What's Changing?

Compliance and Enforcement fees are separate and distinct from enforcement actions, such as monetary penalties or other sanctions that may be applied at the end of an investigation or regulatory audit.

The proposed changes include a combination of administrative updates—such as renaming fees and consolidating similar fees—and new or revised fees that better reflect the work done by Technical Safety BC staff to support enforcement activities.

These fees only apply to non-compliant individuals or businesses. Licence holders, certificate holders, equipment owners, and facility owners or managers who are compliant according to the Safety Standards Act will not be subjected to these fees.

Non-compliant activity may include but is not limited to: duty holders and licensed contractors not having a valid licence or certificate before performing regulated work, appropriate permits not being obtained before regulated work is performed, all invoices not paid by the due date, and advertisements do not comply with Technical Safety BC’s Advertising Guidelines.

We are also proposing a cost recovery fee for Amusement Device Operating Permit re-inspections that are consistent with other technologies.