Yesterday, the British Columbia Law Institute issued its report recommending the passage of a franchise specific statute for British Columbia. See the full report at http://www.bcli.org/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2014/03/Franchise_Act_
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Much of what is being recommended follows the lead of the other 5 provinces with similar legislation. If anything, if the report's recommendations are followed, the new statute would attempt to correct some of the anomalies and ambiguities in those other statutes. We will keep you advised about the developments, as this process unfolds."

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