ARTICLE · 08 FEBRUARY 2008

Doing Business In Canada: British Columbia

Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP

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British Columbia has a common law legal system and is regulated by: Provincial statutes that apply exclusively within the province and Federal statutes that apply across Canada.

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Trevor Scott

Malcolm MacPherson

LEGAL SYSTEM

1. What is the legal system (civil law, common law or a mixture of both)?

British Columbia has a common law legal system and is regulated by:

Provincial statutes that apply exclusively within the province.
Federal statutes that apply across Canada.

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

2. Are there any restrictions on foreign investment (including authorisations required by central or local government)?

British Columbia does not impose any general stand-alone restrictions on foreign investment. General issues of foreign investment are governed by the federal Investment Canada Act 1985.

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