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B.C. signs health care deal with federal government, also gets money for opioid crisis

B.C. signs health care deal with federal government, also gets money for opioid crisis

British Columbia is signing on to the health care deal with the federal government with an agreement that will provide more than $1 billion for home care and mental health. The province will also get an additional $10 million in emergency management funds to help deal with B.C.’s opioid crisis. More than 900 people died last year of [...]

February 18, 2017 Saheli Health Comments Off on B.C. signs health care deal with federal government, also gets money for opioid crisis

Foreigners to pay new B.C. property transfer tax: The impact of Bill 28 on foreign buyers of real estate

Foreigners to pay new B.C. property transfer tax: The impact of Bill 28 on foreign buyers of real estate

During the past several years, public concern has increased in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (the “GVRD”) over the steep rise in home prices. For many residents of the GVRD, owning a home has become beyond their reach. The affordability and availability of rental units is also becoming increasingly problematic in the GVRD. The situation [...]

July 29, 2016 Saheli Real Estate Comments Off on Foreigners to pay new B.C. property transfer tax: The impact of Bill 28 on foreign buyers of real estate

CRA leak about crackdown on B.C. real estate tax cheats heats debate

CRA leak about crackdown on B.C. real estate tax cheats heats debate

A federal crackdown on tax cheats in Vancouver’s sizzling housing market — which is acting like a flame to speculators, real estate predators and foreign cash flow — has critics calling on B.C. to demand Ottawa do more to help combat the “out-of-control” real estate market. “It’s not clearcut to say that everybody involved in this is breaking [...]

July 25, 2016 Saheli Real Estate Comments Off on CRA leak about crackdown on B.C. real estate tax cheats heats debate