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Raw data is from BC Ferries unless otherwise indicated.
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Latest trends in ferry traffic |
Fiscal 2015 compared to Fiscal 2014.
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Who pays for coastal ferry services? |
BC Ferries cumulative revenues since the start of the new ferry structure in 2003. Ferry users: $5.49 billion since 2003 (78%) Provincial goverment to BC Ferries: $1.25 billion since 2003 (18%) Federal government: $0.29 billion since 2003 (4%) Provincial government support to social program beneficiaries: $0.23 billion since 2003 |
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Government funding, then and now |
Sources: BC Ferries, BC Ferry Commission, Ministry of Transportation
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Fare Increases
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Passenger fare increases since 2003
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Lower fares boost traffic |
Over-height fare premium removed in FY2011, resulting in 40% fare reductions for over-height vehicles and resultant traffic growth. Traffic will respond at the right price point. |
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System traffic changes since 2003 |
Note the comparison to what a modest 1% traffic increase would have been. Vehicle traffic suffered similar declines. Northern routes experienced a 31% decline. |
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Discretionary and non-discretionary traffic trends |
Minor route traffic trends comparing e-fare and cash-fare traffic |
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Minor route traffic trends |
Minor route traffic volume reductions since 2004
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Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs 