of notice of required advance voting which is on Oct. 5th (second of two consecutive weekly publications, pursuant to LGA s. 50, LGA Schedule s. 4 and CC s. 94) [LGA s. 50, 107(5), CC s. 94]
Sep 29, 2022If an improvement district providing fire protection, street lighting, or other specified services includes a municipality, the amount raised within the municipality for improvement district purposes must be paid on or before September 30 by the municipality to the improvement district, which must without delay pay the amount to the Minister of Finance.[711(6) LGA]
Sep 29, 2022Monthly reports to: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for GST/PST; Statistics Canada for building permits; Health Authority for water quality testing.
Sep 29, 2022If a local government establishes a weed control committee under the Weed Control Act, the committee must submit an annual report to the Minister and to the council or board no later than October 1st in each year.[9(4) WCA]
Sep 29, 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. No vote to obtain assent may be taken after October 1 in any year.[29(2) LA]
Sep 29, 2022Last date upon which a public library association may request for a municipality to assume responsibility for providing library service in the municipality. No request may be made after October 1 in any year.[42(2) LA]
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