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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2010

January Board Meeting January 28
March General meeting early March in Fraser Valley
Board meeting March 25
May General meeting in Vancouver
Board meeting May 20
June Security Canada West June 16
Golf Tournament June 17
Board meeting June 29
September        Board meeting morning of September 23 followed by mini-trade show in Kelowna
November Board meeting November 4
General meeting on Island late November


Important BC HST Information

Beginning July 1, 2010, British Columbia will no longer have the BC provincial sales tax (“PST”), and will instead be adopting the British Columbia harmonized sales tax (“BC HST”), which will parallel the GST at the provincial level. The BC HST rate will be 12%; 5% of the BC HST is the existing GST component and 7% will be the British Columbia provincial portion. To date, the federal and British Columbia governments have issued some publications dealing with the application of the new BC HST, but many details remain under discussion. In order help Canadian Security Association members obtain a better understanding of the BC HST, we have put together some explanations that address the following issues of concern:

  • GST/BC HST as it applies to revenue for services which are performed partly before and partly after July 1, 2010
  • GST/BC HST as it applies to sales of goods which are ordered before July 1, 2010 but delivered after July 1, 2010
  • GST/BC HST as it applies to the supply and installation of fixtures
  • GST/BC HST as it applies to ‘bundled’ sales consisting of products, together with services, sold as a package for a single price
  • Transitional rules relating to leased equipment
  • Self-assessment requirements under the BC HST rules
  • Restricted input tax credits for “large businesses”
  • Transitional rules with respect to BC PST

Download BC HST memo


REGULATION

CCTV & Access Control are regulated as of March 1, 2009.

On-line licensing is now available.

 

Following are the links to Security Programs & Police Technology Division:

Main page: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/

Forms and Guides: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/forms-guides/index.htm

Compliance and Enforcement: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/forms-guides/index.htm

Legislation and Policy (Includes Act): http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/forms-guides/index.htm

New Act Briefing: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/whatsnew/index.htm

 

The following is a list of Security Programs Division Enforcement and Compliance Officers:

Vancouver Island 

Stephen Hitchcock - 250-356-6443

Lower Mainland & Surrey

Olev Rannaoja - 604-572-8423

Iain McLellan - 604-572-8437

Arliss Trenholm - 604-572-8623

Shannan Johnston - 604-572-8469

Interior

Brad Berrow - 250-861-7553

Jeff Hum - 250-861-7553

Deputy Registrar

Bill Carver - 250-356-1509

 

New information is available regarding the use of restraints by security guards.  For information on training, please visit the web site at http://www.jibc.ca/police/programs/security_training/index.htm.