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BC Family Benefit Enhancements

Payments for January through March 2023 will get a boost of up to $175 more per child. If you’re registered for the Canada Child Benefit, you’re automatically registered for the BC Family Benefit. The B.C. family benefit provides a tax-free monthly payment …

New Protections in place for Homebuyers

Homebuyers in B.C. now have better protection in the real estate market as the homebuyer protection period took effect on Jan. 3, 2023. Creating a mandatory three-business-day period to give homebuyers more time to secure financing or arrange home inspections is the …

New fund will protect thousands of renters in B.C

The Rental Protection Fund will provide one-time capital grants to non-profit housing organizations so they can purchase affordable residential rental buildings and ownership co-operatives listed for sale to protect the renters who are living there and safeguard those rental units …

The RTB is getting a major boost

Government is taking action to speed up and strengthen residential tenancy dispute resolution. The RTB receives a high volume of applications. Waiting times for dispute resolution remain long. This new investment of as much as $15.6 million over three years is a …

More internationally educated family doctors

More family doctors will be available to take patients and treat people as the Province expands a program that trains internationally educated doctors, so they can get licensed to practise in British Columbia. The Province is expanding the Practice Ready Assessment program, …

New SFU Medical School moving forward

A new medical school on the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Surrey campus is taking a significant step forward with the hiring of an interim dean and provincial funding to support its development. A key action in the recently released health human …

Action to Keep Communities Safe

The Province is making changes to help keep British Columbians safe, launching a new Safer Communities Action Plan with immediate steps that will strengthen enforcement to keep those who commit repeat violent offences off our streets, and strengthen services to build safe, …

Cost of Living Credits

Premier Eby has announced two new cost-of-living credits for B.C. residents and businesses to help people with costs. a one-time $100 cost-of-living credit for BC Hydro customers (early December) a new BC Affordability Credit, which will provide as much as an additional $164 per adult, and $41 …