BC Files Application for Canada’s First Unexplained Wealth Order, Minister Says

B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth speaks about crime reduction during a press conference at the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Nanaimo, B.C., on April 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

British Columbia’s solicitor general says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada.

Mike Farnworth says the notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court is the start of a series of similar applications, which are powerful tools that “put those engaging in illegal activity on notice.”