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• Protecting Assets Through Trusts and Beneficiaries (October 4, 2026)
• What the U.S.-Canada Trade War Means for North Shore Businesses and Homeowners (September 20, 2026)
• Title Insurance for BC Homebuyers: What You Need to Know Before Closing (September 4, 2026)
• Mortgage Fraud in BC: What Property Owners Need to Know (August 20, 2026)
• Exploring the Different Types of Real Estate Transactions and Conveyancing (August 4, 2026)
• Types of Wills: Exploring Options for Estate Planning (July 20, 2026)
• Understanding the Basics of Estate Planning (July 4, 2026)
• North Vancouver Real Estate in 2026: Why Housing Policy Changes Matter for Homeowners and Buyers (June 20, 2026)
• FINTRAC Alert: Understanding Extortion and Money Laundering Threats Targeting South Asian Communities in Canada – April 2026 (June 4, 2026)
• Conveyancing for Home Buyers in Vancouver BC: Your Complete 2026 Guide (May 20, 2026)
• FINTRAC’s New Legislative Amendments: What Businesses Need to Know (May 4, 2026)
• How a Notary Public in North Vancouver Protects You from Today’s Most Common Scams (April 20, 2026)
• Cybersecurity for Small Business (April 4, 2026)
• Is a No CPR (DNR) form a way to refuse consent in advance? (March 20, 2026)
• Most of my assets are in the US. Is it best to have a local executor? (March 4, 2026)
• Launching Your Business? A Guide with a Notary by Your Side (February 20, 2026)
• Elder abuse Prevention Tools (February 4, 2026)
• New FINTRAC Video: Your 20-Minute Guide to AML Compliance in Canada (January 20, 2026)
• Certificate of Excellence (January 7, 2026)
• How to Get Approved for a Bigger Mortgage When You Have Side Income, Rentals, or Benefits (January 4, 2026)
• Understanding the Role of a Conveyancer in Real Estate Deals (December 20, 2025)
• FINTRAC Bolsters Defenses Against Bribery and Corruption (December 4, 2025)
• Why Your Foreign Assets Need a Tailored Will (November 20, 2025)
• 2026 Canadian Housing Outlook: What North Shore Buyers and Sellers Need to Know (November 4, 2025)
• 5 Proven Strategies to Minimize Estate Taxes in British Columbia (October 20, 2025)
• The Importance of Regularly Updating and Reviewing Your Will (October 4, 2025)
• Title Insurers Guide to FINTRAC Compliance 2025 (September 20, 2025)
• Addressing Potential Tax Implications in Estate Planning (September 4, 2025)
• FINTRAC's 2025 Advisory on High-Risk Jurisdictions and Sanctions (August 20, 2025)
• Key Differences Between Notarization and Legalization for Your Legal Documents (August 4, 2025)
• When to Verify Client Identity as a Vancouver Notary Public (July 20, 2025)
• Managing Your Digital Legacy (July 4, 2025)
• How to Conduct Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions: A Guide for Buyers in North Vancouver (June 20, 2025)
• Understanding Sanctions Evasion and Property Reporting (June 4, 2025)
• Appointing a Trusted Guardian for Minor Children (May 20, 2025)
• Key Documents Involved in Conveyancing and Real Estate Transactions (May 4, 2025)
• FINTRAC’s Directive on Financial Transactions with Russia (April 20, 2025)
• FINTRAC’s Directive on North Korea (April 4, 2025)
• Choosing an Executor: Responsibilities and Considerations (March 20, 2025)
• Common Mistakes to Avoid in Conveyancing and Real Estate Transactions (March 4, 2025)
• Understanding the Probate Process: Simplifying Estate Distribution (February 20, 2025)
• Trusts vs. Wills: Which Is the Right Choice for You? (January 20, 2025)
• Everything You Need to Know About the New BC Home Flipping Tax Starting January 2025 (January 3, 2025)
• Understanding the Basics of Conveyancing: A Step-by-Step Guide (December 20, 2024)
• Key Elements to Include in a Will (December 4, 2024)
• Estate Planning vs. Will: Making the Right Choice for Your Legacy (November 20, 2024)
• New Changes to First Nations Land Registration in BC (November 4, 2024)
• Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 3.75% (October 24, 2024)
• Understanding Identity Verification Under Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws (October 20, 2024)
• Increased Climate Action Tax Credit: What It Means for B.C. Families (October 4, 2024)
• How Canada’s New Mortgage Reforms Make Homeownership Easier (September 20, 2024)
• Understanding B.C.'s New Pay Transparency Reporting Requirements: What Employers Need to Know (September 4, 2024)
• Ongoing Litigation and Implications for Notaries (August 20, 2024)
• Maximize Your Property Tax Savings with the B.C. Homeowner Grant (August 2, 2024)
• Important Changes for BC Homebuyers and Sellers: New Tenancy Notice Periods and Mortgage Implications (July 17, 2024)
• The Importance of Notary Services in Your Canadian Immigration Journey Through Express Entry (June 20, 2024)
• A Guide to Discharging Your Mortgage, Owning Your Home Free and Clear (June 4, 2024)
• Don't Be Fooled: Protect Yourself from FINTRAC Scams (May 20, 2024)
• BC NDP Announces New Tenant Protections, Landlord Group Says Measures Will Hurt Renters in the Long Run (May 4, 2024)
• Protecting Your Real Estate Transactions from Title Fraud (April 20, 2024)
• Canadian Housing Market in 2024 (April 4, 2024)
• Understanding the BC Home Flipping Tax (March 22, 2024)
• Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate Steady Amid Economic Concerns (March 15, 2024)
• Securing Your Real Estate Endeavors in a Thriving Vancouver Market (March 4, 2024)
• What Homeowners in BC Need to Know About the 2024 Property Assessments (February 20, 2024)
• Navigating the First Time Home Buyers' Program in British Columbia (February 5, 2024)
• A Practical Guide to Buying and Selling Homes in British Columbia (BC) (January 20, 2024)
• New Affordable Homes for First Nations in Merritt (January 5, 2024)
• A Snapshot of Canada's Current Real Estate Landscape (December 30, 2023)
• A New Era for Document Authentication: Simplifying the Process for B.C. Residents (December 20, 2023)
• Securing Your Legacy: The Importance of Having a Will in British Columbia, Canada (December 5, 2023)
• Vancouver's 2024 Outlook - Anticipating a 7.6% Increase in Property Taxes (November 20, 2023)
• Schedule to implement changes to FINTRAC’s reporting forms (November 5, 2023)
• Canada's Fight Against Money Laundering: New Regulations and Funding Model (October 14, 2023)
• Preparing for Changes: A Guide to FINTRAC's New Large Cash Transaction Report Form (September 28, 2023)
• Choosing the Perfect Rental Property (September 20, 2023)
• Bank of Canada Keeps Interest Rates Steady in September (September 6, 2023)
• FINTRAC’s video series on methods to verify the identity of a client - The 5th video (August 3, 2023)
• Consultation on Strengthening Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime (June 12, 2023)
• Prices continue rising across Metro Vancouver as home buyer confidence returns (June 1, 2023)
• FINTRAC’s video series on methods to verify the identity of a client (May 11, 2023)
• FINTRAC Fraud alert (May 1, 2023)
• Guidance and resources for businesses (reporting entities) (April 30, 2023)
• The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Activity Financing Act and client identity verification (April 29, 2023)
• November 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (January 20, 2023)
• Property transfer tax on pre-sold strata units (October 11, 2022)
• Speculation and vacancy tax (October 9, 2022)
• Home owner grant (October 7, 2022)
• Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC (July 23, 2022)
• Interest rates in July, what is happening? (July 14, 2022)
• Q1 2022 Residential Sales Summary Report (June 3, 2022)
• Common questions about dementia (May 12, 2022)
• Money services businesses (May 2, 2022)
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (April 30, 2022)
• What Does It Mean To Co-Sign A Mortgage? (April 14, 2022)
• B.C. prepares to strengthen protections for homebuyers (March 31, 2022)
• BCREA 2022 first quarter housing forecast update (March 14, 2022)
• Seniors housing (February 14, 2022)
• Building or Renovating (January 31, 2022)
• What's Going on with Rates? (January 14, 2022)
• Real estate in B.C. (December 31, 2021)
• FINTRAC recent updates and requirements (December 14, 2021)
• Indigenous housing (November 30, 2021)
• Owning a home in BC (November 14, 2021)
• Living in a strata (October 31, 2021)
• Newly built home exemption frequently asked questions (October 14, 2021)
• What’s new in speculation and vacancy tax (September 30, 2021)
• Land Owner Transparency Act Consultation (September 14, 2021)
• BC Housing Market Overview (August 19, 2021)
• Home buyer demand stays below historical averages in August (September 16, 2018)
• Commercial real estate sales down, prices up in the Lower Mainland (September 16, 2018)
• Tight Market Conditions Prevail Around the Province (July 31, 2016)
• Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - July (July 31, 2016)
• Metro Vancouver Edition - June (July 11, 2016)
• New Contract Assignment Requirements (May 27, 2016)
• New Restrictions on Assignments of Contracts of Purchase and Sale (May 13, 2016)
• Contract Changes Benefit Real Estate Consumers (May 13, 2016)
• Canadian and US Employment - May 6, 2016 (May 13, 2016)
• Home sales remain at record levels across Metro Vancouver (May 13, 2016)
• Metro Vancouver Edition - April (May 11, 2016)
• Sales Ratio & Official Market Type (May 6, 2016)
• Vancouver, BC – March 14, 2016 (April 28, 2016)
• Canadian Monthly GDP (January) - March 31, 2016 (April 28, 2016)
• US Employment - April 1, 2016 (April 28, 2016)
• Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - March 9, 2016 (April 28, 2016)
• Canadian Housing Starts - March 8, 2015 (April 28, 2016)
• March sales set an all-time record (April 28, 2016)
• Homes Sales Off to a Strong Start in 2016 (March 15, 2016)
• Canadian Manufacturing Sales - February 16, 2016 (March 15, 2016)
• Canadian Retail Sales and Consumer Price Inflation - February 19, 2016 (March 15, 2016)
• Canadian and US Employment - February 5, 2016 (March 15, 2016)
• CLI Signals Steady Economic Climate for Commercial Real Estate (March 15, 2016)
• BCREA ECONOMICS NOW (January 21, 2016)
• Housing demand remains strong despite diminishing supply (January 21, 2016)
• Canadian and US Employment - December 4, 2015 (January 21, 2016)
• Canadian Housing Starts - December 8, 2015 (January 21, 2016)
• November Home Sales Second Strongest on Record (January 21, 2016)
• Consumer Price Index - December 2015 (January 21, 2016)
• Canadian Housing Starts - January 11, 2016 (January 21, 2016)
• Robust Housing Demand Continues in October (January 21, 2016)
• CLI Points to Stable Commercial Real Estate Activity Next Year (January 21, 2016)
• Can an adult still act if they have a Representation Agreement? (December 2, 2015)
• Enduring Power of Attorney: Not for Health Care (December 2, 2015)
• Why don’t institutions like Canada Revenue know about Representation Agreements? (December 2, 2015)
• Why do I need a Representation Agreement for health care if I have a spouse and adult child? Are they not the default? - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• Why do I need a Representation Agreement for health care if I have a spouse and adult child? Are they not the default? (December 2, 2015)
• How detailed do the financial records need to be? - 3 (December 2, 2015)
• How detailed do the financial records need to be? - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• How detailed do the financial records need to be? (December 2, 2015)
• Can you appoint the same person in your EPA and your RA9? (December 2, 2015)
• Why Won’t a Notary Public Sign the Government EPA Form? (December 2, 2015)
• Representation Agreements – for adults from 19 to 119! (December 2, 2015)
• What if there are no relatives in Canada to help me when my spouse dies? (December 2, 2015)
• Are there differences if a Will is done by a lawyer or a notary public? (December 2, 2015)
• If I am incapacitated, are not my children the default decision makers? (December 2, 2015)
• Is there a financial cost associated with being a representative? (December 2, 2015)
• I have a townhouse and was thinking of putting my 3 kids on the title. Is this a good idea? Why or why not? (December 2, 2015)
• I’d appreciate if the issue of digital assets could be explained more fully. (December 2, 2015)
• What is the cost for assistance from the Public Trustee and Nidus? (December 2, 2015)
• Can a Representation Agreement still be made if the person is ill? (December 2, 2015)
• What is the definition of committee? Is this one person or a group? (December 2, 2015)
• Are health providers required by law to access the Nidus Registry or do other searches? (December 2, 2015)
• Is it too easy for health authorities to access the Registry? Audits for security? (December 2, 2015)
• How does the emergency department access my registered plan? (December 2, 2015)
• Who can be a witness for a Representation Agreement? Can a monitor be a witness? - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• Who can be a witness for a Representation Agreement? Can a monitor be a witness? (December 2, 2015)
• We did our Wills and assumed a copy was filed with BC. Were they? (December 2, 2015)
• Common Myths When Planning for Your Future - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• Common Myths When Planning for Your Future (December 2, 2015)
• What is Parkinson disease? - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• What is Parkinson disease? (December 2, 2015)
• The Representation Agreement Act and health care consent legislation – 15 years later! - 2 (December 2, 2015)
• The Representation Agreement Act and health care consent legislation – 15 years later! (December 2, 2015)
• Avoid abuse with safeguards for personal planning (December 2, 2015)
• Strongest January Residential Sales Since 2010 (October 26, 2015)
• BC Home Sales Bounce Back in 2013 (October 26, 2015)
• February Home Sales Edge Lower (October 26, 2015)
• Low Mortgage Rates Key Driver in Spring Housing Market (October 26, 2015)
• New Guidebook Helps Local Governments Find Floodplain Map Funding Sources (October 26, 2015)
• Record Low Mortgage Rates Push Home Sales Higher (October 26, 2015)
• Strongest May for Home Sales Since 2007 (October 26, 2015)
• Home Sales Surge Higher in June (October 26, 2015)
• Home Buying Heats Up Over the Summer Months (October 26, 2015)
• No Vacation for Home Buyers in August (October 26, 2015)
• Home Sales Continue on Upward Trend in September (October 26, 2015)
• Year-to-Date Home Sales Eclipse 2013 Annual Total (October 26, 2015)
• Housing Market Ends Year in Balanced Conditions (October 26, 2015)
• Housing Market Update (October 2015) (October 26, 2015)
• Consumer Demand in 2014 Strongest in Five Years (October 26, 2015)
• Housing Demand Remained Elevated in February (October 26, 2015)
• BC Home Sales Post Strongest March in Eight Years (October 26, 2015)
• Hottest April for Home Sales in a Decade (October 26, 2015)
• BC Home Sales Continue at Brisk Pace (October 26, 2015)
• BC Home Sales Post Second Strongest June on Record (October 26, 2015)
• Elevated Home Sales Point to Strong Consumer Confidence (October 26, 2015)
• BC Home Sales to Reach 100,000 Units in 2015 (October 26, 2015)
• Economic Uncertainty Prompts Modest Decline in CLI (October 26, 2015)
• Vigorous Housing Demand Unabated in August (October 26, 2015)
• Strong Housing Demand Pulls Inventory to an Eight Year Low (October 26, 2015)
• 10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR STRATA PROPERTY BUYERS (October 25, 2015)
• ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER - 3 (October 25, 2015)
• ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BACKGROUNDER (October 25, 2015)
• 10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR STRATA PROPERTY BUYERS – 2 (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES WELCOME 2014 BC BUDGET SUPPORT FOR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS (October 25, 2015)
• APRIL 16 IS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DAY - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• APRIL 16 IS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DAY (October 25, 2015)
• ADVANCE CARE PLANNING - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (October 25, 2015)
• FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET - 3 (October 25, 2015)
• FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS TIPS FOR BUSY SPRING MARKET (October 25, 2015)
• HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLING AND MIGRATING SENIORS (October 25, 2015)
• HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLING AND MIGRATING SENIORS - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO CREATE A WILL IN 2015 - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO CREATE A WILL IN 2015 (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS -3 (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS -2 (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES’ BUST COMMON HOME BUYING MYTHS (October 25, 2015)
• MAKE A WILL WEEK -2 (October 25, 2015)
• MAKE A WILL WEEK (October 25, 2015)
• FIVE REASONS UNDER 50'S SHOULD HAVE A WILL 2 (October 25, 2015)
• FIVE REASONS UNDER 50'S SHOULD HAVE A WILL (October 25, 2015)
• UPDATE ON BC NOTARIES AND LAW SOCIETY JOINT TASK FORCE (October 25, 2015)
• THE NOTARY FOUNDATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNOUNCES TWO NEW DIRECTORS (October 25, 2015)
• PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES HOUSING TIPS FOR SENIORS - 2 (October 25, 2015)
• BC NOTARIES HOUSING TIPS FOR SENIORS (October 25, 2015)
• Making a will: not just for senior citizens (April 13, 2015)
• THE SCRIVENER (July 15, 2014)
• BC Notaries Look Forward to Working on Joint Task Force Recommendations; request Expanded Notary Role to Improve Public Access to Legal Services (July 15, 2014)
• THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES PUBLIC OF BC WELCOMES CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY OF THE NEW WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT (July 15, 2014)
• BC NOTARIES ENCOURAGE BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO TAKE CHARGE OF HEALTHCARE DECISIONS (July 15, 2014)
• BC Notaries Offer 10 Essential Tips for Strata Property Buyers (July 15, 2014)