Section 42.1 of the Act required the Legislative Assembly to establish a Special Committee. On May 11, 2023, the Special Committee to Review Passenger Directed Vehicles was appointed. The Special...

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Climate change is a significant priority for the government of British Columbia. The scale of the climate emergency demands urgent action. The Passenger Transportation Board (Board) is reviewing its policies...

Payment Card Network Operators (PCNO) such as Mastercard and Visa recently announced that, effective October 6, 2022, businesses will be permitted to add a surcharge, if they choose, to all transactions paid by credit card. While the new PCNO rules allow for credit card surcharges to be passed on to the consumer, PCNO rules are subject to applicable provincial and federal laws.

The Passenger Transportation Board recognizes the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on British Columbia’s economy, and the resulting challenges that the province’s passenger transportation industry continues to face. In 2021, the Board launched an investigation to better understand the new economic landscape as a result of COVID-19 and its effects on the passenger transportation industry.