In BC, the exemptions are set out in the Court Order Enforcement Act. You are allowed to keep
• Household goods and furnishings up to $4,000
• Tools of the trade up to $10,000
• Equity in a motor vehicle up to $5,000 if there is no family maintenance debt
• Equity in a motor vehicle up to $2,000 if there is a family maintenance debt
• Equity in a home up to $12,000 in the GVRD and CRD $9,000 outside these areas).
