BC Transit News
New BC Transit website launching March 31
BC Transit will launch a redesigned website on March 31, making it easier for customers to plan their trips and...
BC Transit preparing to launch redesigned website
BC Transit will launch a redesigned website in the coming weeks to make it easier for riders to plan trips...
BC Transit named one of the province’s top employers
BC Transit is honoured to be named one of the province’s top employers for the sixth year in a row, according to the BC’s...
Media
This section is a resource for journalists and members of the media (print, radio, TV, online) to keep informed about BC Transit. Here you will find our regional media releases and advisories, a media kit full of information and other transit resources that we hope you find useful.
Media Contact
Please use the contact information below to contact us. Outside of regular office hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), we will review email and voice messages and respond to urgent inquiries. We will respond to non-urgent inquiries the following business day.
- Email: media@bctransit.com
- Phone: 250-880-1303
For customer service inquiries, please contact your local transit system.
Can’t find what you’re looking for below? Email us at media@bctransit.com.
Media Kit
Fast Facts
BC Transit works in partnership with 59 local governments. In most communities, the local BC Transit service is provided through a partnership between BC Transit, local government and a contracted transit operating company.
BC Transit By The Numbers:
- Provides services to over 130 communities across B.C. in collaboration with local government partners, including the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and regional hospital districts.
- Contracts with 17 operating companies across the province, (8 private, 5 not-for-profit, 4 municipal).
- Transports more than 54 million passengers annually.
- Serves more than 1.9 million people in B.C.
- Operates 48 transit systems – conventional, community, custom and paratransit.
- Owns a fleet of over 1,100 double decker, heavy-, medium- and light-duty buses.
- Total operating expenditures in 2023/24 of $358.4 million.
- Total capital expenditures in 2023/24 of $158.0 million.
Photos and Logos
If you have a specific request for a BC Transit stock photo or the corporate logo for media use, please email media@bctransit.com.