In 1971, the British Columbia Law Reform Commission released a lengthy study into the existing law of expropriation in British Columbia. The report contained numerous recommendations for law reform. Many of the recommendations were incorporated into the Expropriation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 125 which came into force on December 24, 1987.

Although dated by now, the study continues to provide useful insight into the policies which underlie the legislation. It has been frequently cited in numerous expropriation decisions released since 1987.

The British Columbia Law Reform Commission no longer exists, its funding having been terminated by the provincial government in 1997. However a new privately funded non-profit organization, the British Columbia Law Institute, was created to take up a similar role. It acquired the entire collection of Law Reform Commission publications, many of which are available from the B.C.L.I. The B.C.L.I.'s website is located at www.bcli.org.

The report is provided in several formats all of which can be accessed from a summary page on the B.C.L.I. website. Click on the link below to access the website. Please note that the report is 275 pages in length.