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Volume 69, No. 16
160/2026
The British Columbia Gazette, Part II
September 22, including September 8, 2026

B.C. Reg. 160/2026, deposited September 22, 2026, under the PROVINCIAL SALES TAX ACT [section 240]. Order in Council 407/2026, approved and ordered September 21, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that,

(a) effective November 1, 2026, the Designated Accommodation Area Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg. 93/2013, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule 1, and

(b) effective January 1, 2027, the Designated Accommodation Area Tax Regulation is amended as set out in the attached Schedule 2.

— J. OSBORNE, Minister of Finance; J. WHITESIDE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule 1

1 Schedule 1 of the Designated Accommodation Area Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg. 93/2013, is amended

(a) in column 4 of item 19 by striking out "November 1, 2026" and substituting "November 1, 2031",

(b) in column 4 of item 23 by striking out "January 1, 2027" and substituting "January 1, 2032", and

(c) in column 4 of item 32 by striking out "November 1, 2026" and substituting "November 1, 2031".

2 The table in Schedule 2 is amended in column 4 of item 24 by striking out "January 1, 2027" and substituting "January 1, 2032".

3 Schedule 3 is amended

(a) in section 2 by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (a), by adding ", and" at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following paragraph:

(c) improvements to lighting to enhance downtown Victoria for tourists and other visitors. , and

(b) by adding the following section:

Harrison

10 The Harrison Tourism Society may spend the money paid to it for planning and supporting a transportation project to ensure safe cycling infrastructure.

Schedule 2

1 The table in Schedule 2 of the Designated Accommodation Area Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg. 93/2013, is amended

(a) in column 4 of item 5 by striking out "February 1, 2029" and substituting "January 1, 2032",

(b) in column 2 of item 6 by striking out "Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce" and substituting "Columbia Valley Tourism Marketing Society",

(c) in column 4 of item 6 by striking out "August 1, 2027" and substituting "January 1, 2032",

(d) in column 4 of item 22 by striking out "January 1, 2027" and substituting "January 1, 2032", and

(e) by adding the following items as indicated:

Item

Column 1
Designated
Accommodation Area

Column 2 Designated Recipient

Column 3
Rate of
Tax

Column 4 Repeal Date

31

Quadra Island

Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce

2%

January 1, 2032

32

that part of the Comox Valley Regional District consisting of the City of Courtenay, the Village of Cumberland, Electoral Area A, Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C, but not including the Denman Island Local Trust Area, the Hornby Island Local Trust Area or the Mount Washington Resort Area described in section 3 of this Schedule

Comox Valley
Regional District

3%

January 1, 2032


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