Legislative Calendar

Oct 01, 2021Interest 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]
Oct 01, 2021If 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]
Oct 01, 2021(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 01, 2021Last 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]
Oct 01, 2021Last 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]
Oct 15, 2021Where 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, 2021Refer to the Police Tax Regulation for the remittance due dates for the months of July, August, September, October, November.[4 PTR]
Oct 15, 2021Refer to the School Tax Remitting Regulation for the monthly due dates for the balance of tax remittances, for the months of July, August, September, October, November.[5 STRR]
Oct 24, 2021First 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 29, 2021Revenue returns for utility companies must be filed with the collector by October 31 in each year.[192(e) CC; 644(4) LGA]
Oct 29, 2021Monthly reports to: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for GST/PST; Statistics Canada for building permits; Health Authority for water quality testing.
Oct 29, 2021Last 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 29, 2021Deadline 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 29, 2021Permissive 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]
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