B.C. Reg. 16/2026, deposited February 20, 2026, under the RESIDENTIAL TENANCY ACT [section 97]. Order in Council 47/2026, approved and ordered February 20, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective February 23, 2026, the Residential Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 477/2003, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— C. BOYLE, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs; R. NEILL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Appendix

1 The Residential Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 477/2003, is amended by adding the following section:

Exemption from Act for assisted living rental units

1.3 (1) In this section "assisted living residence" and "resident" have the same meaning as in section 1 of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Act does not apply to a rental unit in an assisted living residence that is occupied by a resident.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the Act continues to apply in relation to an application for dispute resolution that has been or may be made if the dispute relates to a matter that arose before February 23, 2026.

Index Page| Previous Regulation| Next Regulation| Cumulative Index Page

Copyright © 2026: King's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada