The Province of BC has introduced the Speculation and Vacancy Tax. (Not to be confused with the Empty Home Tax (EHT) for the City of Vancouver (only). These are two separate taxes to be treated as such.) Speculation and Vacancy Tax Notices have just started to arrive to the addresses o...
NDP leader John Horgan and B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson staged campaign events to illustrate their housing and homelessness plans Friday, with Wilkinson confirming he would replace the NDP’s speculation and vacancy tax if he forms a government after Oct. 24. Wilkinson travelled to ...
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B.C.’s average rental vacancy rate increased by seven per cent in 2019, the ministry reported Jan. 11. By the second half of 2020, the top three most expensive rents in Canada, behind Vancouver and Toronto, were Burnaby, Victoria and Kelowna. The speculation tax applies to secondary homes...
READ MORE:Seniors with unrentable homes in Belcarra, B.C., face huge speculation tax bills Those who are not exempt have until July 2 to pay their assessed amount. The property tax applies to Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, and the municipalities of Nanaimo, Lantzville, Abbotsford, Chilliwac...