British ColumbiaBC-M232Second Reading
BC-M232: Bill M 232: Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act
Sponsor: Brennan DayIntroduced February 25, 2026Last checked August 28, 2026
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What this bill does
This British Columbia bill requires health authorities to submit monthly reports to the minister on long term care waitlists, hospice bed availability, and home support access, and requires the minister to publish these reports publicly and develop a plan to improve timely access to long term care.
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Business impact
Compliance
This bill primarily affects BC's regional health authorities and long term care facilities, including community care facilities licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act and continuing care facilities. Operators of long term care homes, hospice facilities, and home support service providers in British Columbia will need to track and report detailed data on waitlists, patient admissions, transfer lists, hospice bed occupancy, and home support access on a monthly basis. Smaller residential care operators may find the data collection and reporting requirements more burdensome relative to their administrative capacity. While the bill does not directly regulate private care facility operations, it creates transparency obligations that could influence public scrutiny and government planning decisions affecting facility funding and capacity.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingFebruary 25, 2026
Second ReadingMarch 9, 2026
Next: Committee review
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