I can give you a specific instance that happened in the last week. Exactly one week ago, two service dog team members who were in Whistler Blackcomb were attempting to gain services and were being denied service. The RCMP had to be called to get involved with the directors at Whistler Blackcomb, because the service dog act in B.C. says that if you don't have an ID card for B.C., you can't go anywhere with your service dog. The RCMP, because they have a fiduciary duty to uphold the Canadian charter, explained the situation to them. The way that B.C., Alberta and Nova Scotia are getting around that misinformation with regard to the act is the clause that they put in section 1.1 of the service dog act that says the Human Rights Code supersedes this act, but it doesn't stop the industries. Even though they have all of this misinformation, they can't just stop somebody from gaining access.
I'm sorry to say that my own sister took her pet and did the test in B.C. in 22 minutes. She has a dog that is not trained, and now she has a service dog certified by the Province of B.C. and can go anywhere with a pet. It's a very small dog, so I'm having issues with my own family with regard to how the act is written and implemented in B.C. Anybody can get a service dog in B.C., anybody. If you have a well-behaved dog, you can pass the test. My dog has a standard, not a test.