BC to Require Licence for Asbestos Abatement Contractors by 2024

Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc., superintendent Ryan Laitila, right, sprays amended water, as Megan Eberhart bags ceiling material during asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich., October 18, 2017. The Canadian Press/AP-Paul Sancya

British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.

The Labour Ministry says workers must be licensed by Jan. 1.