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ELECTRICAL PLANNING REPORTS (EPR)

To plan for increased electrical demand strata corporations with five or more strata lots, are required to obtain an electrical planning report. Strata corporations with five or more strata lots are required to obtain an electrical planning report by the following dates:

By December 31, 2026, for strata corporations located in:

  • the Metro Vancouver Regional District (excluding islands which are only accessible by air or boat such as Bowen Island),
    the Fraser Valley Regional District and
  • the Capital Regional District, CRD (excluding islands which are only accessible by air or boat such as the Southern Gulf Islands)
    By December 31, 2028, for strata corporations located in other areas of British Columbia (including the Southern Gulf Islands and Bowen Island).
  • New strata corporations will have five years from the deposit of the strata plan to obtain an electrical planning report.

The below noted guide “Guidance for the Preparation of Electrical Planning Reports for Strata Corporations in British Columbia” is designed to assist strata councils and strata owners.

Plus, below are a few more helpful resources:

DEPRECIATION REPORTS

Strata corporation’s in BC as required to prepare a depreciation report in accordance with the SPA. Effective July 1, 2024, all strata corporations with five or more lots must obtain a depreciation report on a five-year cycle. Strata corporations may no longer hold an annual ¾ vote to defer getting a depreciation report.

Strata corporations without depreciation reports, or depreciation reports received prior to December 31, 2020, will have time to obtain depreciation reports:

  • until July 1, 2026, if located in Metro Vancouver (other than an island within Metro Vancouver only accessible by boat or air such as Bowen Island), the Fraser Valley, or the Capital Regional District (other than an island within the CRD only accessible by boat or air such as the Southern Gulf Islands). FYI, Metro Vancouver is defined by the following municipalities: Governance Structure | Metro Vancouver
  • until July 1, 2027, if located in other areas of British Columbia including the Southern Gulf Islands and Bowen Island

Effective July 1, 2025, strata corporations must obtain depreciation reports from one of six designated professions: engineers, architects, applied science technologists, accredited appraisers, certified reserve planners, and quantity surveyors.

Here are some helpful CHOA guides to use as you prepare for your depreciation report:

HEAT PUMPS

Please find below several resources to assist your strata with the installation of heat pumps:

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