British Columbia

In light of a growth of cases in the Central Okanagan Regional District, which includes Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Peachland and the Westbank First Nation, an indoor public mask mandate will...Learn More

British Columbia today enacted a regulatory amendment which allows local governments to set bylaws to limit the distribution of shopping bags, plastic straws, and plastic utensils and food-service war...Learn More

Under new amendments to the Employment Standards Act, youth aged 14 and 15 will be permitted to do jobs defined as “light work,” with permission from a parent or guardian. Examples of light w...Learn More

BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman announced he has issued a ministerial order temporarily restricting the sale and use of second generation anti-coagulant rodentici...Learn More

WorkSafeBC has posted the 2022 preliminary insurance rates for B.C. businesses, including some significant rate changes for retail sectors: Supermarket base rates will rise from 1.07 to 1.28 (20% chan...Learn More

B.C. will now allow private liquor retailers to sell products to those who have special event permits, where previously only government liquor stores were permitted to do so. The private retailers who...Learn More

The Federal Transport Minister has issued a Ministerial Order to reduce train speed limits and increase fire mitigation measures (currently between Kamloops and Boston Bar). The order impacts the majo...Learn More

On June 30, the B.C. Provincial Health Officer made a new Food and Liquor Serving Premises Order. The new order replaces earlier orders and provides the parameters for food and liquor-serving pre...Learn More

Due to extreme heat following a very dry spring, a number of wildfires are impacting major transportation links through British Columbia. There is strong potential that the wildfire situation could ge...Learn More

The B.C. government is permanently extending hours for authorized liquor retailers who were allowed to open early for the convenience and safety and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Liquor stor...Learn More