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Volume 68, No. 9

77/2025

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

June 17, 2025

B.C. Reg. 77/2025 , deposited June 9, 2025, under the SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS ACT [section 38]. Order in Council 277/2025, approved and ordered June 9, 2025.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is amended as set out in the Schedule.

— R. KAHLON, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs ; G. BEGG, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule

Section 13.1 (4) is amended by striking out " on the application programming interface specified by the registrar " and substituting " through the application programming interface specified by the registrar or in another electronic format in the form required by the minister ".

Section 13.1 (5) (

c) of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is repealed and the following substituted:

(

c) on a monthly basis.

Section 13.2 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (2) (

b) and substituting the following:

(

b) subject to subsection (2.1), the validity of the relevant registration number is confirmed in accordance with

section 13.1 of this regulation. , and

(

b) by adding the following subsections:

(2.1) A platform service provider is not prohibited from providing platform services in respect of a platform offer if,

(

a) for the reasons described in subsection (2.2), the platform service provider is unable to confirm the validity of a registration number in respect of the platform offer in the time frame described in

section 13.1 (4) or (5), as applicable, and

(

b) the platform service provider meets the requirements of subsection (2.3).

(2.2) For the purposes of subsection (2.1) (a), the platform service provider must be unable to confirm the validity of a registration number because

(

a) there is a temporary disruption of a platform, an application programming interface, an electronic portal or any other electronic system or means required for the platform service provider to

(

i) access the information required to confirm the validity of the registration number, or

(ii) confirm the validity of the registration number, and

(

b) there are no commercially reasonable steps the platform service provider can take, despite the disruption described in paragraph (a), to confirm the validity of the registration number in the time frame described in

section 13.1 (4) or (5), as applicable.

(2.3) For the purposes of subsection (2.1) (b), if a disruption described in subsection (2.2) (

a) occurs, the platform service provider must

(

a) within one business day of first becoming aware of the disruption and in the manner determined by the registrar,

(

i) notify the registrar of the failure, and

(ii) provide details on the nature of the disruption to the registrar;

(

b) if possible, attempt to confirm the validity of the registration number at the following intervals:

(

i) if the platform service provider is a major platform service provider, within one hour of first becoming aware of the disruption and within 24 hours of each subsequent failed attempt;

(ii) if the platform service provider is a medium platform service provider or a minor platform service provider, within 24 hours of first becoming aware of the disruption and within 24 hours of each subsequent failed attempt;

(

c) take all commercially reasonable steps to resolve the disruption in cooperation with the registrar;

(

d) as soon as reasonably possible after the disruption ends, confirm the validity of the registration number.

4 The following division is added to

Part 4:

Division 4 – Information Sharing

Prescribed person or entity

27.1

(1) The minister responsible for the administration of the Financial Administration Act is prescribed for the purpose of

section 34 (5) of the Act.

(2) The purposes described in

section 33 (2) (b) (

i) to (iii) of the Act are prescribed for the purpose of

section 34 (5) (

b) of the Act.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out " Town of Creston ",

(

b) in paragraph (

b) by adding " District of Tofino ",

(

c) in paragraph (

c) in Table 1 by repealing items 4, 6, 9, 10 and 14 and substituting the following items:

Item

Column 1

Geographic Area

Column 2

Description of Map

Column 3

Map Date

1.1

Baldy Mountain Resort

Baldy Mountain Resort

December 2, 2024

Crystal Mountain Ski

Resort

Crystal Mountain Ski

Resort

December 2, 2024

Hudson Bay Mountain

Resort

Hudson Bay Mountain

Resort

December 2, 2024

Panorama Mountain Resort

Panorama Mountain Resort

December 2, 2024

Saddle Mountain Resort

Saddle Mountain Resort

December 2, 2024

(

d) in paragraph (

d) in Table 2 by repealing items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 15 and substituting the following items:

Item

Column 1

Geographic Area

Column 2

Description of Map

Column 3

Map Date

Fairmont Hot Springs Ski

Area

Fairmont Hot Springs Ski

Area

December 2, 2024

Harper Mountain Ski Hill

Harper Mountain Ski Hill

December 2, 2024

Hudson’s Hope Ski Hill

Hudson’s Hope Ski Hill

December 2, 2024

Mount Cain Ski Hill

Mount Cain Ski Hill

December 2, 2024

Mount Timothy Ski Resort

Mount Timothy Ski Resort

December 2, 2024

Wapiti Ski Hill

Wapiti Ski Hill

December 2, 2024

(

e) in paragraph (

g) by adding the following subparagraph:

(iii) Saltspring Island; ,

(

f) in paragraph (i) (

i) by striking out " Electoral Area E, " and " , Electoral Area G ", and

(

g) in paragraph (

i) by adding the following subparagraph:

(

v) Electoral Area B of the Columbia‑Shuswap Regional District.

Re: B.C. Reg. 77/2025

Pursuant to

section 6 of the Regulations Act , I hereby exempt from publication the maps attached to B.C. Reg. 77/2025.

The maps may be inspected during regular office hours at the following address:

Mountain Resorts Branch

Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

510‑175 2nd Avenue

Kamloops, BC V2C 5W1

The maps may also be viewed online at the following URL:

www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/268_2023

— Pip Wallace , Acting Registrar of Regulations .

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