British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Insurance Corporation, s (O.C. 146/2022)

O.C. 146/2022

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria page 1 with attachment (5 pages in total) On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that approval is given to the attached government directive issued by the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and dated March 24, 2022. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Insurance Corporation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 228, s. 47 Other: BC Reg. 307/2004, s. 3 (4) O10595419 146 March 25, 2022 ~

BRITISH COLUMBIA Ministry of Office of the Minister Mailing Address: Public Safety and Deputy Premier Parliament Buildings and Solicitor General Victoria BC V8V 1X4 VIA E MAIL March 24, 2022 Joy MacPhail Chair Board of Directors, Executive Office Insurance Corporation of British Columbia 517-151 West Esplanade North Vancouver BC V7M 3H9 Re: Letter of Direction – Application in Support of a Relief Rebate I am writing to provide direction to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) to issue a Relief Rebate to Basic insurance certificate holders.

ICBC is hereby directed to apply to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), by March 31, 2022, for approval of the attached Tariff pages, which amend the Basic Insurance Tariff. The pages include amendments that are to be effective April 11, 2022. The attached Tariff pages will provide for ICBC to issue a Relief Rebate no earlier than April 11, 2022) to holders of an applicable Basic insurance certificate that was in effect at any time during the period beginning on February 1, 2022 and ending on February 28, 2022.

The rebate will be a flat rate amount of $110 for eligible personal motor vehicles and $165 for eligible commercial motor vehicles.

As reflected in the attached Tariff pages, the Relief Rebate will apply to all owner’s certificates (APV250) as follows: o p ers onal motor vehicles rated in vehicle rate classes: 001, 002, 003, 004, 007, 012, 051, 310, 311, 312, 313 and 314; and o co mm ercial motor vehicles rated in vehicle rate classes 009, 011, 013, 014, 015, 017, 040, 041,100, 101,102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 121, 122, 123, 140, 141, 150, 151, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 600, 601, 602, 603, 610, 611, 612, 620, 621, 622, 630, 631, 632, 640, 641, 642, 650, 651, 652, 660, 661, 662, 670, 671, 672, 680, 681, 682, 690, 691, 692, 693, 695, 800, 900, 902, 903, 904, 905 and 906.

It should be recognized that unforeseen circumstances can arise that may necessitate changes to the Tariff language to ensure the original intent is achieved. In the event that ICBC identifies, after approval of the attached amended Tariff pages, that further changes are necessary to achieve the original intent, then ICBC should bring those changes forward to the BCUC for approval.

ICBC is directed to incorporate any necessary consequential amendments to the attached Tariff pages, and other Tariff pages, for example to reflect any changes to the Tariff approved by the BCUC prior to the effective date of the attached pages. This letter of direction is a government directive within the meaning of that term as it may be defined in Special Direction IC2 to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (B.C. Reg. 307/2004). Sincerely, Honourable Mike Farnworth Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier Enclosure CLIFF 629294

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Basic Insurance Tariff

Definitions Page 4 Fourth Revision Effective: April 11, 2022 Amended effective: April 11, 2022 Accepted: __________________________ Order: ___________________________ Commission Secretary: __________________________ N rate class means the rate class for a vehicle determined in accordance with

Schedule B. relief rebate means the rebate set out in

Section 2.K.4.4 of this Basic Insurance Tariff. shock loss means a claim payment including reserves for a vehicle in an amount that is (

a) greater than $7,500, and (

b) at least double the amount of the next largest claim payment including reserves within the applicable scan period short term certificate means (

a) a certificate, except an additional product certificate that is issued for a term of less than 11 months plus one day but does not include a certificate issued (

i) for a vehicle rated in vehicle rate class 800, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905 or 906, or (ii) in conjunction with a quarterly licence under

section 5.02 of the Commercial Transport Regulations (2005) under the Commercial Transport Act (

b) a certificate in respect of a vehicle in a fleet under

Part 12 of the IVR and under 2.D.of this Basic Insurance Tariff, the term of which is determined under

section 162(1.1) of the IVR. trailer means a trailer as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act. transportation network means use or operation of a transportation network services services use vehicle under a transportation network services authorization for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off passengers by or for whom the vehicle has been hailed through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates. transportation network means a TNS vehicle as defined in the IVR. services vehicle vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer.

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Basic Insurance Tariff Basic Insurance Premiums Page 38D Effective: April 11, 2022 Effective: April 11, 2022 Accepted: __________________________ Order: __________________________ Commission Secretary: __________________________ N 2.K.4.4 Relief Rebate In this section: “relief rebate period” means the time period beginning on February 1, 2022 and ending on February 28, 2022.

Subject to the IVR and sections 2.K.4.4.1 and 2.K.4.4.2, the relief rebate is payable with respect to owner’s certificates (APV250) that were in effect for any period of time during the relief rebate period, to the person named on the certificate, or in the case of a vehicle insured under Fleetplan, the fleet operator, in accordance with the following: a) $165 for an owner’s certificate (APV250) rated at any time during the relief rebate period in any of the following vehicle rate classes: 009, 011, 013, 014, 015, 017, 040, 041,100 , 101,102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 121, 122, 123, 140, 141, 150, 151, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 600, 601, 602, 603, 610, 611, 612, 620, 621, 622, 630, 631, 632, 640, 641, 642, 650, 651, 652, 660, 661, 662, 670, 671, 672, 680, 681, 682, 690, 691, 692, 693, 695, 800, 900, 902, 903, 904, 905 and 906; or b) $110 for an owner’s certificate (APV250) rated at any time during the relief rebate period in any of the following vehicle rate classes: 001, 002, 003, 004, 007, 012, 051, 310, 311, 312, 313 and 314, and not rated at any time during the relief rebate period in any of the vehicle rate classes described in paragraph (a). 2.K.4.4.1 If an owner’s certificate is renewed within the relief rebate period, the owner’s certificate being renewed and the renewal certificate are considered to be a single owner’s certificate for the purposes of determining the relief rebate. 2.K.4.4.2 No relief rebate is payable with respect to a trailer.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 146/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0146 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	594f39b941bdf5ad9da62f492ebcd1d86d51af2c

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