Clark Wilson Recognized as One of Canada’s Best Law Firms in 2024 by The Globe and Mail
Clark Wilson has been recognized again on The Globe and Mail’s annual list of Canada’s best law firms. Our firm was recommended in the area ... Continued
Proposed Legislation to Provide Builders with Transparency and Cost Certainty Upfront
By Sarah Jones On November 7, 2023, the Government of British Columbia proposed legislation aimed at providing builders and municipalities with a better understanding of ... Continued
Proposed Changes to Eliminate Zoning Barriers and Increase Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing
By Sarah Jones On November 1, 2023, the Government of British Columbia proposed legislation that will amend zoning rules to reduce red tape and to ... Continued
Clark Wilson Welcomes New Associate Abigail Choi
We’d like to warmly welcome the newest member of our Commercial Real Estate Law and Strata Property groups, Abigail Choi. Abigail’s commercial real estate practice ... Continued
Real Estate Litigation: A Primer on Buyer’s Remedies When the Seller Defaults on a Real Estate Contract
By Anna Sekunova A real estate transaction can collapse for many reasons – for example, a default by a buyer or a seller, or an ... Continued
Empty Homes Tax: New Unsold Inventory Exemption
By Bhagwant Dhaliwal and Abigail Choi On May 11, 2023, Vancouver City Council created a new exemption under the Empty Homes Tax (“EHT”) for unsold ... Continued
Clark Wilson is the Most-Named Firm on BiV’s Biggest Real Estate Deals List for the 17th Consecutive Year
We’re delighted to maintain our status as the most-named law firm on Business in Vancouver’s annual Biggest Real Estate Deals list. Each year Business in Vancouver ... Continued
Federal Government Eases Restrictions on Purchase of Residential Property by non-Canadians
By Sarah Jones and Manveer Sall On March 27, 2023, the Ministry of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion announced a number of amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Prohibition ... Continued
BCFSA Amends Policy Statements 5 and 6 – Developers May Market Projects After Third Reading
The BC Financial Services Authority (“BCFSA”) has issued a notice to its stakeholders, including developers, advising that the Superintendent of Real Estate’s Policy Statements 5 ... Continued
Rent is on the Rise: How to Increase Your Rental Income
by Karen Ngan and Alex Bogdan The average rent for an apartment in Greater Vancouver is on the rise, and if you are a developer ... Continued
Federal Government reveals regulations to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
By Chris Sharpe and Manveer Sall On December 21, 2022, the Federal Government released the much-anticipated regulations that will accompany the Prohibition on the Purchase ... Continued
Clark Wilson Recognized As One of Canada’s Best Law Firms in 2023 By The Globe & Mail
Clark Wilson has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2023 by The Globe and Mail and independent market research provider Statista. For a second consecutive ... Continued