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PETER MILOBAR

BILL M 220 – 2025

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS STATUTES
AMENDMENT ACT, 2025

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation

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CLAUSE 1: [Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, section 2] makes an amendment to the general rule in setting the tax or levy rate for class 2 property for general municipal purposes.

1 Section 2 (a) of the Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, B.C. Reg. 329/96, is amended by striking out "$40" and substituting "$44.615".

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CLAUSE 2: [Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, Schedule 4] amends Schedule 4 to the Regulation.

2 Schedule 4 is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule 4

Name of Jurisdiction Rate cap Ratio cap
Village of Chase 44.615 4.733
District of Chetwynd 44.615 2.5
The Corporation of the Village of Cumberland 44.615 7.2
The Corporation of the District of Fort St. James 44.615 3.44
The Corporation of the Village of Lake Cowichan 44.615 2.89
District of Mission 44.615 2.9
City of Nanaimo 46.32 2.5
The Corporation of the District of North Vancouver 44.615 3.82
The Corporation of the District of Pitt Meadows 44.615 3.29
The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam 44.615 3.06
The City of Port Moody 44.615 3.28
The Corporation of the Village of Pouce Coupe 47.2 2.5
The Corporation of the City of Revelstoke 44.615 2.77

Regional District Tax Regulation

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CLAUSE 3: [Regional District Tax Regulation, section 1] amends the tax rate for property class 1.

3 Section 1 of the Regional District Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg. 439/2003, is amended by striking out the Schedule and substituting the following:

Schedule

Class of Property Ratio to Class 1 Rate
1 1.0:1
2 4.6:1
3 1.0:1
4 3.4:1
5 3.4:1
6 2.45:1
7 3.0:1
8 1.0:1
9 1.0:1

Commencement

4 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.


Explanatory Notes

CLAUSE 1: [Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, section 2] makes an amendment to the general rule in setting the tax or levy rate for class 2 property for general municipal purposes.

CLAUSE 2: [Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, Schedule 4] amends Schedule 4 to the Regulation.

CLAUSE 3: [Regional District Tax Regulation, section 1] amends the tax rate for property class 1.