If you reside outside of B.C., and you were injured by an insured motorist in B.C., then, pursuant to Section 20 (18), your compensation is limited to what a B.C. resident could
recover under the same circumstances from a similar fund in the jurisdiction in which you reside.
As long as you can show that a reasonable person
under the
same circumstances would have noticed, and remedied, the slipping hazard, you should be able to
recover compensation.
The Act lists a variety of proceedings in respect of which there is no limitation period (section 16): proceedings for declarations; proceedings to enforce court orders and other orders that are enforceable in the
same way as court orders; proceedings
under the Family Law Act relating to support; proceedings to enforce arbitration awards; proceedings by persons in possession of collateral to redeem or realize on it; proceedings arising from sexual assault in certain
circumstances; proceedings to
recover fines, taxes and penalties owing to the Crown; proceedings relating to claims by the Crown (or by a delivery agent
under social welfare legislation) in various
circumstances; proceedings to
recover money owing in respect of certain student loans, awards and grants.