This is going to crack down on a lot of Asian money laundering:
https://globalnews.ca/news/4286029/b-c-government-to-launch-registry-of-who-owns-real-estate-in-province/
>The B.C. government is creating a new, publicly accessible registry of who owns real estate in the province. When established, it will be the first database of it’s kind in Canada.
>The province is making the move in attempt to crack down on tax evasion through home ownership and is designed to improve transparency in the real estate market.