December 1, 2016
Update on Australian strata-property reform
While BCLI works on its own Strata Property Law Project—Phase Two, it has been keeping abreast of developments in Australian strata-property law. Two Australian states have just made announcements on the progress of their new strata-property legislation. In New South Wales, what has been described as a “new era” for strata Read more…
November 28, 2016
Societies Act comes into force today
Today British Columbia’s new not-for-profit corporate statute, the Societies Act, comes into force. The new act replaces the old Society Act. Today also marks the beginning of a two-year transition period, for existing societies to transition from the old act to the new act. Both the government of British Columbia Read more…
November 22, 2016
Ian Holt joins the Strata Property Law (Phase Two) Project Committee
BCLI’s Strata Property Law (Phase Two) Project Committee welcomes Ian Holt as its newest committee member. Ian started his career in real-estate sales in 1993. He is currently a real-estate agent with Re/Max Real Estate Services in Vancouver. Ian specializes and has sold many strata properties throughout his career. Ian Read more…
November 2, 2016
An update on the public consultation on complex stratas
It’s been just over two months since BCLI published the Strata Property Law (Phase Two) Project Committee’s Consultation Paper on Complex Stratas (PDF). So we’re at about the half-way point for this public consultation on reforms to the Strata Property Act’s approach to sections, types, and phases. So far, the Read more…
October 12, 2016
Employment Standards Act Reform discussed on CBC Radio 1
David Fairey (co-Chair of the B.C. Employment Standards Coalition) and Tom Beasley (Chair of BCLI’s Committee on the Employment Standards Act Reform Project) were guests on B.C. Almanac to discuss how the B.C. Employment Standards Act should change to keep with the modern workplace. Listen to the podcast here (their Read more…