166/2018

M287/2018

July 25, 2018

September 17, 2018

Property Transfer Tax Act

Information Collection Regulation

[Last amended May 16, 2024 by B.C. Reg. 105/2024]

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Definitions

In this regulation:

Act means the Property Transfer Tax Act ;

corporate interest holder in relation to a relevant corporation, means an individual who, in respect of the relevant corporation, is a corporate interest holder within the meaning of

section 2;

Indigenous nation means

the Nisg̱a'a Nation,

a Nisg̱a'a Village,

a treaty first nation,

the shíshálh Nation or the shíshálh Nation Government District established under the shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act (Canada), or

the Westbank First Nation;

relevant corporation means

a corporation, or

a limited liability company,

but does not include a person or entity excluded under

section 3;

relevant trust means

an express trust, or

a legal relationship, created in another jurisdiction, that is similar to a legal relationship created under an express trust,

but does not include a trust excluded under

section 4.

[am. B.C. Reg. 105/2024.]

Meaning of "corporate interest holder"

An individual is a corporate interest holder in respect of a relevant corporation if any of the following apply:

the individual has legal or beneficial ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of

shares of the relevant corporation representing 25% or more of the value of the equity of that corporation, or

25% or more of the voting rights in respect of the relevant corporation;

the individual has the right, directly or indirectly, to appoint or remove from office the majority of the board of directors of the relevant corporation;

the individual has the right to exercise or does exercise, under a unanimous shareholders' agreement or otherwise, significant influence or control over the relevant corporation.

For the purposes of subsection (1) (

a) and (b), a direct or indirect interest, power or right includes an interest, power or right that an individual has

alone,

together with one or more persons with common interests, or

through

a corporation,

a trustee of a relevant trust, or of any other trust,

iii

a personal or legal representative,

an agent, or

any other intermediary.

Excluded corporations

The following are excluded from the definition of "relevant corporation" in

section 1 [definitions] :

a government reporting entity as defined in

section 1 (1) [definitions and

interpretation] of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act ;

a government body as defined in

section 1 [definitions] of the Financial Administration Act ;

a local public body as defined in

Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ;

a public body referred to in

Schedule 2 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ;

a corporation incorporated by

a municipality, as authorized under

section 185 of the Community Charter , or

a regional district, as authorized under

section 265 of the Local Government Act ;

a public company as defined in

section 1 (1) [definitions] of the Business Corporations Act ;

a corporation incorporated or continued by an enactment;

a water utility as defined in

section 1 of the Water Utility Act ;

a designated airport authority under the Airport Transfer (Miscellaneous Matters) Act (Canada);

a port authority under the Canada Marine Act ;

an independent school within the meaning of the Independent School Act ;

a strata corporation as defined in

section 1 (1) [definitions] of the Strata Property Act ;

a savings institution;

an insurance company;

a trust company; or

a pension fund society within the meaning of the Pension Fund Societies Act .

Excluded trusts

The following are excluded from the definition of "relevant trust" in

section 1 [definitions] :

a charitable trust;

a trust the trustee of which is the Public Guardian and Trustee;

a trust in respect of a pension plan registered under a pension enactment of the Province or under the pension legislation of another province or of Canada;

a trust in respect of a pooled registered pension plan within the meaning of the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act ;

property vested in a person licensed or appointed under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada);

a mutual fund within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada);

a real estate investment trust as defined in

section 122.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada); or

a SIFT trust as defined in

section 122.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Excluded transfers

This regulation does not apply in respect of a transferee that is

an Indigenous nation,

a corporation of which all the shares are owned by an Indigenous nation or a band within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada), or

a trustee of a trust established primarily for the benefit of an Indigenous nation or a band within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada).

Partnerships

A return filed under

section 2 of the Act must state whether the property held by the transferee is partnership property as defined in

section 1.1 [definitions] of the Partnership Act .

Public companies

If a transferee is a public company as defined in

section 1 (1) [definitions] of the Business Corporations Act , a return filed under

section 2 of the Act must state the name of that public company.

Relevant corporations

Subject to

section 10, if a transferee is

a relevant corporation, or

a trustee of a relevant trust and that trust has one or more beneficiaries that are relevant corporations,

a return filed under

section 2 of the Act must state, in respect of each corporate interest holder of each of those relevant corporations,

the name and contact information of the corporate interest holder,

the date of birth of the corporate interest holder, and whether or not the corporate interest holder is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada,

in the case of a corporate interest holder who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, the corporate interest holder's social insurance number, and

in the case of a corporate interest holder who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, whether or not the corporate interest holder is a citizen of a foreign country or state and, if so, as applicable, the social insurance number or individual tax number of the corporate interest holder, and the foreign country or state.

Relevant trusts

In addition to any requirements under subsection 12.13 of the Act, and subject to

section 10 of this regulation, if the transferee is a trustee of a relevant trust, other than a bare trust, a return filed under

section 2 of the Act must include the following information in relation to each beneficiary of the trust:

in the case of a beneficiary who is an individual

who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, the name, contact information, date of birth and social insurance number of the beneficiary, and

who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, whether or not the beneficiary is a citizen of a foreign country or state and, if so, the name, contact information, date of birth and, as applicable, social insurance number or individual tax number of the beneficiary, and the foreign country or state;

in the case of a beneficiary that is a corporation,

the name, contact information, date of birth and social insurance number of each director of the beneficiary who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, and

in the case of a director who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, whether or not the director is a citizen of a foreign country or state and, if so, the name, contact information, date of birth and, as applicable, social insurance number or individual tax number of the director, and the foreign country or state.

Description of efforts

A transferee that has not obtained, despite having made every reasonable effort to do so, information required under

section 8 or 9 to be stated on a return filed under

section 2 of the Act,

is not required to provide that information, and

is required to provide, with the return, a description of those efforts.

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Property Transfer Tax Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 378, s. 12.14.]