News
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR CHAPTER
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
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.