Residential Tenancy Act

[SBC 2002] CHAPTER 78

Table of Legislative Changes (3rd Edition)
(January 1, 2014 - March 8, 2023)

Highlighting indicates legislative changes made December 2, 2022 - March 8, 2023.

This table is provided for convenience. While every effort is made to achieve accuracy,
only the statutes are authoritative. Legal opinion should be sought if interpretation is required.

Changes Not in Force
*Section*	*Change*	*Citation*	*Into force*
1	am	2006-35-55(b)(part)	by reg
	am	2013-16-45	by reg
	am	2015-10-161	by reg
4	am	2006-35-57(part)	by reg
5.1	re-en	2015-10-177	by reg
		• 2015-10-177 am by 2017-18-57,58 eff 30 Nov 2017 (RA)
9	am	2015-10-162	by reg
		• 2015-10-162 am by 2017-18-56 eff 30 Nov 2017 (RA)
9.1	am	2015-10-163	by reg
29	am	2013-16-46	by reg
34.1	en	2013-16-47	by reg
38	am	2015-10-164	by reg
		• 2015-10-164 rep by 2015-40-56 [not in force]
44	am	2006-35-67(part)	by reg
	am	2013-16-48	by reg
47	am	2006-35-70	by reg
	am	2013-16-49	by reg
56	am	2006-35-78(a),(b)(part),(c)	by reg
57.1, 57.11	en	2006-35-80	by reg
57.2, 57.21	en	2006-35-80	by reg
57.3, 57.31	en	2006-35-80	by reg
57.4, 57.41	en	2006-35-80	by reg
57.5, 57.51	en	2006-35-80	by reg
57.6, 57.61	en	2006-35-80	by reg
58	am	2013-16-50	by reg
59	am	2015-10-167	by reg
61	re-en	2015-10-168	by reg
62	am	2013-16-51	by reg
		• 2013-16-51 re-en by 2015-10-53 eff 18 Dec 2015 (BC Reg 240/2015)
	am	2015-10-169	by reg
63	rep	2015-10-170	by reg
64	am	2015-10-171	by reg
64.1, 64.2	en	2015-10-172	by reg
73	am	2015-10-173	by reg
74	am	2015-10-174	by reg
76	am	2015-10-175	by reg
77	am	2015-10-176	by reg
79	am	2015-10-178	by reg
	am	2021-1-24	by reg
82	am	2015-10-179	by reg
87.8	re-en	2021-1-27	by reg
89	am	2015-10-181(a),(c)	by reg
94	am	2013-16-52	by reg
95	am	2006-35-110(b)(part),(c)	by reg
97	am	2006-35-112(b)(part)	by reg
	am	2013-16-53	by reg
	am	2015-10-182(a),(c)	by reg
104.1	am	2015-10-183	by reg
104.2	en	2006-35-114	by reg

Changes in Force
Section	Change	Citation	Effective date
1	am	2017-18-26	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
5.1	renumber from 78.1	2017-18-38	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2017-18-38	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
9	am	2017-18-27	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
13	am	2017-18-28	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
18	am	2015-17-15	18 Jan 2016 (BC Reg 223/2015)
21.1	en	2018-29-160	17 Oct 2018 [coming into force of 2018-29-14]
34	am	2017-18-29	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
38	am	2015-40-30	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
38.1	en	2017-18-30	18 Feb 2020 (BC Reg 19/2020)
42	am	2017-18-31	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
43.1	en	2021-1-12	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
44	am	2015-40-31	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
	am	2017-18-32	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
45	am	2015-40-32	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
45.1	en	2015-40-33	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
	am	2019-30-1	30 May 2020 [1 year after 30 May 2019 (RA)]
	am	2019-40-22	30 May 2020 [coming into force of "household violence" def in 2019-31-1(a)]
	am	2021-17-6	17 Jun 2021 (RA)
45.2	en	2015-40-33	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
	am	2019-30-2	30 May 2020 [1 year after 30 May 2019 (RA)]
45.3	en	2015-40-33	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
49	am	2018-11-6	17 May 2018 (RA)
	am	2021-1-13	1 Jul 2021
49.2	en	2021-1-14	1 Jul 2021
50	am	2021-1-15	1 Jul 2021
51	am	2018-11-7	17 May 2018 (RA)
	am	2021-1-16	1 Jul 2021
51.1	en	2018-11-8	11 Jul 2022 (BC Reg 171/2022)
51.2	en	2018-11-9	17 May 2018 (RA)
	am	2021-1-17	1 Jul 2021
51.3	en	2018-11-9	17 May 2018 (RA)
51.4	en	2021-1-18	1 Jul 2021
52	am	2015-40-34	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
55	am	2015-10-165	18 Dec 2015 (BC Reg 240/2015)
	am	2017-18-33	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
	am	2021-1-19	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
56	am	2021-1-20	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
56.1	am	2021-1-21	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
58	am	2015-10-166	18 Dec 2015 (BC Reg 240/2015)
	am	2015-40-35	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
	am	2018-11-10	17 May 2018 (RA)
	am	2021-1-22	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
	am	BC Reg 111/2021 under RS1996-440-12(1)	20 Apr 2021 (BC Reg 111/2021), continued by 2021-17-8 eff 17 Jun 2021 (RA)
59	am	2017-18-34	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
62	am	2021-1-23	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
64	am	2017-18-35	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
77	am	2017-18-36	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
Part 5 Div 1.1 hdg	rep	2017-18-37	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
78.1	renumber to 5.1	2017-18-38	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.1	en	2017-18-39	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.2	en	2017-18-39	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2021-1-25	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
87.3	renumber from 94.1	2017-18-43	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2021-1-26	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
87.4	renumber from 94.2	2017-18-45	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2017-18-45	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.5	renumber from 94.21	2017-18-46	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.6, 87.7	en	2017-18-39	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.8	renumber from 94.3	2017-18-47	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2017-18-47	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
87.9	renumber from 94.31	2017-18-48	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2017-18-48	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
88	am	2015-10-180	1 Mar 2021 (BC Reg 42/2021)
	am	2017-10-61,Sch 2	2 Nov 2017 (RA)
89	am	2015-10-181(b)	1 Mar 2021 (BC Reg 42/2021)
	am	2017-18-40	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
90	am	2017-10-61,Sch 2	2 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2017-18-41	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2021-1-28	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
Part 6 Div 2.1 hdg	rep	2017-18-42	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.1	renumber to 87.3	2017-18-43	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.11	rep	2017-18-44	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.2	renumber to 87.4	2017-18-45	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.21	renumber to 87.5	2017-18-46	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.3	renumber to 87.8	2017-18-47	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
94.31	renumber to 87.9	2017-18-48	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
96.1	rep	2017-18-49	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
97	am	2015-10-182(b)	1 Mar 2021 (BC Reg 42/2021)
	am	2015-40-36	2 Dec 2016 (BC Reg 278/2016)
	am	2017-18-50	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)
	am	2017-18-51	30 Nov 2017 (RA)
	am	2018-11-11	17 May 2018 (RA)
	am	2018-29-161	17 Oct 2018 [coming into force of 2018-29-14]
	am	2021-1-29	25 Mar 2021 (RA)
104.3	en	2017-18-52	11 Dec 2017 (BC Reg 225/2017)

Explanatory Note for Table of Legislative Changes – 3rd Edition

This Table of Legislative Changes (TLC – 3rd Edition) shows any Act provisions and changes

enacted or brought into force between January 1, 2014 and the currency date shown on the Act consolidation,
enacted between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2013 that are not in force as of the currency date shown on the Act consolidation and were not repealed or superseded as of December 31, 2013, and
enacted between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2004, or consolidated in an RS1996 Act's Supplement, that are not in force as of the currency date shown on the Act consolidation and were not repealed, superseded or inoperative as of December 31, 2013.

See the TLCs – 1st and 2nd Editions for all not-in-force and in-force provisions and changes, if any, from the 1997-2013 period and from RS1996 Act Supplements.

This Table may have 1, 2 or 3 parts: "Changes by Regulation" or "Order" (italics) lists provisions authorizing changes by regulation or order in council, "Changes Not in Force" (italics) identifies changes that are not in force, and "Changes in Force" identifies changes that are effective, as of the currency date shown on the Act consolidation.

The "Section" column identifies sections of the Act affected by changes; sections not changed are not listed. The "Change" column shows the nature of the changes (see abbreviations below). The "Citation" column cites the enactments making the changes. The "Into force" column (under "Changes Not in Force") shows how changes are to come into force. The "Effective date" column (under "Changes in Force") indicates when and how changes have come into force.

Abbreviations commonly used:

am	=	amended
conseq	=	consequential
Div	=	Division
eff	=	effect(ive)
en	=	enacted

hdg	=	heading
per	=	under, pursuant to
RA	=	Royal Assent
re-en	=	re-enacted (repealed and replaced)

reg	=	regulation
rem	=	remainder
rep	=	repealed
retro	=	retroactive
Supp	=	Supplement

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