Taxi Cameras in British Columbia
Taxi cameras are used in British Columbia to make it safer for taxi drivers to operate taxicabs, especially at night. Taxi cameras deter crime and help police identify suspects and prosecute offenders. Taxi camera standards and procedures are put in place by the Passenger Transportation Board so that taxi cameras perform as intended. They also establish important safeguards that protect the privacy of taxicab passengers and drivers.
At the request of the taxi industry, mandatory taxi camera programs have been established in the Lower Mainland (i.e. the greater Vancouver area) and in the Capital Regional District (i.e. Greater Victoria). Elsewhere in British Columbia, taxi companies can establish a local taxi camera program when Board standards and requirements are met.
The Passenger Transportation Board maintains this web page to provide a current and public list of licensed taxi operators that use taxi cameras in British Columbia. The page also includes information about Board equipment standards and procedural requirements, and about matters relating generally to taxi camera programs and driver safety matters.
BC Taxi Camera Rule
Board Rule | BC Taxi Camera Programs, Standards & Requirements
(12 pages) | November 4, 2008
Local Taxi Camera Programs
Lower Mainland (Vancouver Area)
Board Rule | Mandatory Use of Taxi Cameras in the Lower Mainland | November 4, 2008
Program Overview | Lower Mainland Taxi Camera Overview | November 4, 2008
Capital Regional District (Victoria Area)
Board Rule | Mandatory Use of Taxi Cameras in the CRD | November 4, 2008
Program Overview | CRD Taxi Camera Overview | September 10, 2008
Prince George
Program Overview | Prince George Taxi Camera Overview | April 11, 2007
Williams Lake
Program Overview | Williams Lake Taxi Camera Overview | July 4, 2007
General Information
Information Sheet | Taxi Camera Information for Passengers and Drivers |
January 22, 2009
Advisory | Taxi Camera Expansion and Upgrades in BC | November 5, 2008
Information Sheet | Starting a Local Taxi Camera Program | November 5, 2008
Advisory | Taxi Driver Safety | March 19, 2008
Legislation | Personal Information Protection Act
Historical Background Documents
Advisory | Taxi Cameras in British Columbia | February 14, 2007
The following documents were produced by the former Motor Carrier Commission before the Passenger Transportation Board was established in June 2004. Commission Orders are not in force or effect. However, the documents are made available as background information about the original implementation of the Lower Mainland taxi camera program in British Columbia.
Notice | Taxi Camera Implementation
Notice | Written Submissions Invited on Driver Safety Initiative | February 9, 2004
Discussion Paper | Taxi Camera Discussion Paper | February 4, 2004