The Passenger Transportation Board (Board) is considering several changes to rates rules that may affect taxi and TNS sectors. All potentially affected licensees may wish to participate in this process. Feedback must be in writing and provided to the Board by May 3, 2023.

Payment Card Network Operators (PCNO) such as Mastercard and Visa recently announced that, effective October 6, 2022, businesses will be permitted to add a surcharge, if they choose, to all transactions paid by credit card. While the new PCNO rules allow for credit card surcharges to be passed on to the consumer, PCNO rules are subject to applicable provincial and federal laws.

The Passenger Transportation Board recognizes the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on British Columbia’s economy, and the resulting challenges that the province’s passenger transportation industry continues to face. In 2021, the Board launched an investigation to better understand the new economic landscape as a result of COVID-19 and its effects on the passenger transportation industry.

Q&As for the 2023 Passenger Transportation Board Investigation: COVID-19 Recovery for Passenger Transportation Industry in BC.