BC Foreign Buyer Additional PTT — Specified Areas
Also known as: Specified areas · Additional PTT regions
The 5 BC regional districts where the 20% Foreign Buyer Additional Property Transfer Tax applies: Metro Vancouver, Capital, Fraser Valley, Nanaimo, and Central Okanagan.
The BC Foreign Buyer Additional PTT (20% on top of the general PTT) applies in 5 specified regional districts: (1) Metro Vancouver Regional District (covering Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, North/West Vancouver, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, etc.); (2) Capital Regional District (Greater Victoria, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, etc.); (3) Fraser Valley Regional District (Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Hope, etc.); (4) Regional District of Nanaimo; (5) Regional District of Central Okanagan (Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, etc.).
The list expanded geographically Feb 21, 2018 from Metro Vancouver only to the current 5 regions. Buyers in BC regions OUTSIDE these 5 do NOT pay the additional PTT — but the federal Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act may still apply, since most BC urban areas sit in CMA territory. Always confirm BOTH the federal eligibility AND the BC additional PTT status with a real estate lawyer before any offer.
Related terms
- BC Foreign Buyer Additional PTT — A 20% additional Property Transfer Tax payable by foreign nationals, foreign corporations, and taxable trustees buying residential property in five specified BC regional districts.
- Federal Foreign Buyer Ban — Federal legislation prohibiting most non-Canadians from purchasing residential property in Census Metropolitan Areas, in force through January 1, 2027.
- Property Transfer Tax — A provincial tax payable to the Province of British Columbia on the registered fair market value of any residential property title transfer, calculated using marginal-rate brackets.
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author = {Job, Bronson},
title = {{BC specified areas for Foreign Buyer Additional PTT}},
howpublished = {BC Real Estate Codex},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.bronsonjob.com/codex#bc.foreign_buyer_specified_areas},
urldate = {2026-05-08},
note = {Fact ID: bc.foreign_buyer_specified_areas, version 1.}
}Job, B. (2026). BC specified areas for Foreign Buyer Additional PTT. *BC Real Estate Codex*. Retrieved 2026-05-08, from https://www.bronsonjob.com/codex#bc.foreign_buyer_specified_areas
BC specified areas for Foreign Buyer Additional PTT — Bronson Job, BC Real Estate Codex (2026-05-08). https://www.bronsonjob.com/codex#bc.foreign_buyer_specified_areas
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