Resident of British Columbia

30.15   For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "resident of British Columbia" in section 24.1 (1) of the Act, the following classes of persons are prescribed:

(a) persons who ceased to be ordinarily resident in British Columbia within the immediately preceding 90 days;

(b) persons in British Columbia who are required under a contract to be in British Columbia for a period of more than 6 months for the purposes of temporary work;

(c) persons in British Columbia who

(i) are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), and

(ii) are foreign representatives, or the spouses or dependents of foreign representatives, who have been granted privileges, immunities or benefits under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act (Canada) that have not been withdrawn.

Application for licence — address

30.16   (1) In this section, "service provider" means any of the following that provides housing outreach services or outreach services for persons experiencing homelessness within the community:

(a) an organization described in section 149 (1) (l) of the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(b) a registered charity as defined in section 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(c) a municipality or regional district;

(d) an Indigenous nation;

(e) a ministry of the government of British Columbia.

(2) For the purposes of section 25 (1.1) (a) of the Act an applicant for a driver's licence and for a driver's certificate may provide the address of a service provider if the applicant

(a) is a resident of British Columbia,

(b) has no place of residence and has been living solely in public spaces or shelters for a period of at least 30 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the application,

(c) is eligible for

(i) income assistance or hardship assistance under the Employment and Assistance Act, or

(ii) disability assistance or hardship assistance under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, and

(d) provides a written statement, in the form required by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, from an authorized representative of the service provider affirming that

(i) the applicant is known to the representative,

(ii) to the best of the representative's knowledge, the applicant meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (c),

(iii) the representative consents to the use of the address of the service provider by the applicant for the purposes of section 25 (1.1) (a) of the Act, and

(iv) the representative undertakes to accept and securely store any mail received for the applicant at the address and to distribute the mail to the applicant.