Guidelines for Tolling

The provincial government is committed to renewing and expanding British Columbia’s transportation infrastructure.

As part of the strategy to fulfill this commitment, the government is working to develop new, more cost-effective partnerships with the private sector. In this document, partnerships refer to arrangements whereby the private sector can be involved in the financing, delivery or management of public services.

The efforts to develop new partnerships range from changes in the terms and conditions of contract forms currently in use, to the adoption of new business models. In all cases, the objectives are to harness the innovation, talent and expertise of the private sector, to develop creative solutions to meet public priorities, and obtain the best value for tax dollars.

One such arrangement would see a partner being responsible for financing some or all of the required new transportation infrastructure, with revenues generated from tolls paid by users providing the means for recovering this financing, including a return on investment.