What is an annotation?
Traditionally, an annotated law will include information about the application and intent behind the sections in a law. While many of the QS Community and Expert annotations will include these types of annotations, we have broadened the definition to also include references to:
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By broadening the definition of an annotation, we can deliver a more dynamic, flexible and relevant research tool that will evolve over time and as laws change.
Types of Annotations
Quickscribe 2.0 offers you the ability to make and save annotations as Private (only readable by you) or Organizational (accessible to only those in your organization); both are encrypted. Annotations can also be posted to the Quickscribe Community. These are moderated and some restrictions apply. Quickscribe's Expert Annotators will contribute annotations for the benefit of all users.
In summary, an annotation is any note that offers additional substantive value for our users.
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This section causes municipalities that are owed property taxes to become secured creditors through statute rather than through registration of a charge. A similar provision under subsection 259(2) of the Community Charter applies to certain “special” fees. T...
Michael Moll, Civic Legal LLP on COMMUNITY CHARTER
Neither the Wildfire Act or the Wildfire Regulation limit or otherwise qualify the term “fire” by use of terms “burning fire” or “embers”, and there is nothing to suggest that the use of “fire” in the legislation refers only to a...
Jeff Waatainen, DLA Piper LLP on WILDFIRE REGULATION 38/2005
The Court of Appeal's consideration of similar legislation applicable to the City of Vancouver in Aura Ventures Corp. v. Vancouver (City), 2023 BCCA 209 supports the conclusion that property acquired by a municipality through a local service tax is not impressed with a trust t...
Michael Moll, Civic Legal LLP on COMMUNITY CHARTER
The "servicing officer" authorities in ss. 513.2 and 513.3 were added to the Local Government Act soon after unrelated amendments (dealing with minimum allowable densities and amenity cost charges) that are expected to have the effect of reducing reliance on legislative discre...
Bill Buholzer, Young Anderson on LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
Local government determinations as to such matters as whether excess or extended services benefit particular parcels of land and the quantum of owner's expenditures in providing the services have the potential to significantly affect potential latecomers as well as the owner w...
Bill Buholzer, Young Anderson on LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
Neither the Wildfire Act or the Wildfire Regulation limit or otherwise qualify the term “fire” by use of terms “burning fire” or “embers”, and there is nothing to suggest that the use of “fire” in the legislat...
Jeff Waatainen, DLA Piper LLP on WILDFIRE REGULATION 38/2005
A complainant must prove the respondents paid her less than one or more male employees for similar or substantially similar work. The work does not need to be identical, but the “core duties” of the work should be similar, accounting for the workers’ respecti...
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Katherine Hardie, Human Rights Tribunal on HUMAN RIGHTS CODE
There is no express authority under s.85(3) for an approving officer to require a restrictive covenant to demonstrate that a certain public interest will be met after the subdivision is approved. However, the practice of approving officers to require such covenants has been en...
Don Lidstone, Lidstone & Company Law Corporation LLP on LAND TITLE ACT
PIPA does not contain a definition of "prosecution" but FIPPA does. At least one OIPC decision held that the definition of prosecution in FIPPA at s. 3(1)(h) apply equally to this subsection of PIPA (at para. 33 of 2020 BCIPC 21):
I find that the definition of “...
Rachel Roy, ALLEVATO QUAIL & ROY on PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT
Gisborne v. Qathet (Regional District), 2022 BCSC 155. This decision considers section 101(2)(d) of the Community Charter. This subsection prohibits a council member who has a conflict of interest with respect to a matter, from attempting in any way, to influen...
Ryan Bortolin, Stewart McDannold Stuart on COMMUNITY CHARTER
Family status includes substantial family caregiving duties or obligations. In the employment context, a complainant must prove that a term or condition of employment has an adverse impact connected to their family status. A serious interference with their caregiving duty or o...
Katherine Hardie, Human Rights Tribunal on HUMAN RIGHTS CODE
Section 30 of the Residential Tenancy Act states that landlords must not unreasonably restrict access to residential property by local, provincial, and federal candidates and their authorized representatives to canvass electors and distribute election material. The RTA does no...
Rachel Roy, ALLEVATO QUAIL & ROY on ELECTION ACT
Standard of review for zoning bylaws: Reasonableness, as set out in Canada v. Vavilov 2019 SCC 65. Applied in 1120732 BC Ltd. v. Whistler (Resort Municipality) 2020 BCCA 101, dismissing appeal from decision in 2019 BCSC 752. A zoning amendment bylaw required strata units in a...
Don Lidstone, Lidstone & Company Law Corporation LLP on LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
