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O.C. 1567/91

December 20, 1991

April 1, 1992

Commercial Transport Act

Commercial Transport Fees Regulation

[Last amended January 6, 2025 by B.C. Reg. 116/2024]

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Fees

The fees prescribed under the Commercial Transport Act shall be those set out in the Schedule.

Repealed

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 328/91, s. 2 (5).]

Schedule

[am. B.C. Regs. 422/92; 135/93; 274/93; 141/94; 340/94; 384/94; 364/95; 530/95; 397/98; 43/99; 98/99; 341/2004, s. 1; 447/2004, s. 2; 56/2005, s. 2; 91/2007, s. 1; 313/2008, App., s. 2; 351/2008, s. 1; 1/2017, App. 2; 8/2024; 116/2024, App. 2.]

ITEM

COLUMN 1 MATTER

COLUMN 2 FEE $

REGISTRATION FEE

A registration fee for all vehicles registered under the Act, except as provided exemption in the Act, shall be payable at time of initial registration. A registration fee shall also be charged for re-registration where the licence has been relinquished under

section 20 of the Motor Vehicle Act .

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FEES

(

a) An annual licence fee for a commercial vehicle, except as otherwise provided in this

section or in conditional licences, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:

Licensed Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms

not exceeding 500

501 – 1 000

1 001 – 1 500

1 501 – 2 000

2 001 – 2 500

2 501 – 3 000

3 001 – 3 500

3 501 – 4 000

4 001 – 4 500

4 501 – 5 000

5 001 – 5 500

5 501 – 6 000

6 001 – 6 500

6 501 – 7 000

7 001 – 7 500

7 501 – 8 000

8 001 – 8 500

8 501 – 9 000

9 001 – 9 500

9 501 – 10 000

10 001 – 10 500

10 501 – 11 000

11 001 – 11 500

11 501 – 12 000

12 001 – 12 500

12 501 – 13 000

13 001 – 13 500

13 501 – 14 000

14 001 – 14 500

14 501 – 15 000

15 001 – 15 500

15 501 – 16 000

16 001 – 16 500

16 501 – 17 000

17 001 – 17 500

17 501 – 18 000

18 001 – 18 500

18 501 – 19 000

19 001 – 19 500

19 501 – 20 000

20 001 – 20 500

20 501 – 21 000

1 014

21 001 – 21 500

1 041

21 501 – 22 000

1 068

22 001 – 22 500

1 095

22 501 – 23 000

1 123

23 001 – 23 500

1 152

23 501 – 24 000

1 182

24 001 – 24 500

1 212

24 501 – 25 000

1 252

25 001 – 25 500

1 298

25 501 – 26 000

1 340

26 001 – 26 500

1 381

26 501 – 27 000

1 410

27 001 – 27 500

1 439

27 501 – 28 000

1 465

28 001 – 28 500

1 495

28 501 – 29 000

1 521

29 001 – 29 500

1 550

29 501 – 30 000

1 581

30 001 – 31 000

1 608

31 001 – 32 000

1 661

32 001 – 33 000

1 714

33 001 – 34 000

1 769

34 001 – 35 000

1 824

35 001 – 36 000

1 910

36 001 – 37 000

2 039

37 001 – 38 000

2 110

38 001 – 39 000

2 182

39 001 – 40 000

2 252

40 001 – 41 000

2 324

41 001 – 42 000

2 398

42 001 – 43 000

2 471

43 001 – 44 000

2 540

44 001 – 45 000

2 612

45 001 – 46 000

2 718

46 001 – 47 000

2 828

47 001 – 48 000

2 901

48 001 – 49 000

2 971

49 001 – 50 000

3 044

50 001 – 51 000

3 093

51 001 – 52 000

3 160

52 001 – 53 000

3 226

53 001 – 54 000

3 291

54 001 – 55 000

3 357

55 001 – 56 000

3 423

56 001 – 57 000

3 488

57 001 – 58 000

3 553

58 001 – 59 000

3 619

59 001 – 60 000

3 685

60 001 – 61 000

3 749

61 001 – 62 000

3 815

62 001 – 63 000

3 880

63 001 – 63 500

3 946

(a.1)

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 56/2005, s. 2.]

(a.2)

An annual licence fee for a commercial passenger vehicle, as that term is defined by the Passenger Transportation Act , that is subject to regulation under the Passenger Transportation Act or the Motor Carrier Act , except as otherwise provided in this

section or in conditional licences, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:

Licensed Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms

not exceeding 500

501 – 1 000

1 001 – 1 500

1 501 – 2 000

2 001 – 2 500

2 501 – 3 000

3 001 – 3 500

3 501 – 4 000

4 001 – 4 500

4 501 – 5 000

5 001 – 5 500

5 501 – 6 000

6 001 – 6 500

6 501 – 7 000

7 001 – 7 500

7 501 – 8 000

8 001 – 8 500

8 501 – 9 000

9 001 – 9 500

9 501 – 10 000

10 001 – 10 500

10 501 – 11 000

11 001 – 11 500

11 501 – 12 000

12 001 – 12 500

12 501 – 13 000

13 001 – 13 500

13 501 – 14 000

14 001 – 14 500

14 501 – 15 000

15 001 – 15 500

15 501 – 16 000

16 001 – 16 500

16 501 – 17 000

17 001 – 17 500

17 501 – 18 000

18 001 – 18 500

18 501 – 19 000

19 001 – 19 500

19 501 – 20 000

20 001 – 20 500

20 501 – 21 000

21 001 – 21 500

21 501 – 22 000

1 007

22 001 – 22 500

1 032

22 501 – 23 000

1 058

23 001 – 23 500

1 086

23 501 – 24 000

1 114

24 001 – 24 500

1 142

24 501 – 25 000

1 180

25 001 – 25 500

1 224

25 501 – 26 000

1 263

26 001 – 26 500

1 302

26 501 – 27 000

1 329

27 001 – 27 500

1 356

27 501 – 28 000

1 381

28 001 – 28 500

1 409

28 501 – 29 000

1 433

29 001 – 29 500

1 461

29 501 – 30 000

1 490

30 001 – 31 000

1 516

31 001 – 32 000

1 569

32 001 – 33 000

1 621

33 001 – 34 000

1 676

34 001 – 35 000

1 730

35 001 – 36 000

1 815

36 001 – 37 000

1 943

37 001 – 38 000

2 013

38 001 – 39 000

2 084

39 001 – 40 000

2 154

40 001 – 41 000

2 225

41 001 – 42 000

2 298

42 001 – 43 000

2 370

43 001 – 44 000

2 439

44 001 – 45 000

2 510

45 001 – 46 000

2 615

46 001 – 47 000

2 724

47 001 – 48 000

2 796

48 001 – 49 000

2 865

49 001 – 50 000

2 937

50 001 – 51 000

2 986

51 001 – 52 000

3 052

52 001 – 53 000

3 117

53 001 – 54 000

3 182

54 001 – 55 000

3 247

55 001 – 56 000

3 312

56 001 – 57 000

3 377

57 001 – 58 000

3 441

58 001 – 59 000

3 506

59 001 – 60 000

3 572

60 001 – 61 000

3 635

61 001 – 62 000

3 700

62 001 – 63 000

3 765

63 001 – 63 500

3 830

(

b) Farm Tractor

For a commercial vehicle described in

section 8 of the Motor Vehicle Act

(

c) Industrial Machine

For a commercial vehicle described in

section 10 of the Motor Vehicle Act , based on gross vehicle weight as follows:

Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms

not exceeding 2 000

2 001 – 5 000

5 001 – 7 000

7 001 – 9 000

9 001 – 11 000

over 11 000

(

d) Farm Vehicle

For each farm vehicle, based on net vehicle weight, an annual licence fee of:

Weight in Kilograms

not exceeding 500

501 – 1 000

1 001 – 1 500

1 501 – 2 000

2 001 – 2 500

2 501 – 3 000

3 001 – 3 500

3 501 – 4 000

4 001 – 4 500

4 501 – 5 000

5 001 – 5 500

5 501 – 6 000

6 001 – 6 500

6 501 – 7 000

7 001 – 7 500

7 501 – 8 000

8 001 – 8 500

8 501 – 9 000

9 001 – 9 500

9 501 – 10 000

10 001 – 10 500

10 501 – 11 000

11 001 – 11 500

11 501 – 12 000

12 001 – 12 500

12 501 – 13 000

13 001 – 13 500

13 501 – 14 000

14 001 – 14 500

14 501 – 15 000

15 001 – 15 500

15 501 – 16 000

16 001 – 16 500

16 501 – 17 000

1 017

17 001 – 17 500

1 036

17 501 – 18 000

1 056

18 001 – 18 500

1 076

18 501 – 19 000

1 096

19 001 – 19 500

1 114

19 501 – 20 000

1 134

20 001 – 20 500

1 154

20 501 – 21 000

1 174

21 001 – 21 500

1 192

21 501 – 22 000

1 211

22 001 – 22 500

1 231

22 501 – 23 000

1 251

23 001 – 23 500

1 270

23 501 – 24 000

1 289

24 001 – 24 400

1 309

(

e) VEHICLES OF UNUSUAL SIZE, WEIGHT OR OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, EXCLUDING NEIGHBOURHOOD ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES

The licence fee for each vehicle, unless a lower fee is provided for under item 3 (

b) GENERAL FEES

(

a) Annual Licence Fee

For each trailer and semi-trailer (except as otherwise provided in conditional licences)

(

b) Conditional Licences

(

i) For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased exclusively by any municipality, regional district or school district as defined in the School Act or by an organization composed of municipalities, regional districts, regional libraries or school districts

(ii)

For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned by Canada

(iii)

For each school bus, mission bus, truck, trailer or semi-trailer, the sole property of a religious organization and used solely for religious purposes

(iv)

For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers used exclusively for fire protection purposes

(

v) For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated by any improvement district as defined in the Local Government Act , the Greater Nanaimo Sewerage and Drainage District, the Greater Nanaimo Water District, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, the Greater Vancouver Water District, the Greater Victoria Water District or a regional district incorporated under the Local Government Act

(vi)

For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated exclusively by a charitable organization in carrying out its work

(vii)

For each ambulance owned or leased and operated exclusively by a voluntary ambulance society or organization providing voluntary ambulance service

(viii)

For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated exclusively by an Indian Band in carrying out public works

(ix)

For each commercial vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer owned by a volunteer rescue group and used exclusively for search and rescue programs

(

x) For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers used exclusively as a parade float

(

c) Number Plate and Duplicate Permit Fees

(

i) For a number plate, other than a BC Parks number plate, issued under

section 6 (5) of the Act

(ii)

Subject to subparagraph (iii) and item 5 (iii) of the Motor Vehicle Fees Regulation, for a BC Parks number plate issued under

section 6 (5) of the Act

(iii)

For a BC Parks number plate issued under

section 6 (5) of the Act as a substitute for a previously issued number plate, unless the previously issued number plate was a BC Parks number plate with the same background as the BC Parks number plate for which the BC Parks number plate is being substituted

(iv)

For each annual renewal of a BC Parks number plate

(

v) For a duplicate of any permit issued under the Act

(

d) Overload Permit Fees

For each single trip permit, according to the following table:

Fee for each 10 km of operation or fraction thereof (minimum $25.00)

Overload in Kilograms

– 2 000

0.95

2 001 – 3 000

1.15

3 001 – 4 000

1.40

4 001 – 5 000

1.60

5 001 – 6 000

1.85

6 001 – 7 000

2.15

7 001 – 8 000

2.45

8 001 – 9 000

2.95

9 001 – 10 000

3.35

10 001 – 11 000

3.75

11 001 – 12 000

4.25

12 001 – 13 000

4.95

13 001 – 14 000

5.60

14 001 – 15 000

6.25

15 001 – 16 000

7.25

16 001 – 17 000

8.25

17 001 – 18 000

9.15

18 001 – 19 000

10.10

19 001 – 20 000

10.90

20 001 – 21 000

11.85

21 001 – 22 000

12.70

22 001 – 23 000

13.95

23 001 – 24 000

14.95

24 001 – 25 000

16.10

25 001 – 26 000

17.85

26 001 – 27 000

19.85

27 001 – 28 000

21.40

The fee payable for overload permits issued to vehicles exceeding 28 000 kg is $21.40 plus $1.85 for each 900 kg or portion thereof exceeding 28 000 kg, for each 10 km of operation or fraction thereof.

The amount due for each overload permit issued will be rounded to the nearest dollar and any amount ending in 50¢ or more will be raised to the next highest dollar.

For each term permit not exceeding one month

100.00

(

e) Oversize Permit Fees

(

i) For each single trip permit

(ii)

For each term permit not exceeding one month

(

f) Miscellaneous Permit Fee

For a permit, other than an oversize permit, to drive or operate a vehicle that fails to meet size requirements, the fee shall be the same as for an oversize permit.

(

g) Crossing Permit Fees

For each vehicle, per licence year

(

h) Trailer Floater Licence

(

i) Annual licence fee which shall entitle the holder of the licence to one distinctive number plate

(ii)

A substitution of a trailer floater number plate with the licence

PRORATIONING AND RECIPROCITY

Fees chargeable for vehicles licensed or registered under the International Registration Plan shall be:

(

a) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 341/2004, s. 1.]

(

b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 313/2008, App., s. 2 (b).]

(

c) International Registration Plan

(

i) for each administrative transaction undertaken for a motor vehicle registered in British Columbia under the International Registration Plan a fee of

SURCHARGES FOR SHORT TERM LICENCES

(

a) For a licence issued pursuant to

section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations, for a commercial vehicle, trailer or semi trailer not referred to in paragraph (b), a surcharge of

(

b) For a licence issued pursuant to

section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations, for a truck having a licensed gross vehicle weight of more than 5 000 kg, a surcharge of

(

c) For a licence pursuant to

section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations for a trailer towed by a truck referred to in paragraph (

a) or (

b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 447/2004, s. 2.]

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Commercial Transport Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58, ss. 4, 6 and 11.]