Section 1 definitions of "authorized site" and "major platform service provider" were added by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
Section 1 definiton of "time share property" (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
means property within British Columbia, other than a property described in section 4 (b) or (c), in respect of which a person
Section 1 (1) definition of "major platform service provider" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
"major platform service provider" means a platform service provider with 1 000 or more platform offers on the platform based on the number of platform offers on the platform on June 1 of the previous calendar year;
Section 1 (1) definitions of "medium platform service provider", "minor platform service provider" and "strata-titled hotel or motel platform" were added by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Section 1 (1) definition of "time share property" (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
means property within British Columbia, other than a strata-titled hotel or motel or a property described in section 4 (1) (c), in respect of which a person
Section 2 (1) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(b) in respect of the definition of "platform service", a platform service provided in respect of the following is not a platform service:
(iv) accommodation that is provided by an operator of outdoor recreational activities,
Section 2 (1) (e) was added by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Section 2 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(2) For certainty, the reference to "platform offers" in the definition of "major platform service provider" is limited to short-term rental accommodation services provided in British Columbia.
Section 3.1 (2) (a) (ii) (A) and (D) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(A) a rental management agreement between the manager and each owner of the strata lots in the strata-titled hotel or motel,
(D) a zoning bylaw, within the meaning of section 559 [definitions for Part XVII] of the Vancouver Charter, or
Section 3.1 (2) (b) (ii) (A) and (D) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(A) a rental management agreement between the manager and each owner of the strata lots in the strata-titled hotel or motel,
(D) a zoning bylaw, within the meaning of section 559 [definitions for Part XVII] of the Vancouver Charter.
Section 3.1 (2) (b) (ii) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(ii) two or more of the strata lots in the strata-titled hotel or motel are not able to be used as a principal residence by any person due to a restriction under
Section 3.1 (1.1), (1.2) and (3) were added by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Section 3.1 (2) (a) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(A) a platform that is available exclusively for each of the owners of strata lots in the strata-titled hotel or motel to make platform offers;
Section 3.1 (2) (b) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(A) a platform that is available exclusively for each of the owners of strata lots in the strata-titled hotel or motel to make platform offers;
Section 4 was renumberd as 4 (1) by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
Section 4 (1) (a) (iv) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
(iv) accommodation for visitors of residents of strata lots that is provided primarily in the following:
Section 4 (1) (b) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
(b) a strata-titled hotel or motel, in respect of strata lots in which accommodation is provided in a manner similar to that of a hotel or motel, if a property host may not use the property host's property in the strata-titled hotel or motel as a principal residence due to mandatory provisions in the applicable rental pool or rental management agreement;
Section 4 (1) (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
(c) a property in respect of which a property host holds a fractional interest if the property host may not use the property as a principal residence due to mandatory provisions in the applicable fractional ownership agreement.
Section 4 (2) and (3) were added by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
Section 4 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Specific exemptions
4 (1) The principal residence requirement does not apply to the following:
(a) the following properties or circumstances:
(iv) accommodation that is provided primarily for visitors of residents of strata lots and that is in the following:
(B) a strata lot owned by the applicable strata corporation;
(v) accommodation that is provided by an operator of outdoor recreational activities;
(b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 85/2024, App., s. 4 (c).]
(c) a property in respect of which a property host holds a fractional interest if the property may not be used as a principal residence by any person due to mandatory provisions in the applicable fractional ownership agreement.
(2) The following provisions do not apply to a platform service provider that is not a major platform service provider:
(a) section 17 (1) (c) [platform service provider requirements] of the Act as it relates to the periodic disclosure described in section 14 [periodic disclosure] of this regulation;
(b) section 14 of this regulation.
(3) For certainty, the exemption under subsection (2) does not apply to sections 13 [initial disclosure and disclosures of changes to information] and 16 [requests for cessation of platform services] of this regulation.
[am. B.C. Reg. 85/2024, App., s. 4.]
Section 10 (1) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
(1) A request made by a local government under section 15 (1) [requests for changes to exempt land] of the Act to remove a geographic area from the exempt land may not include a request to exempt the following:
Section 10 (2) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 128/2024, effective November 1, 2024.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to Bowen Island Municipality in respect of a geographic area described in paragraph (g) of Schedule 1 of this regulation.
Section 14 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(2) The information that is required to be recorded and maintained by a platform service provider under section 17 (1) (c) of the Act must be disclosed to the minister on a monthly basis, on or before the date that is 15 days after the last day of the previous month.
Section 14 (2.1) was added by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
Section 16 (4) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(4) The platform service provider must disclose to the minister, by email to the email address provided by the minister, confirmation of compliance with all requests received under section 18 (3) (a) of the Act on a monthly basis, on or before the date that is 15 days after the last day of the previous month.
Section 16 (5) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(5) A platform service provider that is not a major platform service provider is not required to disclose the confirmation of compliance as described in subsection (4) of this section if, in the previous month, the platform service provider received no requests under section 18 (3) (a) of the Act.
Section 17 (3) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) must be given not less than 21 days before the following, as applicable:
Section 19 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Service of compliance orders
19 A compliance order under section 24 (4) of the Act may be served on a platform service provider by electronic data transmission by way of an electronic portal on an authorized site with notification of the platform representative by email.
[en. B.C. Reg. 85/2024, App., s. 7.]
Section 25 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
Review of administrative penalty
25 (1) For the purposes of section 29 (1) [review of administrative penalty] of the Act, a person who receives a notice under section 28 [notice of administrative penalty] of the Act may apply for a review of the matters set out in the notice within 30 days from the date of delivery of the notice.
(2) On application, the director may extend the period of time specified under subsection (1) of this section.
[en. B.C. Reg. 85/2024, App., s. 7.]
Section 30 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(2) For the purposes of section 32 (2) of the Act, a document that is delivered or served in accordance with section 15 (b) (ii) (A) or (c) (i), [notices of non-compliance with business licence requirement], 16 (2) (b) (i) [requests for cessation of platform services] or 19 [service of compliance orders] of this regulation is deemed to be received on the third day after it is transmitted by way of an electronic portal on an authorized site.
Schedule 1 (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
For the purposes of the definition of "exempt land" in section 1 of the Act, the geographic areas of the following municipalities and other lands are prescribed and, in the case of the geographic areas listed in paragraphs (c) to (f) of this Schedule, have the area shown outlined or shaded on the applicable maps on file with the Mountain Resorts Branch of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport with the file name "BC All-Seasons Resorts.zip":
Schedule 1 (a) items below were added by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
City of Fort St. John
City of West Kelowna
The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek
The Corporation of the Village of Pouce Coupe
Schedule 1 (c) to (f) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
(c) the following regional or destination ski resorts:
Apex Mountain Resort
Big White Ski Resort
Blackcomb Mountain Resort
Crystal Mountain Resort
Fernie Alpine Resort
Hudson Bay Mountain Resort
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Kimberley Alpine Resort
Mount Baldy Ski Area
Panorama Mountain Village
Powder King Mountain Resort
Red Mountain Resort
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Saddle Mountain Resort
Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Silver Star Mountain Resort
Sun Peaks Resort
Valemount Destination Resort
Whistler Mountain Resort
Whitewater Ski Resort
(d) the following community ski resorts:
Clearwater Ski Hill
Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Hill
Harper Mountain
Hudson's Hope
Mount Cain Ski Resort
Mount Timothy Ski Hill
Murray Ridge Ski Area
Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort
Purden Ski Village
Salmo Ski Hill
Shames Mountain Ski Area
Summit Lake Ski Area
Tabor Mountain Ski Resort
Troll Resort
Wapiti Ski Club
(e) the following BC Parks resorts:
Cypress Bowl
Manning Park
Mount Seymour
(f) the following private resorts:
Bear Mountain (Dawson Creek)
Big Bam Ski Hill (Taylor)
Grouse Mountain
Hart Highlands (Prince George)
Little Mac Ski Hill (Mackenzie)
Mount Washington
Schedule 1 (c) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective June 10, 2024.
(c) the regional or destination ski resorts listed in the following table:
Schedule 1 (a) items BEFORE stuck out by BC Reg 128/2024, effective November 1, 2024.
Bowen Island Municipality
The Corporation of the District of Kent
Village of Pemberton
Schedule 1 (b) items BEFORE stuck out by BC Reg 128/2024, effective November 1, 2024.
District of Tofino
Town of Osoyoos
Schedule 1 (g) and (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 128/2024, effective November 1, 2024.
(g) the trust area, as defined in section 1 of the Islands Trust Act;
(i) electoral areas, but does not include the University of British Columbia and the University Endowment Land, as defined in section 1 of the University Endowment Land Act.
Schedule 2 items BEFORE stuck out by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
City of Fort St. John
City of West Kelowna
The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek
Schedule 3 item BEFORE stuck out by BC Reg 85/2024, effective May 1, 2024.
The Corporation of the Village of Pouce Coupe
Schedule 4, table BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 2/2025, effective January 20, 2025.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | |
| Item | Contravention | Person | Provision of the Act or this regulation | Administrative Penalty Maximum Amount | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd or subsequent | ||||
| 1 | Failure to include a business licence number on a platform offer | Supplier host | Section 13 (a) of the Act | $500 | $750 | $1 000 |
| 2 | Contravention of the principal residence requirement | Supplier host | Section 14 (1) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 3 | Failure to have a platform representative | Platform service provider | Section 17 (1) (a) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 4 | Failure to disclose platform service provider information | Platform service provider | Section 13 of this regulation | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 5 | Failure to enable posting of business licence number | Platform service provider | Section 17 (1) (b) (i) (A) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 6 | Failure to record, maintain and disclose records | Platform service provider | Section 17 (1) (c) of the Act | $10 000 | $15 000 | $20 000 |
| 7 | Contravention of prohibition against providing services | Platform service provider | Section 17 (2) (b) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 8 | Failure to comply with request of local government | Platform service provider | Section 18 (3) (b) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 9 | Failure to comply with order of the director or demand for records | Person | Section 26 (1) (b) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |
| 10 | Failure to comply by giving false or misleading information | Person | Section 26 (1) (c) of the Act | $5 000 | $7 500 | $10 000 |