Annual Report 2024- 2025
The 99 Annual Report of the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia is now available. Click here to down load a copy
Application for Enrolment – Ian John Barraclough
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of BC with regards to the application for enrolment of the above noted candidate. Pursuant to section 5 of the Notaries Act, be advised that the Court will hear the petition on August 27, 2025 and that a person may oppose the application at the hearing
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Executive Director Search – Ongoing
The Board of Directors of the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia is inviting applications from interested parties to become the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Society. Applications accepted until a commitment to an applicant has been made. The Board has engaged the services of PFM Executive Search Interested in learning
SNPBC offers reward in the death of Stephen Chong
Colleagues renew reward in 2019 Richmond homicide Richmond, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team 2025-05-29 11:00 PDT File # 2019-1567 Background: On October 18, 2019 at around 5:30 p.m., 58-year-old Stephen Chong was found dead inside his business in the 8200-block of Granville Avenue in Richmond, B.C. After an assessment of the scene by the Richmond RCMP,
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Public Notice of Hearing – Application for Enrolment 2025
[Edit – May 12- 2025] Please note, the date of the hearing has been changed from May 22, 2025 to June 13, 2025 as a result of a Court scheduling issue. On April 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of BC accepted in the Vancouver Registry, the matter of an application for enrolment pursuant to the
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Legal Professions Act transition website now live
In May of 2024, the BC Government passed Bill 21 and enacted the transitional sections of the Legal Professions Act. The transitional board, Indigenous council, and advisory committee have been working toward amalgamation. As part of the commitment to openness and transparency, a website has been created to post documents and share updates and news.
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SNPBC 2024 Annual Report
The Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2024 has been published and is available at the link below. Click here to access the full report : 98th Annual Report 2024
Public Notice of Hearing of Petition – 2024 Notary Candidate Admissions
Notice of the Petition to the Court for Cohort 15 The date of the hearing is August 26, 2024 Click here for the full reading of the petition :Published Notice of Petition – July 25 2024 (2)
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BCSC denies application for injunction against Legal Professions Act (2024)
Justice Gropper of the BC Supreme Court has issued her reasons and decision in the Law Society of British Columbia v. British Columbia. The link below is to the full judgement. 2024 BCSC 1292 Law Society of British Columbia v. British Columbia (bccourts.ca) The Court has denied the application for an injunction meaning that the
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Notice of applications for enrolment
The Notaries Act, in section 5, requires the publication of the names of persons seeking to make application for enrolment as members of The Notaries Society of British Columbia. The Notice of Application, dated May 13, 2024 is posted here . The Notice is to be files in the registry of the Supreme Court of