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A listed source does not apply to every contractor, trade, municipality, agreement or project.
Public searchable directory of BC-registered organizations (name, business number, BC Registries ID) backed by verifiable credentials, with an open API. Derived public data — official filings and certificates require a BC Registries record search. Registration is identity evidence only, never licensing, insurance, qualification, or project compliance.
Open Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Citizens' Services source ↗Primary statute (SBC 2004, c. 2), current to October 13, 2026. Part 4 was restructured on August 1, 2026: contract requirements for direct sales, future performance, and distance contracts (Division 1.1), and a ban on direct sales of certain home goods and services, among them furnaces, duct cleaning, air conditioners, water heaters, water treatment, and a window or energy audit (s. 20.1). Contract classification, prohibitions, cancellation rights, and remedies are fact-specific and require qualified BC review — the product never applies them.
Open King's Printer, Province of British Columbia source ↗Official search of all TSBC-licensed contractors with licence type and scope-of-work wording; 2025 search improvements allow lookup without exact business name or licence number. Distinguish contractor licences from individual certifications (separate Find a Certified Individual tool).
Open Technical Safety BC source ↗Primary statute, current to October 13, 2026. The Construction Prompt Payment Act (SBC 2025, c. 24) will amend it, including its holdback rules, when it comes into force; those changes are not in force. Customer-facing interpretation and prompts require BC counsel review and a current consolidation check.
Open King's Printer, Province of British Columbia source ↗Explains the licensed-contractor registry, licence types, and scope of work, and links the contractor and certified-individual searches.
Open Technical Safety BC source ↗BC Housing's public registry of licensed residential builders, including building envelope renovators: search by licence number, company name, or responsible person, with each builder's current status (builders not in good standing are shown). Applicability depends on project type; do not treat ordinary renovation absence as adverse.
Open BC Housing source ↗Limits
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