British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Short-Term Rental Accommodations Regulation (O.C. 309/2024)
O.C. 309/2024
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 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that (
a) the Short-Term Rental Accommoda tions Regulation, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is amended as set out in the attached
Schedule 1, and (
b) effective November 1, 2024, the Short-Term Rent al Accommodations Regulati on, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is amended as set out in the attached
Schedule 2. Minister of Housing 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: Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, S.B.C. 2023, c. 32, s. 38 Other: O.C. 679/2023 R20782133 June 10, 2024 J
SCHEDULE 1
Section 3.1 of the Short-Term Rent al Accommodations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is amended (
a) in subsection (2) (a) (ii) (
A) and (b) (ii) (
A) by striking out “each owner” and substi- tuting “one or more owners”, (
b) in subsection (2) (a) (ii) (
D) and (b) (ii) (
D) by striking out “section 559 [definitions for
Part XVII] of the Vancouver Charter” and substituting “section 559 [definitions for
Part XXVII] of the Vancouver Charter”, and (
c) in subsection (2) (b) (ii) by striking out “ are not able to be used as a ” and substi- tuting “are, on the occupancy date, not able to be used and continue to not be able to be used, as a”. 2
Section is amended (
a) in subsection (2) by striking out “must be disclosed to the minister” and substituting “must, subject to subsection (2.1), be disclosed to the minister”, and (
b) by adding the following subsection:
(2.1) The minister may extend the 15-day pe riod referred to in subsection (2) if the electronic portal referred to in subsection (3) (
b) is not available. 3
Section 30 (2) is amen ded by striking out “section 15 (b) (ii) (
A) or (c) (i) ” and substi- tuting “section 15 (b) (ii) (
A) or (c)”. 4
Schedule is amended in parag raph (
c) by striking out “ listed” and substituting “ set out”.
SCHEDULE 2
Section 10 (2) of the Short-Term Re ntal Accommodations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 268/2023, is repealed. 2
Schedule is amended (
a) in paragraph (
a) by striking out the following: Bowen Island Municipality The Corporation of the District of Kent Village of Pemberton , (
b) in paragraph (
b) by striking out the following: District of Tofino Town of Osoyoos , and (
c) by repealing paragraphs (
g) and (
i) and substituting the following: (
g) the trust area, as defined in
section of the Islands Trust Act, except for the following: (
i) Bowen Island Municipality; (ii) Gabriola Island; (
i) electoral areas, except the following: (
i) Electoral Area A, Electoral Area C, El ectoral Area E, Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and Electoral Area H of the Co wichan Valley Regional District; (ii) Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District; (iii) Electoral Area D, Electoral Area F and El ectoral Area I of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen; (iv) that part of Electoral Area A of the Me tro Vancouver Regional District that is the University of British Columbia and the University Endowment Land, as defined in
section of the University Endowment Land Act.