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last updated: May 2, 2020
BC Government introduces Bill 21 – a Bill to modernize the regulation of legal professionals in BC
Today, in the legislature, the Honourable Niki Sharma Attorney General rose in the House to move first reading of Bill 21. The Bill is designed
SNPBC 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2023 has been published and is available from the link below. SNPBC-Annual Report 2023
A major donation from the Notary Foundation of British Columbia to the Applied Legal Studies program at Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) School of Criminology
Read Here : MA-ALS $3.5M Gift Press Release
Mortgage Fraud & Land Title Fraud information bulletin
Mortgage and land title fraud are in the news. Here is some information from BC to help the public understand the risk and the protections
SNPBC Rules- approved Dec 2022
Every Rule in this version that is highlighted in grey is NOT in force. The Rules not in force are, subject to review and change,
SNPBC Response to Legal Professions Regulatory Modernization and the Intentions Paper
SNPBC Response to Legal Professions Regulatory Modernization and Intension Papers is now available. To read the whole response, click the attached link. Link: SNPBC Response
SNPBC 2022 Annual Report
The Annual Report has been published and is available from the link below. SNPBC 2022 Annual Report (Compressed) Audited financial statements are available here
Apostille Convention and Authentications in BC
The BC Government will be assuming the function of authenticating documents for international use. Beginning April 1, 2022, The Society of Notaries Public of BC
SNPBC Vaccination policy
The SNPBC has implemented a communicable disease policy. The purpose of the policy to reduce the chance of staff contracting a communicable disease. The policy