BC Law

The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness started the Tech Pilot in May 2017 to attract talent to B.C. The idea was to make B.C. the preferred location for new and emerging [...]

From Crease Harman Where a power of attorney is useful Financial institutions will not deal with anyone but the account holder or a properly authorized attorney (and even with a Power of Attorney [...]

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From Canadian Lawyer Bruce Hallsor, managing partner at Crease Harman LLP in Vancouver, says many of his clients are concerned with their ability to prevent an end-of-life scenario in which they [...]

From Crease Harman There are two major things that must be sorted by relatives if someone dies without a will. The first is who gets the job of being the executor (the term administrator is used [...]

In 2018, the Government of BC was under pressure to respond to the skyrocketing housing prices in British Columbia. Many residents found the prospect of home ownership slipping away from them as [...]

Published on May 14, 2020, JURIST Elected public officials who yield to the temptation to reopen the economy, now that efforts made to slow the transmission of the COVID-19 virus appear to have [...]

The Property Transfer Tax (PTT) is better described as a land registration tax. It is a tax that applies to conveyances of real estate when they are registered at a Land Title Office. This paper [...]

To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are [...]

Estate lawyers in Alberta and British Columbia say they are fielding a wide range of queries from clients thinking about end of life decisions and are providing advice in a flexible manner [...]