Farris Partner, Jamie Matthews and Articling Student, Vanessa Locke recently contributed to SenbridGe Sees 2025 with an article outlining recent developments to British Columbia’s property transfer tax regime and their potential impact on the seniors’ housing industry. The article discusses new tax exemptions for qualifying purpose-built rental buildings and emerging judicial commentary on the anti-avoidance rule in the Property Transfer Tax Act. SenbridGe is a one-of-a-kind aging and healthcare platform created to bring together stakeholders to collaboratively explore and challenge trends, best practices, innovation, and technology, with a mission to change mindsets about older life options and opportunities. SenbridGe Sees is their healthcare publication, featuring content focused on highlighting trends, sharing perspectives, and offering valuable ideas related to the seniors living industry in Canada.

Jamie is a Partner in our Corporate / Real Estate Group. He practises in a broad range of corporate practice areas, including Corporate / Commercial Transactions, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance.

Vanessa is an Articling Student at Farris. She graduated from Thompson Rivers University as the recipient of the Law Society of British Columbia Gold Medal. During law school, Vanessa worked as a teaching assistant for first year Torts, served as the Finance Executive for the Women in Law Club, and acted as a student mentor.

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