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- Managing Your Digital Legacy
- How to Conduct Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions: A Guide for Buyers in North Vancouver
- Understanding Sanctions Evasion and Property Reporting
- Appointing a Trusted Guardian for Minor Children
- Key Documents Involved in Conveyancing and Real Estate Transactions
- FINTRAC’s Directive on Financial Transactions with Russia
- FINTRAC’s Directive on North Korea
- Choosing an Executor: Responsibilities and Considerations
- Common Mistakes to Avoid in Conveyancing and Real Estate Transactions
- Understanding the Probate Process: Simplifying Estate Distribution
- Certificate of Excellence
- Trusts vs. Wills: Which Is the Right Choice for You?
- Everything You Need to Know About the New BC Home Flipping Tax Starting January 2025
- Understanding the Basics of Conveyancing: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Key Elements to Include in a Will
- Estate Planning vs. Will: Making the Right Choice for Your Legacy
- New Changes to First Nations Land Registration in BC
- Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 3.75%
- Understanding Identity Verification Under Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws
- Increased Climate Action Tax Credit: What It Means for B.C. Families
- How Canada’s New Mortgage Reforms Make Homeownership Easier
- Understanding B.C.'s New Pay Transparency Reporting Requirements: What Employers Need to Know
- Ongoing Litigation and Implications for Notaries
- Maximize Your Property Tax Savings with the B.C. Homeowner Grant
- Important Changes for BC Homebuyers and Sellers: New Tenancy Notice Periods and Mortgage Implications
- Launching Your Business? A Guide with a Notary by Your Side
- The Importance of Notary Services in Your Canadian Immigration Journey Through Express Entry
- A Guide to Discharging Your Mortgage, Owning Your Home Free and Clear
- Don't Be Fooled: Protect Yourself from FINTRAC Scams
- BC NDP Announces New Tenant Protections, Landlord Group Says Measures Will Hurt Renters in the Long Run
- Protecting Your Real Estate Transactions from Title Fraud
- Canadian Housing Market in 2024
- Understanding the BC Home Flipping Tax
- Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate Steady Amid Economic Concerns
- Securing Your Real Estate Endeavors in a Thriving Vancouver Market
- What Homeowners in BC Need to Know About the 2024 Property Assessments
- Navigating the First Time Home Buyers' Program in British Columbia
- A Practical Guide to Buying and Selling Homes in British Columbia (BC)
- New Affordable Homes for First Nations in Merritt
- A Snapshot of Canada's Current Real Estate Landscape
- A New Era for Document Authentication: Simplifying the Process for B.C. Residents
- Securing Your Legacy: The Importance of Having a Will in British Columbia, Canada
- Vancouver's 2024 Outlook - Anticipating a 7.6% Increase in Property Taxes
- Schedule to implement changes to FINTRAC’s reporting forms
- Canada's Fight Against Money Laundering: New Regulations and Funding Model
- Preparing for Changes: A Guide to FINTRAC's New Large Cash Transaction Report Form
- Choosing the Perfect Rental Property
- Bank of Canada Keeps Interest Rates Steady in September
- FINTRAC’s video series on methods to verify the identity of a client - The 5th video
- Consultation on Strengthening Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime
- Prices continue rising across Metro Vancouver as home buyer confidence returns
- FINTRAC’s video series on methods to verify the identity of a client
- FINTRAC Fraud alert
- Guidance and resources for businesses (reporting entities)
- The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Activity Financing Act and client identity verification
- November 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- Property transfer tax on pre-sold strata units
- Speculation and vacancy tax
- Home owner grant
- Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC
- Interest rates in July, what is happening?
- Q1 2022 Residential Sales Summary Report
- Common questions about dementia
- Money services businesses
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
- What Does It Mean To Co-Sign A Mortgage?
- B.C. prepares to strengthen protections for homebuyers
- BCREA 2022 first quarter housing forecast update
- Seniors housing
- Building or Renovating
- What's Going on with Rates?
- Real estate in B.C.
- FINTRAC recent updates and requirements
- Indigenous housing
- Owning a home in BC
- Living in a strata
- Newly built home exemption frequently asked questions
- What’s new in speculation and vacancy tax
- Land Owner Transparency Act Consultation
- BC Housing Market Overview
- Home buyer demand stays below historical averages in August
- Commercial real estate sales down, prices up in the Lower Mainland
- Tight Market Conditions Prevail Around the Province
- Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - July
- Metro Vancouver Edition - June
- Metro Vancouver Edition - May
- New Contract Assignment Requirements
- New Restrictions on Assignments of Contracts of Purchase and Sale
- Contract Changes Benefit Real Estate Consumers
- Canadian and US Employment - May 6, 2016
- Home sales remain at record levels across Metro Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver Edition - April
- Sales Ratio & Official Market Type
- Vancouver, BC – March 14, 2016
- Canadian Monthly GDP (January) - March 31, 2016
- US Employment - April 1, 2016
- Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - March 9, 2016
- Canadian Housing Starts - March 8, 2015
- March sales set an all-time record
- Homes Sales Off to a Strong Start in 2016
- Canadian Manufacturing Sales - February 16, 2016
- Canadian Retail Sales and Consumer Price Inflation - February 19, 2016
- Canadian and US Employment - February 5, 2016
- CLI Signals Steady Economic Climate for Commercial Real Estate
- BCREA ECONOMICS NOW
- Housing demand remains strong despite diminishing supply
- Canadian and US Employment - December 4, 2015
- Canadian Housing Starts - December 8, 2015
- November Home Sales Second Strongest on Record
- Consumer Price Index - December 2015
- Canadian Housing Starts - January 11, 2016
- Robust Housing Demand Continues in October
- CLI Points to Stable Commercial Real Estate Activity Next Year
- Can an adult still act if they have a Representation Agreement?
- Enduring Power of Attorney: Not for Health Care
- Why don’t institutions like Canada Revenue know about Representation Agreements?
- Why do I need a Representation Agreement for health care if I have a spouse and adult child? Are they not the default? - 2
- Why do I need a Representation Agreement for health care if I have a spouse and adult child? Are they not the default?
- How detailed do the financial records need to be? - 3
- How detailed do the financial records need to be? - 2
- How detailed do the financial records need to be?
- Can you appoint the same person in your EPA and your RA9?
- Why Won’t a Notary Public Sign the Government EPA Form?
- Representation Agreements – for adults from 19 to 119!
- What if there are no relatives in Canada to help me when my spouse dies?
- Are there differences if a Will is done by a lawyer or a notary public?
- If I am incapacitated, are not my children the default decision makers?
- Is there a financial cost associated with being a representative?
- I have a townhouse and was thinking of putting my 3 kids on the title. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
- I’d appreciate if the issue of digital assets could be explained more fully.
- What is the cost for assistance from the Public Trustee and Nidus?
- Can a Representation Agreement still be made if the person is ill?
- Most of my assets are in the US. Is it best to have a local executor?
- What is the definition of committee? Is this one person or a group?
- Are health providers required by law to access the Nidus Registry or do other searches?
- Is it too easy for health authorities to access the Registry? Audits for security?
- How does the emergency department access my registered plan?
- Who can be a witness for a Representation Agreement? Can a monitor be a witness? - 2
- Who can be a witness for a Representation Agreement? Can a monitor be a witness?
- Is a No CPR (DNR) form a way to refuse consent in advance?
- We did our Wills and assumed a copy was filed with BC. Were they?
- Common Myths When Planning for Your Future - 2
- Common Myths When Planning for Your Future
- What is Parkinson disease? - 2
- What is Parkinson disease?
- The Representation Agreement Act and health care consent legislation – 15 years later! - 2
- The Representation Agreement Act and health care consent legislation – 15 years later!
- Avoid abuse with safeguards for personal planning
- Strongest January Residential Sales Since 2010
- BC Home Sales Bounce Back in 2013
- February Home Sales Edge Lower
- Low Mortgage Rates Key Driver in Spring Housing Market
- New Guidebook Helps Local Governments Find Floodplain Map Funding Sources
- Record Low Mortgage Rates Push Home Sales Higher
- Strongest May for Home Sales Since 2007
- Home Sales Surge Higher in June
- Home Buying Heats Up Over the Summer Months
- No Vacation for Home Buyers in August
- Home Sales Continue on Upward Trend in September
- Year-to-Date Home Sales Eclipse 2013 Annual Total
- Housing Market Ends Year in Balanced Conditions
- Housing Market Update (October 2015)
- Consumer Demand in 2014 Strongest in Five Years
- Housing Demand Remained Elevated in February
- BC Home Sales Post Strongest March in Eight Years
- Hottest April for Home Sales in a Decade
- BC Home Sales Continue at Brisk Pace
- BC Home Sales Post Second Strongest June on Record
- Elevated Home Sales Point to Strong Consumer Confidence
- BC Home Sales to Reach 100,000 Units in 2015
- Economic Uncertainty Prompts Modest Decline in CLI
- Vigorous Housing Demand Unabated in August
- Strong Housing Demand Pulls Inventory to an Eight Year Low
- 10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR STRATA PROPERTY BUYERS
- ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER - 3
- ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER - 2
- ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER
- 10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR STRATA PROPERTY BUYERS – 2
- BC NOTARIES WELCOME 2014 BC BUDGET SUPPORT FOR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS
- APRIL 16 IS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DAY - 2
- APRIL 16 IS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DAY
- ADVANCE CARE PLANNING - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
- FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET - 3
- FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET - 2
- FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET
- HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLING AND MIGRATING SENIORS
- HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLING AND MIGRATING SENIORS - 2
- MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO CREATE A WILL IN 2015 - 2
- MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO CREATE A WILL IN 2015
- BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS -3
- BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS -2
- BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS
- MAKE A WILL WEEK -2
- MAKE A WILL WEEK
- FIVE REASONS UNDER 50'S SHOULD HAVE A WILL 2
- FIVE REASONS UNDER 50'S SHOULD HAVE A WILL
- UPDATE ON BC NOTARIES AND LAW SOCIETY JOINT TASK FORCE
- THE NOTARY FOUNDATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNOUNCES TWO NEW DIRECTORS
- ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION TOOLS - 2
- ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION TOOLS
- PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
- BC NOTARIES HOUSING TIPS FOR SENIORS - 2
- BC NOTARIES HOUSING TIPS FOR SENIORS
- Making a will: not just for senior citizens
- Province Proclaims April 6 to 12 “Make-a-Will Week” Five Reasons Under 50s Should Have a Will
- THE SCRIVENER
- BC Notaries Look Forward to Working on Joint Task Force Recommendations; request Expanded Notary Role to Improve Public Access to Legal Services
- THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES PUBLIC OF BC WELCOMES CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY OF THE NEW WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT
- BC NOTARIES ENCOURAGE BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO TAKE CHARGE OF HEALTHCARE DECISIONS
- BC Notaries Offer 10 Essential Tips for Strata Property Buyers
