Vol. 69, No. 5 – B.C. Reg. 37/2026

Volume 69, No. 5
37/2026

The British Columbia Gazette, Part II
March 24, 2026

B.C. Reg. 37/2026, deposited March 16, 2026, under the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT [section 140]. Order in Council 80/2026, approved and ordered March 16, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Firefighters’ Occupational Disease Regulation, B.C. Reg. 125/2009, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— J. WHITESIDE, Minister of Labour; A. DIX, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 Section 2 of the Firefighters’ Occupational Disease Regulation, B.C. Reg. 125/2009, is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

(r) primary site skin cancer;

(s) primary site laryngeal cancer;

(t) mesothelioma;

(u) soft tissue sarcoma;

(v) primary site tracheal cancer;

(w) primary site bronchial cancer;

(x) primary site nose cancer;

(y) primary site pharynx cancer.

2 The table in section 3 is amended

(a) in item 10 by striking out "20 years" and substituting "15 years", and

(b) by adding the following items as indicated:

Item	Column 1 Occupational Disease	Column 2 Minimum Cumulative Period
19	primary site skin cancer	10 years
20	primary site laryngeal cancer	15 years
21	mesothelioma	15 years
22	soft tissue sarcoma	15 years
23	primary site tracheal cancer	15 years
24	primary site bronchial cancer	15 years
25	primary site nose cancer	15 years
26	primary site pharynx cancer	15 years

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