BC Registries modernization initiative
Last updated on May 15, 2025
The following are now available in the new BC Registry application:
- Search for benefit companies, cooperative associations, sole proprietorships, and general partnerships registered in B.C.
- Purchase and download copies of business documents for those businesses.
- Search for people of general partnerships and sole proprietorships.
Business Registry application:
- Request a business or organization name
- Start and maintain a benefit company, cooperative association, sole proprietorship and general partnership
- Make applications or file any other court documents in any B.C. court registry
- Browse daily court listings across the province
- Search court file information
- Search for manufactured home registrations
- Search for personal property liens on manufactured homes
- Qualified Suppliers can submit initial registrations, ownership transfers or register a change in location through transport of a manufactured home
Personal Property Registry application:
- Complete a search for personal property liens
- Register, amend, renew or discharge a registration
Rural Property Tax Search application:
- Search property tax records for rural properties or leased crown land
Site Registry application:
- Retains provincial government information on the environmental condition of land
- A helpful resource for anyone interested in purchasing or developing a property
- Search to identify properties with environmental records submitted under Part 4 of B.C.'s Environmental Management Act
Wills Registry application:
- File a wills notice
- Search for an existing wills notice
Stay up to date with changes:
Resources
- "How-to" guides and YouTube videos
- Create and manage a BC Registry application account
- BC OnLine Users: Information for BC OnLine users moving to the BC Registry application
Sign up for an Information Session to learn how to login and create an account
More information on all BC Registry services
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What's next
In 2025, these services will move to the BC Registry application:
- Incorporating and maintaining BC Corporations will now move to the new Business Registry in phases.
- Searching for B.C. companies will be made available in the Business and Person Search at a later time.
- Visit bcreg.ca/updates for more information.
Coming later:
- BC Assessment Reports
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