Passenger Transport

Commercial passenger vehicles are licensed and regulated in British Columbia under the Passenger Transportation Act (PTA). The Passenger Transportation Board (“PT Board”) and the Registrar of Passenger Transportation are separate entities with distinct responsibilities under the PTA.

Passenger Transportation Board

Temporary Fuel Surcharge

Please visit the following web page for information on the Temporary Fuel Surcharge for taxis, limousines and other passenger directed vehicles. http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/ptb/rates.htm.

The PT Board is an independent tribunal that makes decisions on applications for special authorizations to operate passenger directed vehicles and inter-city buses in British Columbia. (Passenger directed vehicles include taxis, limousines and small vans.) The PT Board also makes decisions on appeals of administrative penalties (including fines and licence suspensions) that have been imposed on an operator by the Registrar, Passenger Transportation.

The Board comprises five part-time Board members, including the Chair, and is supported by four full-time staff. The Board office is located in Victoria.

At this web site, the following PT Board information is available:

Summaries of applications (posted in the weekly PT Board Bulletin)
Decisions made by the Board (see the Bulletin page)
Provincial legislation and regulations
Board Process, Procedure and Policy
Industry Advisories and other information

Information about the Registrar of Passenger Transportation

The Registrar of Passenger Transportation accepts applications to operate commercial passenger vehicles. Applications requiring special authorization are forwarded to the PT Board for a decision, and if approved by the Board, a licence may be issued by the Registrar. The Registrar is also responsible for enforcement and compliance for the Passenger Transportation Act, including complaints.

Staff at the Passenger Transportation Branch (“PT Branch”) support the Registrar in meeting its statutory duties.

The web site for the Registrar (and PT Branch) is: www.th.gov.bc.ca/rpt. That site includes applications packages for the operation of all types of commercial passenger vehicles, and contact information for the Registrar and PT Branch.