Section 1 definition of "average monthly rent" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 94/2023, effective April 3, 2023.
"average monthly rent", in relation to a calendar year, means the average rent reported by CMHC for a one-month period in the preceding calendar year;
Section 1 definition of "census area" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 94/2023, effective April 3, 2023.
"census area" means a geographic area classified by Statistics Canada as a census subdivision or a census metropolitan area for the purposes of taking a census of population;
Section 2.1 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 237/2023, effective January 1, 2024.
Additional specified areas
2.1 For the purposes of paragraph (k) of the definition of "specified area" in section 1 of the Act, the following areas are prescribed:
(a) The Corporation of the City of Duncan;
(b) The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan;
(e) the Town of Lake Cowichan;
[en. B.C. Reg. 174/2022.]
Section 2.1 (g) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 90/2025, effective January 1, 2024 [retro from June 23, 2025].
Section 5 (2) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 94/2023, effective April 3, 2023.
(a) in the case of a residence that is described in paragraph (a) of the definition of "residence" in section 1 of the Act or that is a townhouse or an apartment making up one half of a duplex, the amount that is twice the amount that is obtained by multiplying 12 by the average monthly rent for the class of apartments that is comparable to the residence;
(b) in the case of a residence other than a residence referred to in paragraph (a), the amount that is obtained by multiplying 12 by the average monthly rent for the class of apartments that is comparable to the residence.
Section 5 (3) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 94/2023, effective April 3, 2023.
(b) all of the apartments in the class are located in the smallest census area in which the residence is located and for which CMHC has reported the average monthly rent for that class of apartments.