Victoria Regional Transit System

How Victoria Regional Transit is Funded

Victoria Regional Transit Commission funding pie chart for 2023/2024.

Funding

Transit service in the Victoria Region is funded through four main sources: provincial contributions, local government contributions, fuel tax and passenger fares.

The total cost to run the service last fiscal year was $175.3 million. Funding for the system came from transit fares (operations) and bus advertising ($35.9 million or 20.5 percent), BC Bus Pass ($4.9 million or 2.8 percent), local government property taxes (transfers) ($61.8 million or 35.3 percent), fuel tax ($17.9 million or 10.2 per cent) and provincial funding (transfers) ($54.8 million or 31.2 per cent).

By the Numbers

(2023/24 Fiscal Year End Actuals)

Total ridership: 25 million total trips,
Total fleet: 356 (195 Heavy Duty, 66 High Capacity, 39 Medium Duty, 56 Light Duty)
Total service hours for conventional service: 828,199 hours
Total service hours for custom service: 114,919 hours

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