​​​Prayers and Reflections include prayers of various faiths and non-religious reflections, and may be delivered by MLAs, the Speaker​, a visiting clergy member, or an Indigenous Elder. These are meant to start each sitting with an opportunity for MLAs to reflect upon the work they are about to undertake on behalf of their constituents.​
Prayers and Reflections
- Discover Your Legislature
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Purpose
- Constitutional Framework and Governance
- About the Legislative Assembly
- Parliamentary Proceedings
- Parliamentary Committees
- House Documents
- People
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Place
- Lekwungen Signage
- Visiting the Legislative Assembly
- Building History
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Building Tour
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Exterior Features
- Building Statuary
- Legislative Precinct
- Memorials
- Trees, Gardens, and Parks
- Interior Features
- Legislative Library
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Exterior Features
- Provincial and Parliamentary Symbols
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History
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Up to 1858
- 1843 - Fort Victoria is Established
- 1846 - 49th Parallel Becomes International Boundary
- 1849 - Vancouver Island Becomes a Colony
- 1850 - Douglas Treaties
- 1851 - First Legislative Council of the Colony of Vancouver Island
- 1853 - First Parliamentary Committees are Appointed
- 1853 - The Colony of Queen Charlotte Islands
- 1856 - First House of Assembly Elected
- 1858 - First Black Settlers Arrive in Victoria
- 1858 - Mainland Colony of B.C. is Created
- 1859-1870
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1871-1899
- 1871 - B.C. Joins Confederation
- 1871 - First Legislative Assembly Elected
- 1872 - First Public School System Established
- 1872 - Indigenous and Chinese Peoples Excluded from the Vote
- 1876 - Property Qualification for Voting Dropped
- 1882 - Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne visit B.C.
- 1886 - First Transcontinental Train Arrives in Vancouver
- 1888 - B.C.'s First Health Act Legislated
- 1893 - Construction of Parliament Buildings Started
- 1895 - Japanese are Disenfranchised
- 1897 - New Parliament Buildings Completed
- 1898 - A Period of Political Instability
- 1900-1917
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1918-1945
- 1918 - B.C.'s First Woman MLA Elected
- 1919 - Prince Edward tours B.C.
- 1920 - B.C.'s First Social Assistance Legislation Passed
- 1923 - Federal Government Prohibits Chinese Immigration
- 1929 to 1939 - Great Depression Alters B.C.'s Economy
- 1939 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth tour B.C.
- 1939 to 1945 - World War II and the Japanese Internment
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1946-1971
- 1948 - B.C.'s First Sales Tax Enacted
- 1949 - First Indigenous Person Elected to the Legislative Assembly
- 1950 - First Woman Speaker in the Commonwealth
- 1952 - W.A.C Bennett- B.C.'s Longest-Serving Premier Elected
- 1958 - Leader of the Opposition Given Year-Round Office
- 1967 - Legislative Assembly Sits in New Westminster
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1972-2000
- 1972 - First Black Woman Elected in Canada
- 1972 - Full Reporting by Hansard Begins
- 1973 - Full Daily Question Period Begins
- 1973 - Restoration and Renovation of Parliament Buildings Starts
- 1976 - B.C. Legislative Internship Program Established
- 1983 - Opposition Leader Removed from House
- 1983 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour restored Parliament Buildings
- 1988 - Fisher Commission Ends Two-Person Electoral Districts
- 1991 - First Woman Premier in Canadian History
- 1991 - Hansard Broadcasting Begins
- 1992 - Legislative Assembly Management Committee Established
- 1992 - Voting Age Lowered to 18 Years
- 1994 - Emery Barnes Becomes the First Black Speaker in Canada
- 1995 - Recall and Initiative Act
- 1998 - Draft of Nisga'a Treaty Signed - The First Treaty in 100 Years
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2001-2012
- 2001 - First Woman Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Appointed
- 2001 - Introduction of Fixed Election Dates
- 2002 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour B.C.
- 2004 - Teachers' Institute on Parliamentary Democracy Established
- 2007 - First Indigenous Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Appointed
- 2007 - Songhees and Esquimalt Land Settlement
- 2007 - Tsawwassen Treaty
- 2009 - Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall tour B.C.
- 2010 - First Prime Minister to Address the Legislative Assembly
- 2010 - Harmonized Sales Tax Petition
- 2012 - The Black Rod's First Official Use
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2013-Present
- 2013 - First Woman in B.C. to be Elected Premier
- 2014 - Fixed Municipal Election Dates
- 2014 - Tsilqhot'in Decision
- 2016 - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tour B.C.
- 2016 - First First Nations Woman is Elected
- 2017 - First Minority Government Since 1952
- 2018 - Electoral Referendum
- 2019 - UNDRIP Legislation Enacted
- 2021 - Hybrid House
- 2023 - Orange Shirt DIsplay
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Up to 1858