Guides for BC building owners and landlords
Plain-language, sourced guides on selling, valuing, leasing, tenant defaults, repurposing, land use and due diligence for cannabis and commercial buildings in British Columbia.
Selling and value
How do you sell a cannabis facility that has a Health Canada licence?
Selling a BC cannabis facility with a Health Canada licence: asset vs share sales, security clearances, notices, inventory at closing and buyer conditions.
What is a cannabis grow facility worth?
How cannabis grow facilities are valued in Canada: income, comparison and cost approaches, functional obsolescence, and recent sale prices vs build cost.
How do you sell a commercial building in BC?
How to sell a commercial building in BC: steps, documents, commercial contracts, seller disclosure, site disclosure statements and due diligence timelines.
What taxes apply when you sell commercial property in BC?
Overview of GST, BC property transfer tax, capital gains, recapture and farm property issues when selling commercial property in BC. Not tax advice.
How do buyers finance a cannabis facility?
How buyers finance cannabis facilities in Canada: banks, FCC, private lenders, vendor take-backs and sale-leasebacks, and what it means for sellers.
Landlords and tenants
What should a BC landlord know before leasing to a cannabis tenant?
BC landlord guide to leasing a building to a licensed cannabis tenant: owner consent, licence clauses, security, odour, power, fixtures and exit terms.
What can a BC landlord do when a cannabis tenant defaults or goes insolvent?
When a BC cannabis tenant stops paying or goes insolvent: Commercial Tenancy Act remedies, distress, BIA and CCAA stays, lease disclaimers and real cases.
How does a BC landlord get a building back after a cannabis tenant leaves?
When a cannabis tenant leaves a BC building: Health Canada cessation notice, destruction, fixtures vs chattels, mould, systems and a landlord checklist.
How do you keep a vacant cannabis or commercial building insured in BC?
Insuring a vacant or part-empty cannabis or commercial building in BC: vacancy clauses, notice duties, cannabis insurance, lender needs and assessment.
Land use and repurposing
Can a former cannabis facility be repurposed?
What former cannabis facilities in Canada are becoming, what infrastructure carries over, and the BC zoning, ALR and food licensing steps for a new use.
Cannabis on ALR land: land-use rules and farm tax class in BC
How BC's Agricultural Land Reserve rules treat cannabis, when local governments can prohibit it, and why cannabis doesn't qualify for BC farm tax class.
How does zoning control cannabis properties in BC?
How BC municipalities and regional districts control cannabis production, processing and retail: zoning, rezoning, TUPs, permits and local recommendations.
Micro-cultivation and nursery sites: what the 2025 rules mean for buildings
Health Canada's 2025 micro-cultivation, nursery and micro-processing limits, which buildings suit them, multi-tenant sites, and BC farm-gate sales.
Buying and due diligence
Environmental and building due diligence for BC facilities
Environmental and building due diligence for BC cannabis and commercial facilities: site disclosure, ESAs, wastewater, water licences, permits, fire code.
Buying a facility
Licence-first search, due diligence checklist and buyer brief.
Facility types
Indoor, greenhouse, outdoor, processing and micro sites compared.
Guides are general information, not legal, tax or licensing advice. Each one lists its sources.
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