Chuck Gardiner REALTOR® and Managing Broker Cel 604 828 4321 Email
REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION
On January 1, 2005, the Real Estate Services Act and Real Estate Development Marketing Act
were brought into force. These statutes replace Parts 1 and 2 of the former Real Estate Act.
The following are links to the legislation:
Real Estate Services Act (RESA)
Real Estate Services Act, Real Estate Services Regulation
Real Estate Services Act, Rules
(Real Estate Council Rules)
Real Estate Services Act, General Bylaws
(Real Estate Council Bylaws)
Real Estate Services Act, Licensing Fees and Assessments Bylaw
Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA)
Real Estate Development Marketing Act, Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation
Homeowner Protection Act
Homeowner Protection Act Regulation
Strata Property Act
Strata Property Act, Strata Property Regulation
Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)
Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation
REAL ESTATE BOARDS
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB)
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB)
Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB)
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATIONS & ORGAINZATIONS
British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)
Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)
Strata Property Agents of British Columbia (SPABC)
Condominium Home Owners' Association (CHOA)
Professional Association of Managing Agents (PAMA)
Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (REIBC)
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
GOVERNMENT
Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)
(Responsible for licensing individuals and brokerages engaged in real estate sales,
rental and strata property management)
Residential Tenancy Branch
(BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development)
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
(Canada's national housing agency and Canadian Mortgage Insurance Company)
Homeowner Protection Office (HPO)
(Branch of BC Housing, a provincial Crown agency)
Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM)
(A regulatory agency of the provincial government Ministry of Finance)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
(Receives, analyzes, assesses and discloses financial intelligence on suspected money laundering,
terrorist financing, and threats to the security of Canada)
Land Title and Survey Authority of BC (LTSA)
(A statutory corporation responsible for managing the land title and survey systems of BC)
BC Assessment (BCA)
(An independent, provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors, and accountable
to the Government of BC)
Property Tax
BC Home Owner Grant
BC Property Transfer Tax (PTT)
REAL ESTATE INFO
Buying a Strata Property
Property Disclosure Statement (PDS)
(Sellers disclose defects)