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The following tables present detailed results by riding as per Elections BC. [1] Names in bold are outgoing cabinet ministers, and names in italics are party leaders. The premier is in both. † denotes incumbent MLAs who did not seek re-election. ‡ denotes incumbent MLAs who sought re-election in a different riding.
On March 5, 2017, Elections BC announced it was launching a probe into Liberal Party fundraising. [22] The Official Opposition, the NDP, has promised to ban corporate and union donation if elected, as well as limits on individual donations, but continues to accept corporate and union donations at the present time. [ 21 ]
In 2009 (for the 2010 roll), assessment appeals remained low, compared to many other property-taxing provinces and states. Some 98.5% of assessments were accepted without appeal. BC Assessment has approximately 650 full-time staff positions in 17 offices throughout the province. B.C. Assessment's annual budget is just over $77 million.
Contemporary elections in British Columbia use a relatively unique system of handling absentee ballots. [10] While all jurisdictions in Canada allow for absentee voting through advance communication with the appropriate federal or provincial election agency, British Columbia is unique in allowing same-day absentee voting at any polling station in the province; ballots so cast are not counted ...
ParcelMap BC, developed in collaboration with the BC Government, BC Assessment, The Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors and the Integrated Cadastral Information Society, is a current, complete, and trusted visual representation of titled and Crown land parcels in British Columbia. ParcelMap BC integrates over two million parcels ...
The report of the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income “Covering All the Basics: Reforms for a More Just Society” was released on 28 January 2021. It provides a comprehensive assessment of data on low-income earners and income supports in British Columbia (BC) and Canada, and a summary of state-of-the-art research on basic income programs.
The final property tax amount is calculated by multiplying the municipal final property tax rate for the year by the BC Assessment value. Vancouver has the lowest property tax in Canada as a percentage of assessed value [ 13 ] because while property values are extremely high, the city's budget has stayed relatively constant.
Most of the plan's funding is projected to come from BC's carbon tax. [14] For buildings, the BC Building Code was amended to make all buildings “net zero energy ready” by 2032, the natural gas grid must contain 15% RNG and the province will assist in funding efficiency upgrades. For industry, the government agreed to help fund clean energy ...