Resources

Documents and Links

BC Registry Services
Email:
BCRegistries@gov.bc.ca
Mailing Address:  PO Box 9431 Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria, BC, V8W 9V3
Physical Address for Couriers: 2nd Floor, 940 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 3E6
Phone within BC: Toll-Free 1-877-526-1526
Website: www.bcregistryservices.gov.bc.ca

  • Click the website page to get the home page for general information and links to BC Registry Services or Click the links below for specific forms, the Society Act, or the Guide to the Transitional Process.
  • Societies (Click the link to find the items listed below it ). Please note all filings or changes are made on Society online. Therefore you will need a BCeId account number to gain access to the Society online service.
    1. Name Approval Request (Click link Name Your Society or Non-share corporation listed on the left side banner of the webpage) – Filing Name Request cost $30.00
    2. Incorporation of a Society – Registering cost $130.00
    3. File an annual report – Filing cost $40.00
    4. Change of Directors (after annual report) – Filing cost $15.00
    5. Change a society’s address – Filing cost $15.00
    6. Change bylaws – Filing cost $50.00
    7. Change the Constitution (name or purposes) – Filing cost $50.00
    8. Amalgamated Societies – Filing cost $130.00
    9. Dissolve a society – Filing cost $15.00
    10. Restore a society – Filing cost $130.00
    11. Reinstatement of a society – Filing cost $100.00
    12. Extra-Provincial Society or Non-share Corporation (Click link Extra-Provincial Non-share corporation listed on the left side banner of the webpage)
  • Societies Act (Click the link to see it. The Act is Current)
  • Preparing for BC’s New Societies Act:: A Guide to the Transition Process – http://www.bcregistryservices.gov.bc.ca/bcreg/societiesact/index.page
  • Community Gaming Grants Branch
  • Emails for Community Gaming Grants Inquires or to submit documentation related to a grant application: CommunityGamingGrants@gov.bc.ca
  • Phone within BC: Toll-Free 1-800-663-7867 and transfer to 250-356-1081
  • Physical Address for Couriers: Community Gaming Grants Branch, 3rd Floor, 800 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC. V8W 1N3
  • Mailing Address: Community Gaming Grants Branch, PO Box 9892, Stn. Prov. Gov’t., Victoria, BC. V8W 9T6
  • Website: http://www.gaming.gov.bc.ca/ 
  • Gaming Event License
  • Emails for Gambling Event Licenses or to submit documentation related to a license application: Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca
  • Phone within BC: Toll-Free 1-800-663-7867 and transfer to 250-387-5311
  • Fax number: 250-356-8149
  • Physical Address for Couriers: Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, 3rd Floor, 910 Government Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1X3
  • Mailing Address: Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, PO Box 9310, Stn. Prov. Gov’t., Victoria, BC. V8W 9N1
    Website: www.gaming.gov.bc.ca

      • Community Gaming Grants (Click the link to find the items listed below)
        1. Overview
        2. How to Apply
        3. Additional Resources
      • Forms and Guidelines – Grants (Click the link to find the items listed below)
        1. Online Application Resources
        2. Application Forms
        3. Reporting Forms and Information
        4. Approval / Special Request Forms
        5. Guideline and Conditions for a Community Gaming Grant
        6. Informational Documents
      • Licenses (Click the link to find the items listed below)
        1. First Application for a Gaming Event License?
        2. Determining the Correct Type of License for your Gaming Event
        3. Minors in Liquor Primary Establishments
        4. License Applications, Guidelines and Standard Procedures for (Classes A,B, and D)
        5. Licenses Application, Guidelines and Standard Procedures for (Class C)
        6. Forms
      • Forms and Guidelines – Licenses (Click the link to find items listed below)
        1. Online Applications Resources
        2. Application Forms
        3. Reporting Forms and Information
        4. Approval / Special Request Forms
        5. Guidelines and Conditions
        6. Standard Procedures for Gaming Events
        7. Informational Documents
      • Application Status Reports (Click link to find items listed below)
        1. Community Gaming Grants
        2. Independent Bingo
        3. Ticket Raffle
        4. Limited Casino
        5. Social Occasion Casino
        6. Wheel of Fortune
      • Audit and Compliance (Click link to find items listed below)
        1. Overview
        2. What is an audit
        3. What type of organizations are audited
        4. Audit information for charitable and commercial organizations
        5. Reports and publications