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 […]
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 to modernize the regulation of Notaries Public and Lawyers and to provide for the licensing of regulated paralegals. Whereas the proposed bill will result in the amalgamation of the Society
The Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2023 has been published and is available from the link below. SNPBC-Annual Report 2023
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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 that are in place. February 2023 Real estate transactions and BC’s land title system are safe and secure. Fraud is rare. While occurrences of land title fraud are infrequent, the
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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, scheduled to come into force on April 1, 2023 The Rules dated August 2020 remain in effect for all matters excepting those not highlighted in grey that amend, replace, or
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 to Legal Professions Regulatory Modernization and the Intentions Paper
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The Annual Report has been published and is available from the link below. SNPBC 2022 Annual Report (Compressed) Audited financial statements are available here
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 will no longer authenticate documents intended for international purposes. Please refer to your Notary Public for next steps in the process.
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 has been developed based on guidance from Worksafe BC and the Human Rights Commission. The policy is attached Vaccination Policy -Staff and Visitor to the SNPBC Office