British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Accessible British Columbia, ss (O.C. 218/2022)

O.C. 218/2022

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria page 1 of 4 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that (

a) the attached Accessible British Columbia Regulation is made, and (

b) effective September 1, 2022, sections 11 and 12 of the Accessible British Columbia Act, S.B.C. 2021, c. 19, are brought into force. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Accessible British Columbia Act, S.B.C. 2021, c.19, ss. 32 and 33 Other: R20577317 218 April 14, 2022

page 2 of 4 ACCESSIBLE BRITISH COLUMBIA REGULATION Contents 1

Definitions 2 AccessAbility Week 3 Accessible organizations

SCHEDULE

Definitions 1 In this regulation: “Act” means the Accessible British Columbia Act; “Elections BC” has the same meaning as in the Election Act; “francophone school district” means an organization consisting of a francophone education authority of a francophone school district and the francophone schools in that district, all within the meaning of the School Act; “health authority” means an organization consisting of a regional health board and the facilities and regional services for which the board is responsible, all within the meaning of the Health Authorities Act; “independent school” means an organization consisting of an authority and the independent schools that the authority ope rates, all within the meaning of the Independent School Act; “Mental Health Review Board” means the board established under

section 24.1 of the Mental Health Act; “municipal police department” means an organization c onsisting of a municipal police board and the municipal police de partment under the direction of that board, all within the meaning of the Police Act; “post-secondary education institution” means (

a) a university within the meaning of the University Act, (

b) an institution within the meaning of the College and Institute Act, (

c) Royal Roads University, and (

d) Thompson Rivers University; “public library” has the same meaning as in the Library Act; “school district” means an organization consisting of the board of a school district and the schools in that district, all within the meaning of the School Act. AccessAbility Week 2 For the purposes of

section 4 [recognition of AccessAbility Week] of the Act, the week that begins on the last Sunday in May is prescribed. Accessible organizations 3 For the purposes of

section 8 (b) [application to organizations] o f t h e A c t , t h e following organizations are prescribed:

page 3 of 4 (

a) the organizations named in column 1 of the

Schedule are prescribed, effective on the date set out opposite in column 2; (

b) the following organizations are pr escribed, effective September 1, 2023: (

i) francophone school districts; (ii) independent schools; (iii) municipal police departments; (iv) municipalities; (

v) post-secondary education institutions; (vi) public libraries; (vii) regional districts; (viii) school districts; (

c) health authorities are prescr ibed, effective September 1, 2024.

SCHEDULE Column 1 Organization Column 2 Effective date BC Family Maintenance Agency Ltd. September 1, 2024 BC Financial Services Authority September 1, 2023 BC Games Society September 1, 2023 BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc. September 1, 2023 B.C.

Pavilion Corporation September 1, 2023 British Columbia Assessment Authority September 1, 2023 British Columbia Council for International Education September 1, 2024 British Columbia Housing Management Commission September 1, 2023 British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal September 1, 2024 British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority September 1, 2023 British Columbia Investment Management Corporation September 1, 2023 British Columbia Lottery Corporation September 1, 2023 British Columbia Pension Corporation September 1, 2023 British Columbia Review Board September 1, 2024 British Columbia Safety Authority September 1, 2023 British Columbia Securities Commission September 1, 2023 British Columbia Transit Corporation September 1, 2023 Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority September 1, 2024 Canada/British Columbia Business Services Society (doing business as Small Business BC) September 1, 2024 Civil Resolution Tribunal September 1, 2024 Community Living British Columbia September 1, 2023 Creative BC Society September 1, 2024 Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation of British Columbia September 1, 2024 Destination BC Corp.

September 1, 2023

page 4 of 4 Elections BC September 1, 2023 Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal September 1, 2024 Employment Standards Tribunal September 1, 2024 First Nations Health Authority September 1, 2024 First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council September 1, 2024 Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. September 1, 2024 Industry Training Authority September 1, 2024 Infrastructure BC Inc.

September 1, 2023 Innovate BC September 1, 2024 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia September 1, 2023 Islands Trust September 1, 2023 Knowledge Network Corporation September 1, 2023 Labour Relations Board September 1, 2024 Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia September 1, 2024 Law Foundation of British Columbia September 1, 2023 Legal Services Society September 1, 2023 Mental Health Review Board September 1, 2024 Motor Dealer Council of British Columbia September 1, 2024 Office of the Auditor General September 1, 2024 Office of the Human Rights Commissioner September 1, 2023 Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner September 1, 2024 Office of the Merit Commissioner September 1, 2024 Office of the Ombudsperson September 1, 2023 Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner September 1, 2024 Office of the Representative for Children and Youth September 1, 2023 Passenger Transportation Board September 1, 2024 Provincial Health Services Authority September 1, 2024 Public Guardian and Trustee September 1, 2023 Real Estate Compensation Fund Corporation September 1, 2024 Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation September 1, 2024 Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia September 1, 2023 Royal British Columbia Museum September 1, 2023 South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority September 1, 2023 Transportation Investment Corporation September 1, 2023 Workers’ Compensation Board September 1, 2023 Column 1 Organization Column 2 Effective date

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 218/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0218 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	4f5c49be7eefbcda5715e9e7e7d68f2373597ad6

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