Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 information related to laws and regulations, courts, justice services, emergency orders, tribunals, boards, commissions and Attorney General reports to the speaker under the CRMA.
Last updated: October 13, 2021
On this page:
- Laws and regulations
- Courts
- Justice services
- Emergency orders
- Tribunals, boards and commissions
- Attorney General reports to the speaker under the CRMA
Laws and regulations
- The suspension of limitation periods to commence court proceedings ended on March 25, 2021
- However, certain statutory decision-makers other than courts can waive, suspend or extend time periods related to their powers
- Businesses, non profits and essential services have protection from being held liable for damages caused by exposure to or transmission of COVID-19
- The COVID-19 Related Measures Act will help formalize and unwind emergency orders over time
- Amendments to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act will enable courts to accept electronic wills and to permit the remote witnessing of wills
Courts
- Ongoing court operations and in-person attendance in B.C.'s justice system
- Information for the Court of Appeal
- Information for the Supreme Court of BC
- Information for the Provincial Court of BC
- Information for the Federal Court
Justice services
- Information on Parenting Arrangements, Child & Spousal Support and Protection Orders
- Family Justice Services Division Response to COVID-19
- Legal Aid BC is taking applications by phone
Emergency orders
The Emergency Program Act and related orders help government to respond to disasters and emergencies in B.C. Under a state of emergency, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General can issue orders under authority given to him by the Emergency Program Act.
- Electronic Attendance at Statutory Meetings (COVID-19) Order – May 20, 2020
- Encampment Health and Safety (COVID-19) Victoria Enforcement Order – May 20, 2020
- Electronic Witnessing of Enduring Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements (COVID-19) Order – May 19, 2020
- Electronic Witnessing of Wills (COVID-19) Order – May 19, 2020
- Local Government Finance (COVID-19) Order – May 15, 2020
- Encampment Health and Safety (COVID-19) Vancouver Enforcement Order – May 8, 2020
- Encampment Health and Safety (COVID-19) Order No. 2 – May 8, 2020
- Local Government Meetings and Bylaw Process (COVID-19) Order No. 2 – May 1, 2020
- Electronic Attendance at Credit Union Meetings (COVID-19) Order – April 30, 2020
- Employment and Assistance (COVID-19) Order – April 28, 2020
- Protection Against Liability (COVID-19) Order No. 2 – April 22, 2020
- Supreme Court and Family Applications (COVID-19) Order – April 22, 2020
- Electronic Attendance at Corporate Meetings (COVID-19) Order – April 21, 2020
- Prohibition on Unconscionable Prices for Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order – April 17, 2020
- Electronic Attendance at Strata Property Meetings (COVID-19) Order – April 15, 2020
- Health Care Labour (COVID-19) – April 10, 2020
- Limitation Periods (COVID-19) Order – April 8, 2020
- Protection Against Liability (COVID-19) Order – April 2, 2020
- Provincial Compliance Officer (COVID-19) Order – March 31, 2020
- Residential Tenancy (COVID-19) Order – March 30, 2020
- Local Authorities and Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order – March 26, 2020
- Bylaw Enforcement Officer (COVID-19) Order – March 26, 2020
- Declaration of Provincial State of Emergency – March 18, 2020
Tribunals, boards and commissions
Information on tribunals, boards and commissions in response to COVID-19.
Attorney General reports to the speaker under the CRMA
Under Section 4 (2) of the COVID-19 Related Measures Act (CRMA), the minister responsible for the administration of the CRMA must report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on any regulation made under that Act. Such a report must be made within five business days from the date the regulation was made, and must contain a copy of the relevant regulation. On receipt of a report under this section, the legislation requires the Speaker to lay the report before the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible.
The following reports have been submitted to the Speaker as per the requirements of CRMA:
- OIC 552 – October 4, 2021 - (Extension) COVID-19 - (Income Tax Act) Regulation (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 538 - September 24, 2021 - (Extension) Food Delivery Services COVID-19 Order (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 526 – September 13, 2021 - Correctional Centre Measures (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 183 KB)
- OIC 530 – September 13, 2021 - Employment and Assistance (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 518 – September 13, 2021 - Electronic Witnessing of Enduring Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 428 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Electronic Attendance at Strata Property Meetings (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 181 KB)
- OIC 429 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Supreme Court Civil and Family Applications (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 195 KB)
- OIC 433 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Health Care Labour Adjustment (COVID-19) Order No. 433 (PDF, 229 KB)
- OIC 430 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Bylaw Enforcement Officer (COVID-19) Order and Provincial Compliance Officer (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 431 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Electronic Attendance at Statutory Meetings (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 181 KB)
- OIC 437 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) BC Ferries Medical Travel (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 185 KB)
- OIC 432 - July 9, 2021 - (Extension) Local Authorities and Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 182 KB)
- OIC 420 – July 5, 2021 – Local Government Finance (COVID-19) Order and Local Government Meetings and Bylaw Process (COVID-19) Order No. 3 (PDF, 221 KB)
- OIC 372 – June 29, 2021 - Protective Measures (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (PDF, 194 KB)
- OIC 310 May 25, 2021 - COVID-19 (Provincial Court Proceedings) (No. 2) Regulation (PDF, 195 KB)
- OIC 247 April 19, 2021 – South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act (PDF, 195 KB)
- OIC 192 - April 6, 2021 - COVID-19 (Income Tax Act) Regulation (BC Reg. 94/2021) (PDF, 191 KB)
- OIC 086 - February 17, 2021 - Local Government Finance (COVID-19) Order and Local Government Meeting and Bylaw Process (COVID-19) Order No. 3 (PDF, 66 KB)
- OIC 081 - February 17, 2021 - Electronic Attendance at Strata Property Meetings (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 65 KB)
- OIC 083 - February 17, 2021 - Bylaw Enforcement Officer (COVID-19) Order and Provincial Compliance Officer (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 66 KB)
- OIC 061 February 8, 2021 – Provincial Court Proceedings (PDF, 69 KB)
- OIC 004 - January 8, 2021 - Food and Liquor Premises, Gatherings and Events (COVID-19) Order No. 2 and Use of Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 150 KB)
- OIC 698 December 22, 2020 - Food Delivery Services (PDF, 74 KB)
- OIC 659 December 21, 2020 - Extension of items 2 (formerly MO 116) and 3 (formerly MO 138) in Schedule 1 (PDF, 67 KB)
- OIC 655 December 21, 2020 - Limitation Periods delinked from SOE (PDF, 75 KB)
- OIC 620 December 14, 2020 - Civil Liability (PDF, 73 KB)
- OIC 593 November 24, 2020 - Use of Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces (PDF, 61 KB)
- OIC 586 November 13, 2020 – Food and Liquor Premises, Gatherings and Events (COVID-19) Order and Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation (PDF, 66 KB)
- OIC 579 November 13, 2020 - Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act (No. 3) Regulation (PDF, 60 KB)
- OIC 566 September 20, 2020 - Food and Liquor Premises, Gatherings and Events (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 61 KB)
- OIC 492 - August 31, 2020 - Commercial Tenancy (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 11 KB)
- OIC 485 - August 21, 2020 - Events Limitations (PDF, 81 KB)
- OIC 477 - August 14, 2020 - BC Ferries Medical Travel (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 726 KB)
- OIC 475 August 14, 2020 - Residential Tenancy Act (PDF, 858 KB)
- OIC 457 August 7, 2020 - Passenger Transportation Act (PDF, 11 KB)
- OIC 459 - August 7, 2020 - Protection Against Liability (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (PDF, 151 KB)
- OIC 453 - August 4, 2020 - Limitation Periods (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (PDF, 79 KB)
- OIC 451 - July 30, 2020 - Local Authorities and Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order (PDF, 74 KB)
- OIC 339 - July 30, 2020 - Residential Tenancy (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (74 KB)
- OIC 435 - July 21, 2020 - Health Care Labour Adjustment (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (PDF, 85 KB)
- OIC 391 July 14, 2020 - Bringing CRMA Into Force (PDF, 254 KB)
