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| B.C. Reg. 180/90 O.C. 867/90 | Deposited June 8, 1990 effective August 1, 1990 |
[Last amended June 26, 2024 by B.C. Reg. 154/2024]
1 (1) In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Act" means the Park Act;
"backcountry" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area that is not frontcountry;
"camp" means to occupy a campsite, to set up a tent or other shelter or to remain overnight;
"campground" means one or more campsites managed by an operator or the ministry;
"campsite" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area developed by the ministry to accommodate persons who wish to camp;
"Canada" does not include a corporation
(a) that is, under an enactment of Canada, an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada,
(b) of which the government of Canada owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the issued voting shares, or
(c) that is controlled by the government of Canada, and for the purpose of this definition a corporation is controlled by the government of Canada when a majority of the members of the corporation or of its board of directors or board of management consists of either or both of the following:
(i) persons appointed as members by the Governor in Council, by a minister of the government of Canada or by an enactment of Canada;
(ii) public officers acting as such;
"cycle" means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power and on which a person may ride;
"day use area" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area managed by an operator or the ministry for picnicking and other daytime activities;
"designated long-stay campsite" means a campsite in a park, conservancy or recreation area that has been designated as a campsite where a person may camp for more than 14 days in a calendar year;
"dock" means a structure connected to dry land and used for the purposes of mooring a vessel;
"domestic animal" means a vertebrate that has been domesticated;
"firearm" includes a rifle, shotgun, handgun, spring gun or any device that propels a projectile by means of an explosion, compressed gas or spring, but does not include a longbow or crossbow;
"frontcountry" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area within one kilometre of either side of the centreline of a park road or a highway;
"group" means 15 or more persons;
"guide" means a person who, for compensation or reward received or promised, accompanies, assists or provides a service to another person;
"hunt" means to shoot at, attract, search for, chase, pursue, follow after or on the trail of, stalk or lie in wait for wildlife, or to attempt to do any of those things, whether or not the wildlife is then or subsequently wounded, killed or captured,
(a) with the intention to capture the wildlife, or
(b) while in possession of a firearm or other weapon;
"litter" means
(a) garbage, refuse, rubbish or trash of any kind, including a container, package, bottle or can, or any part thereof, or
(b) any abandoned or discarded article, product or item of manufacture,
but does not include wastes of the primary processes of mining, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing;
"operator" means a person authorized by a park use permit or resource use permit to operate facilities in any part of a park, conservancy or recreation area;
"park" includes any land, trail, path or waterway comprised in an order under section 6 (1) (a) to (g) of the Act;
"park road" means a road in a park, conservancy or recreation area that is designed and developed for the passage or parking of motor vehicles licensed under the Motor Vehicle Act;
"party" means up to 8 persons, of whom at least one, but no more than 4, are 16 years old or older, and who may have with them
(b) one non-recreational vehicle, or
(c) one non-recreational vehicle and one legally towed trailer that is not a trailer primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;
"Province" does not include a corporation
(a) that is, under an Act, an agent of the Crown,
(b) of which the government owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the issued voting shares, or
(c) that is controlled by the government, and for the purpose of this definition a corporation is controlled by the government when a majority of the members of the corporation or of its board of directors or board of management consists of either or both of the following:
(i) persons appointed as members by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, by a minister or by an Act;
(ii) public officers acting as such;
"recreational vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle or a trailer, primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;
"snowmobile" means a snowmobile as defined in the Snowmobile Regulation, B.C. Reg. 65/72;
"trap" means to trap, snare, net or use any other device to take or capture wildlife;
"vessel" means a boat, canoe, kayak or other craft used, or capable of being used, for navigation on water;
"waste" means waste as defined in the Environmental Management Act;
"wildlife" means raptors, threatened species, endangered species, game or other species of vertebrates prescribed as wildlife under the Wildlife Act;
"youth group" means a group of 12 or more persons
(a) undertaking a camping trip or day use trip organized for the group by a school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre operated by a municipality or regional district for the benefit of the members of the group who are 18 years of age or younger, and
(b) supervised by an adult representative of the school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre.
[am. B.C. Regs. 406/90; 196/91; 195/93, s. 1; 249/98, s. 1; 350/2000, s. 1; 109/2002, s. 1; 193/2005, App. A, s. 1; 215/2006, Sch., ss. 8 and 9; 141/2009, Sch., s. 2.]
3 (1) Except as otherwise provided in a park use permit or resource use permit, every person must, within the 30 day period following
(a) the expiry or other termination of a park use permit or resource use permit, or
(b) receipt of a written order from a park officer,
remove all personal property and dispose of all structures, improvements and works of any nature in a park, conservancy or recreation area and restore, repair or rehabilitate the area as nearly as possible to its natural condition, or restore, repair or rehabilitate the area to the satisfaction of the park officer issuing the order.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to structures, improvements and works that are the property of the Province.
(3) If a person fails to remove personal property or dispose of structures, improvements or works as required by subsection (1), a park officer may remove the personal property and dispose of the structures, improvements or works.
(4) If a person fails to restore, repair or rehabilitate an area as required by subsection (1), a park officer may restore, repair or rehabilitate the area as the park officer considers necessary.
(5) Any expense incurred by the Province under subsection (3) or (4) is a debt owing the Province by the person who failed to comply with subsection (1).
(6) A debt incurred under this section may be retained from any security which the Province requires to be maintained by a person as a condition of a park use permit or resource use permit.
(7) In the absence of a sufficient security under subsection (6) to extinguish a debt incurred under this section, the debt or remaining debt is recoverable at suit of the Province in any court of competent jurisdiction.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (a) and (c).]
4 A person must not act as a guide or offer services as a guide in a park, conservancy or recreation area without
(a) a valid park use permit or resource use permit issued for that purpose, and
(b) a licence or permit to guide if required by or under the Wildlife Act.
[am. B.C. Regs. 25/2005, Sch., s. 1; 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
5 A person must not trap or take any fur bearing animal in a park, conservancy or recreation area without
(a) a valid park use permit or resource use permit issued for that purpose, and
(b) a licence or permit to trap issued under the Wildlife Act.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1.]
Division 3 — Public Conduct and Enforcement
7 Every person who enters or is in a park, conservancy or recreation area must, at the request of a park officer or park ranger, provide information about any matter pertaining to the use or occupancy of the park, conservancy or recreation area including that person's correct name, address, destination and proposed activities and conduct in the park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Reg. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8.]
8 (1) A person must not create or cause a deliberate or unnecessary disturbance in a park, conservancy or recreation area.
(2) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, operate or permit another person to operate any device that produces sound at a level which disturbs the peace and quiet of
(a) an occupant of another campsite, or
(b) persons in the park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d) and (e).]
9 (1) A park ranger may order a person who does anything contrary to this regulation to leave a park, conservancy or recreation area, or a specified portion of it, within a period of time specified by the park ranger, and every person so ordered must comply with the order and leave the park, conservancy or recreation area, or the specified portion of it, within that specified period of time.
(2) If no period of time is specified in an order issued under subsection (1), the order is effective immediately.
(3) The order issued under subsection (1) must specify the period of time during which the order is to remain in effect, but in no case may it remain in effect for more than 72 hours from the time the order is issued.
(4) A park ranger may use reasonable force to remove a person from the park, conservancy or recreation area, or the specified portion of it, if that person fails to comply with an order under subsection (1).
(5) A person who is ordered to leave the park, conservancy or recreation area is not entitled to a refund of any fee which may have been paid by the party or group of which that person is a member.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (a) to (c).]
10 (1) A park officer may erect a sign or other device specifying an area in which specific activities are permitted, prohibited or restricted in a park, conservancy or recreation area.
(2) Every person must observe and obey every prohibition and restriction announced by the sign or other device erected under subsection (1).
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (a).]
11 (1) A person must not start or maintain a fire in a park, conservancy or recreation area in
(c) backcountry that is less than 2 000 hectares in size,
unless the fire is
(d) in a fireplace provided by the ministry, and
(e) not more than 0.5 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height.
(2) A person must not use vegetation from a campground or from frontcountry to start or maintain a fire except
(a) vegetation that is specifically provided as firewood by the ministry or an operator, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
(3) A person must not use vegetation from backcountry to start or maintain a fire except vegetation that is dead and lying on the ground.
(4) A person who starts or maintains a fire must extinguish the fire when that person leaves the campground, frontcountry or backcountry.
(5) A park officer may, at any time,
(a) prohibit a fire in a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(c) require that a fire be contained within a device approved by the park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (a) and (d).]
11.1 (1) In this section, "activated e-cigarette", "e-cigarette" and "tobacco" have the same meaning as in the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act.
(2) A person must not smoke tobacco, hold lighted tobacco, use an e-cigarette or hold an activated e-cigarette in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) in an area as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 210/2018, App. 1.]
12 Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not use or operate any snow sliding device in Mount Seymour Park, Cypress Park or E.C. Manning Park unless
(a) in an area specifically designated and posted for such use, and
(b) on a snow sliding device approved by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (e).]
13 A parent, guardian, custodian or person in charge of a minor must not permit the minor to do anything that is prohibited by the Act or this regulation.
[am. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (f).]
14 A person who is a peace officer, park officer or park ranger is exempt from this regulation while acting in that capacity.
15 A person must not willfully obstruct a park officer or park ranger acting in that capacity.
[am. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
16 Except on Bowron Lake or as authorized by a park officer, not more than 6 persons may travel together on the circuit of lakes in Bowron Lake Park.
17 (1) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not store, cache or leave equipment or supplies in a park, conservancy or recreation area for a period of more than 14 days in a calendar year.
(2) A person must not store, cache or leave equipment or supplies in a campground or day use area except
(a) in the campsite at which that person is registered, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d) and (e).]
18 A person must not have a horse or other draught or riding animal in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Reg. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8.]
19 (1) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not allow a domestic animal to enter or remain in any part of a park, conservancy or recreation area that is
(a) a beach within a campground or day use area,
(b) a public building or structure, or
(c) an area in which domestic animals are prohibited by a sign or other device.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a domestic animal that is used to guide a blind person.
(3) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not allow a domestic animal to enter or remain in frontcountry or in backcountry that is less than 2 000 hectares in size unless the domestic animal is
(a) restrained by a leash not longer than 2 metres, or
(b) confined in a container, enclosure or motor vehicle.
(4) A person must not allow a domestic animal in a park, conservancy or recreation area to
(c) damage property or vegetation, or
(5) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not allow a domestic animal to enter or remain in Bowron Lake Park or Garibaldi Park.
(6) A person who has a domestic animal in a park, conservancy or recreation area must dispose of excrement from that domestic animal in a manner and at a location where the excrement will not cause a public inconvenience or annoyance.
(7) A park officer may order a person who contravenes this section to remove the domestic animal from the park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d) and (e).]
20 Except as authorized by a park officer, a person who owns or is responsible for an animal must not, in a park, conservancy or recreation area, allow that animal to
(a) graze, browse or otherwise consume vegetation, or
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (g).]
21 A person must not have an explosive or an explosive substance in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) lawfully carried firearm ammunition, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
Division 4 — Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft
22 A park ranger has the powers and authority of a peace officer for the purposes of enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Act and control of traffic within a park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Reg. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8.]
23 (1) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not
(a) stop or park a vehicle on the travelled portion of a park road, or
(b) stop or park a vehicle in such a manner as to
(i) impede the proper use of a park road,
(iii) restrict or inhibit recreational use of the park, conservancy or recreation area, or
(iv) park a vehicle in the frontcountry without payment of the vehicle parking fee required by regulation.
(2) A person must not, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, stop or park a vehicle in a campground, day use area or parking area of a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) at a campsite where that person is the member of a registered party, group or youth group,
(b) in a parking area as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(c) as authorized by a park officer.
(3) If a vehicle is stopped or parked in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), a park officer may remove the vehicle to a place of impoundment and any costs incurred by that removal are a debt of the owner of the vehicle payable to the party that removed and impounded the vehicle, which debt must be paid before removal of the vehicle from the place of impoundment.
(4) A park officer removing a vehicle under subsection (3) must exercise reasonable care to avoid damage to the vehicle involved, but neither the Province nor any park officer is liable or accountable to the owner for damage to the vehicle being removed arising from that removal.
[am. B.C. Regs. 25/2003, s. 1; 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., ss. 1 (a) and (c) to (e) and 3.]
24 (1) A person must not use or operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle or other self-propelled vehicle in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(b) in an area as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(c) as authorized by a park officer.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a self-propelled wheelchair or other similar conveyance used by a disabled person.
(3) A person must not use or operate a snowmobile in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
25 A person must not ride a cycle in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(b) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or other device, or
(c) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
26 Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not have in a park, conservancy or recreation area a vehicle that displays advertising or is equipped with a public address system if that vehicle is being used to advertise, demonstrate or attract attention.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (e).]
27 (1) Subject to the Act and this section, a person may use an aircraft to arrive at or depart from a park, conservancy or recreation area.
(2) A person must not use an aircraft to arrive at or depart from parks or parts of parks that are set out in Column 1 of Schedule A, except as may be provided for in the same row in Column 2 of that schedule.
[en. B.C. Reg. 242/2004, s. 1; am. B.C. Reg. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8.]
Division 5 — Firearms, Hunting and Fishing
28 A person must not possess a firearm, bow or crossbow in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) a firearm, bow or crossbow that is carried in a vehicle,
(b) during an open season specified under the Wildlife Act in those parks, conservancies and recreation areas listed in Schedule B,
(c) in Columbia Lake Park between September 10 and June 15 of the following year, or
(d) as authorized by a park officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., ss. 8 and 10; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
29 (1) A person must not discharge a firearm, bow or crossbow in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) during an open season specified under the Wildlife Act in those parks, conservancies and recreation areas listed in Schedule B and only for the purposes of hunting, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
(2) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not hunt or discharge a firearm, bow or crossbow in a park, conservancy or recreation area within 400 metres of either side of the centreline of a park road or highway.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., ss. 8 and 10; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d) and (e).]
30 A person must not feed wildlife in a park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
31 (1) A park ranger may seize a firearm, bow, crossbow, fishing rod or other device used in a park, conservancy or recreation area to capture fish or wildlife if the park ranger finds that the firearm, bow, crossbow, fishing rod or other device is being used by or is in the possession of a person who
(a) is in contravention of the Wildlife Act or section 28 or 29 of this regulation, or
(b) fails upon request to exhibit a proper licence or permit issued under the Wildlife Act.
(2) A firearm, bow, crossbow, fishing rod or other device that is seized under subsection (1) must be taken before a justice who, if satisfied that at the time of seizure it was being used or possessed in contravention of the Wildlife Act or section 28 or 29 of this regulation, may order it forfeited to the Crown.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (a).]
Division 6 — Preservation and Waste Management
32 (1) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not
(a) damage or destroy any natural resource or property in a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(b) possess any natural resource or property of a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(c) remove any natural resource or property from a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(d) engage in any research or collection activity in a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(e) remove water from a park, conservancy or recreation area for purposes other than personal consumption, or
(f) deposit waste in a park, conservancy or recreation area or allow or cause waste to flow on or seep into any land or water or to be emitted into the air.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) to (c) does not apply to wildlife taken under this regulation.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (e).]
33 (1) A person must not deposit litter in a park, conservancy or recreation area except in a receptacle, pit or area provided for that purpose by the ministry or an operator.
(2) If a receptacle, pit or area is not provided for the deposit of litter, a person must not leave litter in a park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d) and (e).]
34 A person must not bring domestic, commercial or industrial litter into a park, conservancy or recreation area for the purpose of disposal.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
Division 7 — Camping and Picnicking
35 (1) Every party, group or youth group using a park, conservancy or recreation area facility or service for which a fee is payable must designate one person to be the designated representative of that party, group or youth group.
(2) Except as authorized by a park officer, the designated representative must be 16 years of age or older.
(3) The designated representative must be responsible for
(a) the registration of the party, group or youth group,
(b) the payment of fees required to be paid by that party, group or youth group under this regulation, and
(c) the actions and conduct of each person in the party, group or youth group and each guest and visitor of that party, group or youth group while in the park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., ss. 1 (a) and 4.]
36 The designated representative of a party, group or youth group that camps or uses facilities or services of a park, conservancy or recreation area for which the minister, by regulation or directive, has established a fee, must register with the ministry or an operator, as the case may be, by providing all of the following information:
(a) the correct name of the designated representative;
(b) the number of persons in the party, group or youth group;
(c) the mode of transportation of the party, group or youth group;
(d) any other information reasonably required to identify the party, group or youth group.
[en. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 5.]
37 (1) A person must not, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, enter or remain in a campground except
(a) a person who is the member of a registered party, group or youth group, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
(2) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person must not, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, enter or remain in a day use area.
[am. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., ss. 1 (d) and (e) and 6.]
38 (1) A person must not camp in
(b) backcountry less than 2 000 hectares in size
except
(d) as authorized by a park officer.
(2) If backcountry is 2 000 hectares or more in size, a park officer may restrict camping to a designated area, campground or campsite.
[am. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 1 (d).]
39 (1) A person may not camp in a park, conservancy or recreation area for more than 14 days except
(a) as authorized by a park officer, or
(b) in a designated long-stay campsite.
(2) Except as authorized by a park officer, a person who owns a vessel or is responsible for a vessel must not allow that vessel to remain overnight in a park, conservancy or recreation area for more than 14 days in a calendar year.
[am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8; 141/2009, Sch., ss. 1 (h) and 7.]
(a) limit at any one time the number of persons, vehicles or vessels in a park, conservancy or recreation area or any part of a park, conservancy or recreation area, or
(b) close to public use a park, conservancy or recreation area or any part of a park, conservancy or recreation area.
(2) Notwithstanding section 39, a park officer may limit the length of stay of a person in a park, conservancy or recreation area.
[am. B.C. Reg. 215/2006, Sch., s. 8.]
40.1 (1) A party may not have more than one recreational vehicle on a campsite.
(2) A party may have a second non-recreational vehicle on a campsite
(a) if so authorized by a park officer and on payment of the fee established by regulation or directive of the minister, or
(b) if the campsite is a designated long-stay campsite.
[en. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 8.]
40.2 No more than 8 persons may occupy a campsite, unless a park officer authorizes a different number.
[en. B.C. Reg. 350/2000, s. 2.]
41 (1) If fees established by the minister by regulation or directive are levied on an overnight basis, the overnight period commences at 12 noon and terminates at 12 noon the following day.
(2) If fees established by the minister by regulation or directive are levied on a day basis, the day period commences and terminates at the times approved by a park officer between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the same day.
[en. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 9.]
42 The designated representative of a party, group or youth group that camps or uses a campsite or other authorized facility or area in a park, conservancy or recreation area must,
(a) in respect of a campsite or other authorized facility or area managed by the minister, pay to the ministry the fees established by regulation or directive of the minister, or
(b) in respect of a campsite or other authorized facility or area managed by an operator, pay to the operator the fees established by regulation or directive of the minister.
[en. B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 10.]
53 (1) A person applying for a park use permit or resource use permit for a purpose listed in Schedule K, Part 1, Column 1, must pay to the minister the application fee set out opposite that purpose in Column 2.
(2) A permit holder must, for a request or requirement listed in Schedule K, Part 2, Column 1, pay to the minister the fee set out in Column 2 opposite that request or requirement.
(3) A person to whom a permit listed in Schedule K, Part 3, Column 1 was issued before January 30, 2018 must pay to the minister the fee set out opposite that permit type in Column 2
(a) in the case of a permit issued for a term of one year or less, when the permit is issued, and
(b) in the case of a permit issued for a term of more than one year, when the permit is issued and, annually thereafter, before the anniversary date of the issue of the permit, until the end of the term.
(4) No fee is payable under this section for a park use permit or resource use permit issued
(a) to British Columbia or to Canada,
(b) for the purposes of research,
(d) for the operation of campground and day facilities in a park, conservancy or recreation area,
(e) for exploration and development work authorized by an approved reclamation permit issued under the Mines Act, being undertaken on a mineral claim in good standing in a recreation area designated under section 23 of the Mineral Tenure Act,
(f) for a use for which, prior to April 1, 1988, no fee was payable, or
(g) if the minister directs that payment is not required.
(5) Subject to subsections (4) and (6), the fees payable under this section are in addition to and not instead of any other amount payable by an applicant or permit holder under the Act, this regulation, or another enactment.
(6) No fee listed in Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule K for a park use permit or resource use permit is payable if the permit is issued to a non-profit organization.
[en. B.C. Reg. 437/2004, s. 1; am. B.C. Regs. 215/2006, Sch., s. 11; 233/2017.]
56 The following enactments are prescribed for purposes of section 4 (3) (b) of the Act:
(a) regulations under the Ecological Reserve Act;
(b) sections 12 and 13 of the Environmental Management Act;
(c) section 9 of the Firearm Act;
(d) Liquor Control and Licensing Act;
(d.1) Cannabis Control and Licensing Act;
(e) Motor Vehicle Act and regulations under that Act;
(f) Off-Road Vehicle Act and regulations under that Act;
(g) sections 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the Trespass Act.
[en. B.C. Reg. 193/2005, App. A, s. 3; am. B.C. Regs. 193/2015, App. 5; 193/2018, Sch. 2; 209/2018, s. (a).]
[en. B.C. Reg. 242/2004, s. 2.]
Prohibition of Aircraft Arrivals and Departures and Exceptions
(Section 27 (2))
| Column 1 Areas of Prohibited Aircraft Arrival/Departure | Column 2 Exceptions |
| Akamina-Kishinena Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Bowron Lake Park | north of GPS coordinate N5900416 (north of 53° 01' 07.4") on Bowron Lake |
| Brooks Peninsula Park other than Columbia Cove and Klaskish Anchorage | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Bugaboo Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Cape Scott Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Cathedral Park | (a) from December 1 to March 31, at or from Lake of the Woods, Quiniscoe Lake, Glacier Lake, Pyramid Lake or Ladyslipper Lake, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Cummins Lakes Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| E. C. Manning Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Elk Lakes Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Garibaldi Park | with prior authorization from a park officer |
| Goat Range Park | with prior authorization from a park officer |
| Height of the Rockies Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Cecilia Lake at Kakwa Park | with prior authorization from a park officer |
| Khutzeymateen Park | (a) at or from Ryan Lake but only with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Kianuko Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Kokanee Glacier Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Lava Forks Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Mitlenatch Island Nature Park | [no exceptions] |
| Monashee Park other than Peters Lake | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Mount Assiniboine Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Buckley Lake, Mowchilla Lake, Little Ball Lake and Little Arctic Lake at Mount Edziza Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Lava flows (on the Kitsu Plateau situated south-southwest of Raspberry Pass) at Mount Edziza Park, from an elevation of 5 500 feet or higher | [no exceptions] |
| Mount Robson Park other than Moose Lake | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| St. Mary's Alpine Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Schoen Lake Park | [no exceptions] |
| Happy Lake, Metsantan Lake, the unnamed lake west of Tuaton Mountain (Map Sheet 104H/8 UTM 481-489), the unnamed lake west of Buckinghorse Lake (Map Sheet 104H/17 UTM 241-498) and the Spatsizi River above Hyland Post at Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park | [no exceptions] |
| Strathcona Park other than Buttle Lake, Gold Lake, Great Central Lake, Megin Lake or Upper Campbell Lake | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Swan Lake Kispiox River Park other than Footsore Lake, Swordgrass Lake, Swan Lake and Brown Bear Lake | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Tantalus Park other than Lake Lovely Water | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Hoy Lake and the unnamed lake southwest of Kitchener Lake (Map Sheet 104E/17 UTM 241-498) at Tatlatui Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Tetrahedron Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Top of the World Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Fenton Lake, Kidney Lake, Vista Lake and Widgeon Lake at Tweedsmuir Park | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Junker Lake at Tweedsmuir Park | (a) on Saturdays and Sundays from May 1 to September 15 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (b) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (c) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Valhalla Park other than Avis Lake, Demers Lake and Evans Lake | (a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| Wells Gray Park other than Clearwater Lake and Mahood Lake | (a) at or from Azure Lake, Hobson Lake or McDougall Lake, but only with prior authorization from a park officer, or (b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| West Arm Park | as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit |
| White Pelican Park | at or from Stum Lake but only with prior authorization from a park officer |
[en. B.C. Reg. 192/2005; am. B.C. Regs. 126/2006; 215/2006, Sch., s. 12; 99/2007; 196/2008; 84/2009; 123/2022; 154/2024.]
Use of Hunting Weapons in Parks,
Conservancies and Recreation Areas
Adams Lake Marine Park
Akamina-Kishinena Park
Alty Conservancy
Anarchist Protected Area
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area
Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl
Angwinga'asanskwhl
Nisg̱a'a [Nisg̱a'a Memorial Lava Bed Park]
Anstey-Hunakwa Park
Arctic Pacific Lakes Park
Arrowstone Park
Atlin/a Téix'gi Aan Tlein Park
Atna River Park
Babine Lake Marine Park
Babine Mountains Park
Babine Mountains Trails
Babine River Corridor Park
Banana Island Park
Banks Nii Luutiksm Conservancy
Bear Island Conservancy
Bearhole Lake Park
Bearhole Lake Protected Area
Beatton River Park
Beaver Valley Park
Becher's Prairie Park
Bedard Aspen Park
Bella Coola Estuary Conservancy
Big Creek Park
Bishop Bay — Monkey Beach Conservancy
Bishop Bay — Monkey Beach Corridor Conservancy
Bishop River Park
Bligh Island Marine Park
Blue Earth Lake Park
Blue River Black Spruce Park
Blue River Pine Park
Bobtail Mountain Park
Bocock Peak Park
Bodega Ridge Park
Bonaparte Park
Boothman's Oxbow Park
Border Lake Park
Boulder Creek Park
Bowron Lake Park (addition)
Brent Mountain Protected Area
Brim River Hot Springs Protected Area
Browne Lake Park
Bugaboo Park
Bulkley Junction Park
Burnie River Protected Area
Burnie-Shea Park
Burns Lake Park
Burnt Bridge Creek Conservancy
Buse Lake Protected Area
Butler Ridge Park
Caligata Lake Park
Callaghan Lake Park
Calvert Island Conservancy
Cape Scott Park
Cariboo Mountains Park
Cariboo River Park
Carmanah Walbran Park
Carp Lake Park
Carter Bay Conservancy
Cascade-Sutslem Conservancy
Catala Island Marine Park
Cathedral Park
Cathedral Protected Area
Catto Creek Conservancy
Cetan/Thurston Bay Conservancy
Chase Park
Chasm Park
Chilliwack Lake Park
Chu Chua Cottonwood Park
Chukachida Protected Area
Churn Creek Protected Area
č̓icy̓i Conservancy
Cinnemousun Narrows Park
Claud Elliott Lake Park
Clayoquot Arm Park
Clayoquot Plateau Park
Clayton Falls Conservancy
Clendinning Park
Close-To-The-Edge Park
Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area
Clyak Estuary Conservancy
Codville Lagoon Conservancy
Copper Johnny Park
Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area
Cornwall Hills Park
Crab Lake Conservancy
Craig Headwaters Protected Area
Cranstown Point Conservancy
Cummins Lakes Park
Cummins River Protected Area
Daawuuxusda Conservancy
Dahl Lake Park (addition)
Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Park
Dall River Old Growth Park
Damaxyaa Conservancy
Damdochax Protected Area
Dante's Inferno Park
Darke Lake Park
Dawley Passage Park
Dean River Conservancy
Dean River Corridor Conservancy
Denetiah Corridor Protected Area
Denetiah Park
Denison-Bonneau Park
Desolation Sound Marine Park
Donnely Lake Park
Dragon Mountain Park
Duck Lake Protected Area
Dune Za Keyih Park
Dune Za Keyih Protected Area
Dunn Peak Park
Duu Guusd Conservancy
Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy
Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River Conservancy
Eagle Bay Park
Eakin Creek Canyon Park
Eakin Creek Floodplain Park
E.C. Manning Park (Snass Creek addition)
Ecstall Headwaters Conservancy
Ecstall-Sparkling Conservancy
Ecstall-Spoksuut Conservancy
Ed Bird-Estella Park
Edge Hills Park
Ekwan Lake Protected Area
Elephant Hill Park
Elk Lakes Park
Elk Valley Park
Ellerslie — Roscoe Conservancy
Emar Lakes Park
Emily Lake Conservancy
Enderby Cliffs Park
Eneas Lakes Park
English Lake Park
Entiako Park
Epper Passage Park
Epsom Park
Erg Mountain Park
Eskers Park (Taginchil Lake addition)
Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy
Ethelda Bay — Tennant Island Conservancy
Europa Lake Conservancy
Evanoff Park
Exchamsiks River Protected Area
Finger-Tatuk Park
Finlay-Russel Park
Finlay-Russel Protected Area
Finn Creek Park
Finn Creek Protected Area
Fintry Protected Area
Fiordland Conservancy
Flat Lake Park
Flores Island Park
Foch-Gilttoyees Park
Foch-Gilttoyees Protected Area
Fort George Canyon Park
Forward Harbour/ƛǝxwǝyǝm Conservancy
Foster Arm Protected Area
Francois Lake Park
Francois Lake Protected Area
Fraser River Breaks Park
Fraser River Park
Gibson Marine Park
Gilnockie Park
Gilpin Grasslands Park
Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area
Gitnadoiks River Park
Gitnadoiks River Protected Area
Gitxaała Nii Łuutiksm/Kitkatla Conservancy
Gladstone Park
Goat Cove Conservancy
Goat Range Park
God's Pocket Marine Park
Goguka Creek Protected Area
Gold Muchalat Park
Goose Bay Conservancy
Graham-Laurier Park
Granby Park
Graystokes Park
Great Glacier Park
Greenbush Lake Protected Area
Greenstone Mountain Park
Gunboat Harbour Conservancy
Gwillim Lake Park (addition)
ʔaʔukmin Conservancy
ʔuuʔinmitis Conservancy
Hai Lake-Mount Herman Park
Hakai Conservation Study Area
Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy
Hamber Park
Harbour-Dudgeon Lakes Park
Harry Lake Aspen Park
Hay River Protected Area
Heather-Dina Lakes Park
Height of the Rockies
Hǝnʎǝmdzi Mǝkola/Yorke Island Conservancy
Hesquiat Lake Park
Hesquiat Peninsula Park
High Lakes Basin Park
Hisnit River Watershed Protected Area
Hole-in-the-Wall Park
Holliday Creek Arch Protected Area
Homathko Estuary Park
Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area
Horneline Creek Park
Hotsprings — No Name Creek Conservancy
Huchsduwachsdu Nuyem Jees/Kitlope Heritage Conservancy
Hunwadi/Ahnuhati — Bald Conservancy
I7loqaw7/100 Lakes Plateau Conservancy
Indian Arm Park
Inland Lake Park
Itcha Ilgachuz Park
Jackman Flats Park
Jackpine Remnant Protected Area
Jáji7em and Kw'ulh Marine Park [a.k.a. Sandy Island Marine Park]
Jesse Falls Protected Area
Jump Across Conservancy
Junction Sheep Range Park
Kakwa Park
Kakwa Protected Area
Kalamalka Lake Park
Kamdis Conservancy
K'distsausk/Turtle Point Conservancy
Kennedy Island Conservancy
Keremeos Columns Park
Khtada Lake Conservancy
Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy
Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy
Khutzeymateen Park
Khyex Conservancy
Kianuko Park
Kiišḥniqʷus Conservancy
Kikomun Creek Park
Kilbella Estuary Conservancy
Kimsquit Estuary Conservancy
Kingfisher Creek Park
Kiskatinaw River Park
Kitasoo Spirit Bear Conservancy
Kitimat River Park
Kitsumkalum Lake North Protected Area
Kitwanga Mountain Park
Klewnuggit Conservancy
K'lgaan/Klekane Conservancy
Klin-se-za Park
Klua Lakes Protected Area
Kluskoil Lake Park
K'Mooda/Lowe-Gamble Conservancy
K'nabiyaaxl/Ashdown Conservancy
Koeye Conservancy
Kokanee Glacier Park
K'ootz/Khutze Conservancy
Kotcho Lake Village Site Park
Ksgaxl/Stephens Island Conservancy
Ksi X'anmaas Conservancy
Ksi Xts'at'kw/Stagoo Conservancy
Kt'ii/Racey Conservancy
Ktisgaidz/MacDonald Bay Conservancy
Kts'mkta'ani/Union Lake Conservancy
Kunxalas Conservancy
K'uuna Gwaay Conservancy
K'waal Conservancy
Kwadacha Wilderness Park
Kwatna Estuary Conservancy
Kʷuḥaa Conservancy
K'zuzált/Twin Two Conservancy
Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area
Lady Douglas-Don Peninsula Conservancy
Lakelse Lake Wetlands Park
Larcom Lagoon Conservancy
Lava Forks Park
Lax Ka'Gaas/Campania Conservancy
Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy
Lax Kwaxl/Dundas and Melville Islands Conservancy
Lax Kwil Dziidz/Fin Conservancy
Liard River Corridor Park
Liard River Corridor Protected Area
Liard River West Corridor Park
Little Andrews Bay Park
Lockhart Creek Park
Lockhart — Gordon Conservancy
Long Creek Park
Long Island Conservancy
Lower Nimpkish Park
Lower Raush Protected Area
Lower Skeena River Park
Lucy Islands Conservancy
Lundmark Bog Protected Area
Machmell Conservancy
Mahpahkum-Ahkwuna/Deserters-Walker Conservancy
Main Lake Park
Malaspina Park
Manzanita Cove Conservancy
Mara Meadows Park
Marble Canyon Park
Marble Range Park
Marble River Park
Marl Creek Park
Maxhamish Lake Protected Area
Maxtaktsm'aa/Union Passage Conservancy
McConnell Lake Park
McDonald Creek Park
Mehatl Creek Park
Milligan Hills Park
Mkwal'ts Conservancy
Moksgm'ol/Chapple — Cornwall Conservancy
Momich Lakes Park
Monarch Mountain/a Xéegi Deiyi Conservancy
Monashee Park (addition)
Monckton Nii Łuutiksm Conservancy
Monkman Park (addition)
Moose Valley Park
Morice Lake Park
Mount Assiniboine Park
Mount Blanchet Park
Mount Edziza Park
Mount Elphinstone Park
Mount Griffin Park
Mount Pope Park
Mount Richardson Park
Mount Robson Park (addition)
Mount Savona Park
Mquqwin/Brooks Peninsula Park
Mud Lake Delta Park
Mudzenchoot Park
Muncho Lake Park
Muscovite Lakes Park
Myra-Bellevue Park
Myra-Bellevue Protected Area
Nadina Mountain Park
Nahatlatch Park
Nahatlatch Protected Area
Naikoon Park
Nakina — Inklin Rivers (Kuthai Area)/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy
Nakina — Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy
Nalbeelah Creek Wetlands Park
Namu Conservancy
Namu Corridor Conservancy
Nang Xaldangaas Conservancy
Nanika-Kidprice Park
Nation Lakes Park
Nazko Lake Park
Ne'āh' Conservancy
Nechako Canyon Protected Area
Neğiƛ/Nekite Estuary Conservancy
Netalzul Meadows Park
Nickel Plate Park
Nilkitwa Lake Park
Nimpkish Lake Park
Ningunsaw Park
Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy
Nooseneck Conservancy
North Spit Conservancy
North Thompson Islands Park
North Thompson Oxbows East Park
North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Park
Northern Rocky Mountains Park
Northern Rocky Mountains Protected Area
Nuchatlitz Park
Nunsti Park
Octopus Islands Marine Park
Okanagan Mountain Park
Old Man Lake Park
Omineca Park
Omineca Protected Area
Oregon Jack Park
Outer Central Coast Islands Conservancy
Owikeno Conservancy
Owyacumish River Park
Pa-aat Conservancy
Painted Bluffs Park
Pałǝmin/Estero Basin Conservancy
Patterson Lake Park
Peace River Corridor Park
Pennask Creek Park
Penrose — Ripon Conservancy
Phillips Estuary/ɁNacinuxw Conservancy
Pillar Park
Pilot Bay Park
Pine Le Moray Park
Pine River Breaks Park
Pinecone Burke Park
Pink Mountain Park
Pitman River Protected Area
Pooley Conservancy
Porcupine Meadows Park
Port Arthur Conservancy
Portage Brule Rapids Protected Area
Premier Lake Park
Prophet River Hotsprings Park
Ptarmigan Creek Park
Ptarmigan Protected Area
Pukeashun Park
Punti Island Park
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Corridor Protected Area
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park
Purden Lake Park (addition)
Pyramid Creek Falls Park
Q'altanaas/Aaltanhash Conservancy
Quatsino Park
Qudǝs/Gillard — Jimmy Judd Island Conservancy
Qwalímak/Upper Birkenhead Conservancy
Qwiquallaaq/Boat Bay Conservancy
Rainbow Alley Park
Rainbow/Q'iwentem Park
Redbrush Park
Redfern-Keily Park
Rescue Bay Conservancy
Restoration Bay Conservancy
Roche Lake Park
Rubyrock Lake Park
Sanctuary Bay Conservancy
Sand Point Conservancy
Scatter River Old Growth Park
Schoen Lake Park
Schoolhouse Lake Park
Seven Sisters Park
Seven Sisters Protected Area
Sg̱aay Taw Siiwaay K'adjuu Conservancy
Shearwater Hot Springs Conservancy
Sheemahant Conservancy
Shuswap Lake Marine Park
Shuswap River Islands Park
Sikanni Chief Canyon Park
Sikanni Chief Falls Protected Area
Sikanni Old Growth Park
Silver Star Park
Simpson Lake East Conservancy
Simson Park
Six Mile Hill Protected Area
Skagit Valley Park
Skeena Bank Conservancy
Skookumchuck Rapids Park
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park
Slim Creek Park
Small River Caves Park
Smith River-Fort Halkett Park
Smithers Island Conservancy
Snowy Protected Area
Sooke Mountain Park
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area
South Texada Island Park
Spatsizi Headwaters Park
Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park
Spipiyus Park
St. Mary's Alpine Park
Stair Creek Conservancy
Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park
Stikine River Park
Stone Mountain Park
Strathcona Park (additions)
Stuart Lake Marine Park
Stuart Lake Park
Stuart River Park
Sue Channel Park
Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Park
Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Protected Area
Sulphur Passage Park
Sup̓itsaqtuʔis Conservancy
Sustut Park
Sustut Protected Area
Sutherland River Park
Sutherland River Protected Area
Swan Creek Protected Area
Swan Lake Kispiox River Park
Sydney Inlet Park
Syringa Park
Tā Ch'Ilā Park (a.k.a. Boya Lake Park)
Tahsish-Kwois Park
Takla Lake Marine Park — Takla West Site and White Bluff Site
Taku River/T'akú Téix' Conservancy
Tantalus Park
Tatlatui Park
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park
Taweel Park
Tenh Dzetle Conservancy
Thinahtea North Protected Area
Thinahtea South Protected Area
Thorsen Creek Conservancy
Three Sisters Lake Park
Thulme Falls Conservancy
Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area
Thurston Bay Marine Park
Titetown Park
Tlall Conservancy
ƛułp̓ic Conservancy
Toad River Hotsprings Park
Todagin South Slope Park
Top of the World Park
Tranquil Creek Park
Trembleur Lake Park
Trepanier Park
Troup Passage Conservancy
Tsa-latl/Smokehouse Conservancy
Ts'ilɂos Park
Tsintsunko Lakes Park
Tunkwa Park
Tuya Mountains Park
Tweedsmuir Corridor Protected Area
Tweedsmuir Park
Ugwiwey/Cape Caution — Blunden Bay Conservancy
Ugwiwey/Cape Caution Conservancy
Unaacuł-Ḥiłsyakƛis Conservancy
Uncha Mountain Red Hills Park
Upper Adams River Park
Upper Elaho Valley Conservancy
Upper Gladys River/Watsíx Deiyi Conservancy
Upper Kimsquit River Conservancy
Upper Klinaklini Protected Area
Upper Lillooet Park
Upper Raush Protected Area
Upper Rogers Kólii7 Conservancy
Upper Seymour Park
Upper Violet Creek Park
Valhalla Park
Vargas Island Park
Vaseux Protected Area
Wahkash Point Conservancy
Waʔuus č̓aʔakm̓inḥ Conservancy
Wakeman Estuary Conservancy
Wales Harbour Conservancy
Walhachin Oxbows Park
Wanačas-Hiłḥuuʔis Conservancy
Wap Creek Park
Wapiti Lake Park
Ẁaẁley/Seymour Estuary Conservancy
Wells Gray Park
West Arm Park
West Twin Park
West Twin Protected Area
White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
White Pelican Park
White Ridge Park
Whiteswan Lake Park
Wilkinson-Wright Bay Conservancy
Windermere Lake Park
Winter Inlet Conservancy
Wire Cache Park
Woodworth Lake Conservancy
Woss Lake Park
Wrinkly Face Park
XwaḱwəɁnaxdəɁma/Stafford Estuary Conservancy
Yaaguun Gandlaay Conservancy
Yaaguun Suu Conservancy
Zumtela Bay Conservancy
Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 141/2009, Sch., s. 12.]
Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 62/99, s. 4.]
[en. B.C. Reg. 437/2004, s. 2; am. B.C. Regs. 25/2005, Sch., s. 2; 215/2006, Sch., s. 13; 112/2010, s. 10; 211/2015, s. 27; 296/2016; 66/2017.]
Fees for Park Use Permits and Resource Use Permits
(Section 53)
Tax imposed under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) applies to all fees in this schedule but is not included in the listed amounts.
Part 1 — Application Fees for Park Use Permits and Resource Use Permits
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Use applied for | Fee payable by applicant | ||
| 1 | Commercial recreation, one year or longer term — minor/low impact, non-motorized use; multiple trips | $250 | |
| 2 | Commercial recreation, less than one year term — minor/low impact, non-motorized use; single or multiple trips | Actual costs based on $50/hour staff time, with a 2-hour minimum and $250 maximum | |
| 3 | Commercial services, general — vendors and client services including: equipment rentals, food concessions and provision of access transportation | $250 | |
| 4 | Commercial recreation, motorized — major/high impact: heli-ski operations, use of tracked vehicles, helicopters to guide ski excursions, boat tours | $3 300 | |
| 5 | Minor ski areas — compact/small, minimal use of mechanized lifts, moderate impact | $1 000 | |
| 6 | Major resorts — alpine ski facilities with multiple mechanized lifts, lodges, resorts or tourism developments | Actual costs based on $50/hour staff time or $3 300, whichever is greater | |
| 7 | Communication sites — transmission/receiving structures; radio, microwave, repeater, satellite, cellular phones | $1 000 | |
| 8 | Roadways — public | $250 | |
| 9 | Roadways — industrial or private access | $1 000 | |
| 10 | Rights-of-way (utilities) less than 25 km long — including hydro lines, gas, fibre optics, oil, water | $1 000 | |
| 11 | Rights-of-way (utilities) longer than 25 km — including hydro lines, gas, fibre optics, oil, water | Actual costs based on $50/hour staff time or $1 000, whichever is greater | |
| 12 | Agriculture or grazing | $250 | |
| 13 | Residential — institutional or community use of private or Crown-owned structures, with or without adjacent area; cottages, cabins, huts | $250 | |
| 14 | Non-profit organizations — use of private or Crown-owned structures; with or without adjacent area | $250 | |
| 15 | Private moorage — foreshore facilities; docks, wharves | $250 | |
| 16 | Aquaculture — shellfish, molluscs, finfish | $4 925 | |
| 17 | Quarrying — rock or aggregate removal | $1 000 | |
| 18 | Log handling — log storage, log sorts | $1 000 | |
| 19 | Alternative power projects — includes water and wind power | $3 300 | |
| 20 | Energy and mining | $500 | |
| 21 | Film production | $200 | |
Part 2 — Administration Fees for Park Use Permits
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Administrative request or requirement | Fee payable by permit holder | ||
| 1 | Permit renewal | 50% of new application fee | |
| 2 | Minor amendments to permit | $100 | |
| 3 | Major amendments to permit | $500 | |
| 4 | Assignment and sub-tenure or transfer | $250 | |
| 5 to 9 | Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 66/2017.] | ||
Part 3 — General Fees
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Types of permits classified according to the use permitted | Fees payable by an individual, group, company or local government for use of Park Act lands | Fees payable by an individual or company for industrial use of Park Act lands | |
| 1 | Privately-owned structures The exclusive use of a structure or structures not supplied by the Province | ||
| (a) without a defined adjacent area (site only), or | $500 per year and $50 per structure per year | $1 000 per year | |
| (b) with a defined adjacent area. | $500 per year and $250 per hectare per year plus $50 per structure per year. | $1 000 per year or $500 per hectare per year plus $100 per structure per year, whichever is greater. Satellite Facilities $200 per site per year Tent/Spike Camp $100 per site per year | |
| 2 | Provincially-owned structures | ||
| The exclusive use of a structure or structures supplied in whole or in part by the Province, with or without a defined adjacent area. | $500 per year, or, if occupying a defined adjacent area, $25 per m2 of structure per year plus $250 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | $1 000 per year, or, if occupying a defined adjacent area, $50 per m2 of structure per year plus $500 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | |
| 3 | Access | ||
| The use of a defined area for a road, chairlift, trail, ski run or ski trail. | Individual or group: $500 per year or $60 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. Company or local government: $500 per year or 2% of gross revenues per year, whichever is greater. | $500 per year or $60 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | |
| 4 | Rights of way and miscellaneous land use without structures | ||
| The use of a defined area for a powerline, telephone line, pipeline or other service or utility right of way and other miscellaneous land use without structures. | Individual or group: $60 per hectare per year Company or local government: $500 per year or $60 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | $1 000 per year or $60 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | |
Part 4 — Miscellaneous Fees
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Types of park use permits and resource use permits classified according to the use permitted | Fee | |
| 1 | Commercial recreation — major resorts The use of a defined area to operate alpine ski facilities or large-scale lodges and resorts. | $500 per year and a percentage of gross revenues as identified in the park use permit or resource use permit. |
| 2 | Commercial use/activity The use of a defined area to carry on, for compensation received or promised, a commercial activity not referred to in any other item of this schedule, whether or not the right to use the area or conduct the activity is exclusive. | |
| (a) Non-motorized activity and no use of structures | For six consecutive months or less, $125 or $1 per client day, whichever is greater. For six consecutive months to one year, $250 or $1 per client day, whichever is greater. | |
| (b) Motorized activity | $500 per year or $1 per client day plus $50 per structure plus, if occupying a defined adjacent area, $250 per hectare per year, whichever is greater | |
| 3 | Commercial mechanized ski guiding | |
| The use of a defined area to carry on commercial activities in which tracked vehicles, fixed wing planes or helicopters are used to guide or conduct ski excursions. | $1 000 per year or $4 per user day, whichever is greater. | |
| 4 | Grazing | |
| The use of a defined area for the grazing of animals. | $100 per year or the total ground rent plus, if the permittee held a licence or permit under the Range Act, the grazing fee that would be payable each year under section 10 of the Range Regulation, B.C. Reg. 199/2000, in respect of the territory and animals to which the permit relates, whichever is greater. | |
| 5 | Oysters, other molluscs and finfish | |
| The use of a defined area for the purpose of seeding, raising and harvesting oysters, other molluscs and finfish. | $500 per year or $100 per hectare per year, whichever is greater. | |
| 6 | Communications site | |
| The use and occupancy of a defined area for a television, radio, microwave or other communication structure. | $1 000 per year or $500 per hectare per year plus $100 per facility per year, whichever is greater. | |
| 7 | Sand/gravel and quarry site | |
| The use of a defined area for the purpose of removing sand, gravel, rock or other material. | $1 000 per year or $500 per hectare per year plus $100 per facility per year, whichever is greater. | |
| 8 | Trapping and trapping cabins | |
| The use, by the holder of a registered trapline under the Wildlife Act, of a territory allocated for trapping purposes and of cabins, without an adjacent area, for purposes incidental to the seasonal operation of a trapline. | Trapping $100 per year. Trapping Cabins $10 per cabin per year to a maximum of $25 per year. | |
| 9 | Commercial film production | Major Shoot The lesser of $50 000 and the sum of the following: (a) $1 500 per day of filming in each park that is a high-value film park; (b) $750 per day of preparing, wrapping or holding in each park that is a high-value film park; (c) $400 per day of filming, preparing, wrapping or holding in each park that is not a high-value film park. Minor Shoot $100. |
| 10 | Guide outfitters, transporters and angling guides licensed pursuant to the Wildlife Act | |
| (a) The use, by a guide outfitter, transporter or angling guide, of a territory allocated in conjunction with the activity of a guide outfitter, transporter or angling guide. | For six consecutive months or less, $125 or $1 per client day, whichever is greater. For six consecutive months to one year, $250 or $1 per client day, whichever is greater. | |
| (b) The exclusive use of a structure or structures not supplied by the Province but used in conjunction with the activity of a guide outfitter, transporter or angling guide: | ||
| (i) without a defined adjacent area (site only), or | $500 per year | |
| (ii) with a defined adjacent area. | Base Facilities $500 per year or $1 per client day plus $250 per hectare per year plus $50 per structure per year, whichever is greater. Satellite Facility $50 per year Tent/Spike Camp $25 per year | |
Part 5 — Interpretation
1 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule,
(a) measurements expressed in hectares must be rounded upwards to the next whole hectare and measurements expressed in square metres or cubic metres are rounded upwards to the next whole square metre or cubic metre, and
(b) measurements expressed in square metres of any structure must be based on the outside dimensions including verandahs or porches.
"base facility" means a facility that is the main location or one of the main locations for a commercial or industrial operation;
"defined" means an area specified in the park use permit or resource use permit for which the fee is payable;
"high-value film park" means any of the following parks:
(g) Elk Falls Park, excluding the Elk Falls Protected Area;
(v) Stawamus Chief Park, including the Stawamus Chief Protected Area;
"minor shoot" means commercial film production with no disturbance of the users or natural resources of a park, conservancy or recreation area;
"non-profit organization" means a club or association that is a society as defined in the Societies Act or a school board incorporated under the School Act, in which the use or activity undertaken is
(a) of demonstrable benefit to the whole community, and
(b) consistent with the approved objectives of the park, conservancy or recreation area;
"satellite facility" means a facility with one permanent structure, excluding pit toilets, that is used for temporary accommodation, storage of supplies or fuel, or as an emergency shelter or an improved helicopter landing site;
"structure" means any building or permanent improvement constructed, placed or established on Park Act lands, excluding pit toilets;
"tent/spike camp" means a site with no permanent improvements or structures used on a non-exclusive basis for temporary tenting accommodation or the storage of supplies;
"trapping cabin" means a cabin used for shelter and for storage of trapping supplies on a periodic but temporary basis in conjunction with the operation of a trapline.
Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 62/99, s. 4.]
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Park Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 344, s. 29.]
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