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Application process
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Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 20:56
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Application process Taxi Ride-hail (TNS) Inter-city bus … safety requirements. Then they send it to the Board for a decision. If the Board decides to licence your operation, the … are made by Board members. Staff do not make decisions on applications. When making a decision on your application, the …
Support or object to an application
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Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 21:42
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Support or object to an application The Passenger Transportation Board (Board) publishes a summary of the applications it receives on its website . Anyone can provide … to give information to the Board to help make a decision about an application. Submitters who are licensees …
Request a decision reconsideration
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Last updated: Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:27
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Request a decision reconsideration … A person who seeks a reconsideration of a decision on an application may apply within 30 days of the date of …
Systemic decision - rates
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Last updated: Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:47
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Systemic decision - rates The HTML version of the document displayed … mandate goes beyond licensing decisions on individual applications and encompasses the role of regulating certain … licensees are currently more likely to make a rate change application to the Board to build in the additional cost of …
Board rules of practice and procedure
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Last updated: Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:05
… means a licensee who has initiated an appeal of a decision of the Registrar to impose an administrative penalty … on the licensee; “applicant” means a person who has made application to the Registrar for: a) a licence, a … Board staff except in the following circumstances: a) applications made to the Registrar pursuant to sections 24, …
Urgent public need
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Last updated: Tue, 07/25/2023 - 17:07
… the Passenger Transportation Board (Board) will process applications based on "urgent public need." This is an … An applicant is responsible for a delay in submitting an application or meeting application requirements The service … need it will review the application and issue a final decision in writing, with reasons. The decision will be …
Operational policies
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Last updated: Wed, 04/10/2024 - 09:33
… the updated version in the Policy Manual.) Open all II: Application matters II.1 Written submissions (Rescinded on … in the Policy Manual .) II.3 Administrative transfer applications (Rescinded on February 8, 2024. Please see the …
Hearings
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 16:05
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Hearings When deciding an application, … an application At any time before the date of the Board’s decision, an applicant may withdraw an application by giving …
Systemic decisions
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Last updated: Thu, 03/28/2024 - 23:48
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Systemic decisions Systemic decision - …
Inter-city bus
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:46
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Inter-city bus Inter-city bus operators … is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … the evidence you provide in your application to make a decision. Start or expand an inter-city bus service on an …
Ride-hail (TNS) rates
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Last updated: Tue, 10/17/2023 - 18:17
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Ride-hail (TNS) rates Ride-hail … rate. Open all Rates rule - TNS rates rule Disclaimer (PDF copy) The HTML version of the document displayed below … be set on a case by case basis after a review of the TNS application and taxi rates in an area. 3. TNS minimum …
Taxi meters
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Last updated: Tue, 10/24/2023 - 15:13
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Taxi meters The Passenger … the authority of any licence issued in response to the application, and the inspection, testing, adjustments, … 17. For the purposes of this rule, apps are software applications that are used by passengers to book or hail a …
Ride-hail (TNS)
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:44
… is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … the evidence you provide in your application to make a decision. Checklist New TNS licence Before you apply … the Supplementary Terms & Conditions respecting TNSA applications and Data Requirements (495 KB) imposed by the …
About the Passenger Transportation Board
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Last updated: Fri, 04/12/2024 - 13:44
… is to make decisions on special authorization applications relating to: Passenger directed vehicle … and inter-city buses through objective, evidence-based decision-making to meet public need and promote sound … authorization passenger transportation licences. If an application is approved, the Board is responsible for setting …
Reduce or stop inter-city bus service
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Last updated: Mon, 04/01/2024 - 00:13
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Reduce or stop inter-city bus service … The Board will publish the rationale document with the application summary posted on the Board’s website Meet Board … must first meet requirements that are set out in the Board decision to notify the public of the changes. Make sure you …
Demonstrating public need and sound economic conditions
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Last updated: Fri, 02/16/2024 - 11:49
… and submitters Introduction It is important to ensure an application for a new or amended licence has the information the Board needs for its decision. This page will help you create the best application … is information or facts that are verifiable and accurate. Applications and submissions may contradict each other. In …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/demonstrating-public-need-and-sound-economic-conditions
Taxi
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:36
… is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … the evidence you provide in your application to make a decision. Checklist New taxi licence Before you apply … (257 KB) Municipal notice (575 KB) Public explanation of applications (300 KB) Disclosure of unlawful activity & …
Limousine and shuttle
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:49
… is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … the evidence you provide in your application to make a decision. Checklist New limo, shuttle and other PDV licence … and Conditions of Licence (257 KB) Public Explanation of Applications (300 KB) Disclosure of unlawful activity & …
Fitness
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Last updated: Tue, 10/31/2023 - 10:29
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Fitness When taxi, ride-hail, limo and … The Board considers applicant fitness when it makes a decision on a licence: New, amendment and transfer applications for Special Authorization passenger …
Amend or change a ride-hailing (TNS) licence
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Last updated: Tue, 01/09/2024 - 15:12
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Amend or change a ride-hailing (TNS) … “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision using the information and evidence you submit in …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/amend-or-change-ride-hailing-tns-licence
Change rates or rules
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Last updated: Thu, 12/21/2023 - 14:19
… proposed rates are both just and uniform. When making a decision, the Board may also consider the following factors … rules of taxis in the area? Make sure you understand the application process . It explains how the Board uses the … the Board requires 51% of licensees to submit rate change applications before it will consider changes to a common …
Amend or change a limousine or shuttle licence
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Last updated: Tue, 06/27/2023 - 09:25
… “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision using the information and evidence you submit in … Some amendments may be considered ‘minor’. Minor amendment applications can be less detailed. The Board will let you …
Uber transfer application Q&As
Type: News and updates
Published: Wed, 05/10/2023 - 13:00
… Copy Copied Uber transfer application Q&As May 10, 2023 Who is the Passenger … 4); and North Central and Other Regions (Region 5). This decision can be found here . Uber was previously approved to … Board for a decision. The public is made aware of pending applications through a summary published in the Board’s …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/news/2023-05/uber-transfer-application-qas
Amend or change a taxi licence
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Last updated: Tue, 01/09/2024 - 15:05
… “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision using the information and evidence you submit in … Some amendments may be considered ‘minor’. Minor amendment applications can be less detailed. The Board will let you …
Appeal an administrative penalty
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Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 21:17
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Appeal an administrative penalty … notification that the licensee may appeal the Registrar’s decision to the Board. A notice of appeal (80 KB) must be … will proceed with the appeal unless an appellant makes an application to a Court in the nature of a prohibition to …