British Columbia Bills
Standard Health Screening Plan for Firefighters
Requires a standard health screening plan for firefighters with cancer and mental health checks. The plan must be made public and reviewed every five years.
On-the-Spot 30-Day Driving Ban
Police can take your licence and ban you from driving for 30 days for stunts or very high speeds, without a criminal charge. Driving while banned carries fines and jail.
Mandatory Dash Cams for Commercial Vehicles
Most commercial vehicles must have a forward-facing dash cam that records while driven. Owners or lessees must install and maintain them, and drivers must keep them on.
Certified Professionals Streamline Development Approvals
Cities must accept technical reports signed by licensed professionals, speeding up development approvals. If a certified report causes harm, the professional not the city is responsible.
New Rules for Indigenous Project Disputes
Sets formal steps for early dispute talks and a neutral facilitator. U.S. tribes are barred from participating and key dispute reasons and reports will be published.
Government Given New Contract Logging Powers
The law lets the government hire contractors to cut Crown timber and set tougher site rules. It requires public maps and can allow road building to reach work sites.
Online Applications and Electronic Driver Licences
You can apply for or replace a licence online if eligible. You must tell ICBC within 10 days if your email changes and interim licences may be electronic.
Aboriginal Title Transparency Act
New Strategic Investments Fund
Creates a $400 million fund to back major projects with grants, loans, equity, or loan guarantees. Rules and who qualifies will be set later.
Bridge Funding to Keep Services Running
Allows the government to pay for core services and grants at the start of the year. Keeps hospitals, schools, and benefits running until the full budget is passed.
Automatic Recognition of Goods and Services
Products and services legal in one province can be sold elsewhere without a new approval. Local safety, age, and sales rules still apply.
New Oversight for International Student Programs
Schools must be officially designated to recruit or teach international students. Students can check an online list and must get clear program, cost, and support information.
Faster Wage Claims and Appeal Deposits
Wage complaints must be reviewed faster with early resolution steps. Appeals on orders to pay usually need a deposit equal to the amount owed unless reduced.
Repeal Health Professions Overhaul
Keeps current rules for health regulators and stops planned reforms. Complaint and discipline processes stay the same; changes don't take effect for 18 months.
Safe Access to Schools Sunset Extended
Keeps current safe access rules for school entrances in place longer by extending the law's end date. No new duties, penalties, or daily changes.
Protecting Safe Access to Worship
Posted signs create a 20-metre no-harassment zone around places of worship. People cannot block, disrupt, or try to stop others from entering, and police can arrest violators.
Budget Bill: Taxes, Housing and Hiring Overhaul
Raises some taxes and adds sales tax to several services. Changes housing taxes, creates business credits, and moves public‑service hiring oversight into government.
Monthly Long-Term Care Waitlist Reporting
Health authorities must publish monthly long-term care waitlist numbers and a yearly plan to reduce waits. The goal is to free hospital beds and help families get care faster.
Repeal health professions overhaul
This bill cancels the 2022 overhaul and keeps current health colleges and complaint processes. The repeal starts 18 months after it becomes law.
Expanded Access to Catastrophic Crash Benefits
People badly hurt in crashes get more time and relaxed amputation rules to qualify for larger insurance supports. Applies to injuries on or after May 1, 2021.
Open Bidding for Public Construction
Public agencies must not favor union or non-union firms when awarding construction contracts. Workers cannot be forced to join or pay union fees to work on public projects.
Mandatory Controlled Entry for School Buildings
Most exterior doors will be locked during school hours. Visitors must check in at the office and designated entrances will be monitored.
Close Overdose Sites and Suspend Benefits
It would close provincially funded supervised drug sites, require not using illegal drugs in funded housing, and suspend benefits after drug possession until treatment is done.
New Rules for Supportive Housing Tenancies
Supportive housing tenants get clear tenancy rights with special rules. Landlords can limit access, end tenancies for weapons, and regulations will set details.
Tougher Rules for Civil Forfeiture
Owners must give full facts and reply on time or risk default forfeiture. Agencies can get and share your records more easily.
Veterans and First Responders Month
The province will call November 'Veterans and First Responders Month.' It creates no new holiday, pay, or services.
Stricter Access Rules and Shared Services
Makes it harder to get broad records and lets government share personal data across programs. Some records will be published; FOI requests must be specific and may take longer.
Asserting Assembly Independence
This motion says the assembly can choose its own debates. It is ceremonial and does not change services, laws, taxes, or daily life.