What is the limitation period under the current legislation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Owimar v Stewart, 2019 BCSC 1198 (CanLII):

The limitation period provided by either s. 6(1) of the current Limitation Act, or s. 3(5) of the 1996 Limitation Act, have expired and there is no genuine issue to be tried: Sandhu v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2016 BCSC 1077 at para. 13.

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