B.C. adds National Pharmacare drug plan and removes insulin pricing exception for pharmacists

Three linked changes take effect together. First, a new drug plan called Plan NP (National Pharmacare) is created; any person who holds a B.C. medicare card is automatically enrolled in it. Second, the existing rule t…

BC Parks adds non-resident surcharge and raises camping fee ceilings

BC Parks has updated its recreation user fee rules in two key ways. First, people who are not British Columbia residents must now pay an additional fee — ranging from $5 to $30 — on top of standard rates when using fr…

BC creates competitive process and capacity caps for data centres and hydrogen exporters seeking BC Hydro power

A new regulation requires that AI data centres, conventional data centres, and hydrogen-for-export facilities go through a formal competitive process run by BC Hydro (the authority) before receiving new grid connectio…

Alcotest 6000 added to BC's list of approved roadside alcohol screening devices

Two regulations have been updated to add the Alcotest 6000 breathalyzer to the official list of approved screening devices under BC's Motor Vehicle Act framework. The device is now recognized both as an approved scree…

BC Ferries terminal schedule pages updated for Heriot Bay, Quathiaski Cove, and Whaletown

The official designation schedules for three BC Ferries terminals — Heriot Bay, Quathiaski Cove, and Whaletown (Cortes Island) — have been updated by replacing specific pages in Schedule A of the Designation Regulatio…

BC brings major consumer contract and direct sales protections into force, with new rules on subscriptions, fitness contracts, and door-to-door sales

A package of amendments to BC's consumer protection framework takes effect, updating rules across several areas that touch businesses selling directly to consumers. The threshold for a 'future performance contract' is…