Legislative Monitoring Report - December 2019

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LEGISLATIVE MONITORING REPORT 
December 2019 
 
This document is intended to advise Trust Council about past or proposed external regulatory changes that could directly affect Islands Trust operations, 
local trust committee/island municipality bylaws or regulations, or Strategic Plan projects.  The chart captures changes made in the last four months and 
is organized according to the following categories: 
 
 PLANNED LEGISLATION – the intention to draft and pass new legislation is being developed and may be in a consultation or draft stage. No bill has 
been introduced to legislature/parliament yet.  
 
 LEGISLATION IN PROCESS – a bill has been introduced to legislature/parliament and is awaiting Royal ascent, or Royal ascent has been issued but 
the new law or regulation has not come into force yet.  
 
 NEW LEGISLATION IN EFFECT – legislation has received Royal ascent and any specified timeline for it to come in effect has occurred, or any 
requirement that a Regulation receive royal ascent in order for the legislation to come into effect has occurred. 
 
 COURT DECISIONS – a ruling from any level of court that affects the Islands Trust. 
 
 NEW RESOURCES – publically available reports or websites that provide information relevant to Islands Trust work. 
 
 DISCUSSION, PLANNING, CONSERVANCY, and ADVOCACY TOPICS – information related to topics of interest to Islands Trust. 

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PLANNED 
LEGISLATION 
STATUS 
BACKGROUND/ 
KEY IMPLICATIONS TO TRUST AREA 
ISLANDSTRUST 
ACTIONS-PAST 
ISLANDS TRUST 
ACTIONS – FUTURE 
BC Building 
Code 
Amendments 
(proposed) 
Early 
consultation. 
Current BC Building code limits secondary suites to floor area of 
not more than 90 square metres, has a floor space of less than 
40% of the habitable building space, located within a building 
containing only one other dwelling unit and located in and part of 
a building which is a single real estate entity.  
 
Proposed changes removes the floor area limitations, and requires 
a fire wall separating it from the rest of the building.  
 
 
LTCs and BIM may have 
regulations regarding size 
of secondary suites.  The 
proposed Act change will 
lift building code 
limitations, providing more 
freedom to LTCs/BIM to 
establish different sizes for 
secondary suites.  
 
Once in-force, LTCs/BIM 
may wish to review their 
secondary suite 
regulations and amend 
as required. Staff will 
monitor for consultation 
opportunities. 
Aquaculture Act 
and Regulations 
(Federal) 
Ongoing 
 
Announced: 
Dec 10, 2018. 
 
Public 
engagement 
Spring – 
Summer 2019. 
 
“What We 
Heard” report 
expected early 
2020. 
 
Royal Assent 
expected early 
2022. 
Key initiatives include: 
 
 A study on the alternative technologies for aquaculture, 
including land and sea-based closed containment technology for 
fin fish.  
 Moving towards an area-based approach to aquaculture 
management – to ensure that environmental, social, and 
economic factors are taken into consideration whe

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