The Hon. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and MLA Andrew Mercier, recently met with the ARA to discuss ICBC’s terms of service and skilled trades certification. On March 31, 2022, ARA President and CEO Adrian Scovell, and ARA executives Rick Hatswell and Ron Tremblay, attended a meeting with Minister Farnworth and […]
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By Peninsula Canada, the ARA’s preferred supplier Starting January 2022, all B.C. employees covered by the BC Employment Standards Act (ESA) are entitled to a minimum of five days of sick leave paid by their employer. British Columbia becomes the first province in Canada to legislate this level of paid leave for employees to stay home when sick
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Effective February 23, 2022, the purchase or lease of used zero-emission vehicles is exempt from provincial sales tax (PST). The exemption is in effect until February 22, 2027. The Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) applauds the announcement by the B.C. government to remove the PST on used zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The ARA’s Ken Hendricks and Adrian Scovell
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