- Homeowner Protection Office - http://www.hpo.bc.ca
Responsible for providing no-interest loans to owners of "leaky condos"; licensing and registering of residential builders in BC; administering the mandatory home warranty insurance regulations and researching building envelope technology.
- Government of British Columbia - http://www.gov.bc.ca/
Official portal to provincial public services in British Columbia. News, links directory, budget, and community resources provided.
- Workers' Compensation Board of BC - http://www.worksafebc.com
Promotes workplace health and safety. Includes health library, worker centre, employer centre, and provider centre.
- Provincial Emergency Program Home Page - http://www.pep.bc.ca/
British Columbia's emergency management agency, a part of the Ministry of Attorney General. Emergency contact info, earthquake and flood preparedness. Updates on any current emergencies.
- BC Buildings Corporation - http://www.bcbc.bc.ca
Provides accommodation and real estate services to the British Columbia government and public sector.
- Ombudsman British Columbia - http://www.ombudsman.bc.ca/
Receives complaints about the practices of public bodies of British Columbia, Canada, and may investigate whether the public body is being fair to the people it serves.
- Real Property Taxation Branch - http://www.rev.gov.bc.ca/rpt/
Administers rural property taxation in British Columbia. Site provides information about how property taxes affect you or your business.
- British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency - http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/
Provides vital statistics-related products and services. Includes description of services and a large number of reports and documents on subjects such as names, births, adoption, marriages, and health status.
- Residential Tenancy Office - http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/rto/
Administers the Residential Tenancy Act throughout the province of British Columbia. Provides information to landlords and tenants about their rights, responsibilities and options under the Act and designates arbitrators to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants.
- BC Geographical Names - http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/bcnames/
Government site lists geographical naming principles and policy, how to propose a geographical name, access to the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS), links to BC-history/related sites, and to toponymy sites.
- BC Assessment - http://www.bcassessment.bc.ca/
Provides current actual value property assessments, real estate data, and mass appraisal systems and management.
- BC Pension Corporation - http://pensionsbc.ca
Public sector pension plans administered by the BC Pension Corporation. Includes college, municipal, public service, teacher, and retired plan services.
- Partnerships British Columbia - http://www.partnershipsbc.ca
Government owned company responsible for bringing together ministries, agencies and the private sector to develop projects through public-private partnerships. Includes current projects, business opportunities, publications, news, and link directory.
- Union of British Columbia Municipalities - http://www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/
Organization representing the interests of local governments in British Columbia. Online library, services, surveys, resolutions, policy, and convention details presented.
- British Columbia Emergency Social Services - http://www.mhr.gov.bc.ca/ess/
Provides short-term assistance to British Columbians who are forced to leave their homes because of fire, flood, earthquake or other emergencies. Brochures, publications, and local contacts presented.
- Address Change Service - https://www.addresschange.gov.bc.ca/
One form register's change of address for BC Driver's Licens, Medical Plan Coverage and Voter Registration.
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