2023 R09 – Review of the Homeowner Protection Act

Whereas the Homeowner Protection Act requires that testing requirements be met as part of the application process for building contractors to obtain continuing education units annually to maintain their license, and communities are seeing a reduction in capacity to provide for housing development in rural and remote communities;

And whereas many rural BC communities provide construction oversight through building inspection services to ensure that Owner Builders and Building Contractors are meeting the minimum BC Building Code Part 9 requirements:

Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the Province of British Columbia to review the residential Homeowner Protection Act regulation to ensure that there are no barriers to stimulating housing development in rural communities.