British Columbia Ministry of Transportation - Ferries

Ferries

The Ministry of Transportation is responsible for the provision of inland ferry services on the province's rivers and lakes, although it generally contracts the operation of these services to private sector companies. The ferries provided by the ministry include:

• Adams Lake Cable Ferry, across Adams Lake
• Arrow Park Ferry, across the Arrow Lakes at Arrow Park
• Barnston Island Ferry, across an arm of the Fraser River between Barnston Island and Port Kells
• Big Bar Ferry, across the Fraser River at Big Bar
• Francois Lake Ferry, across Francois Lake from Francois Lake to Southbank
• Glade Cable Ferry, across the Kootenay River
• Harrop Ferry, across the Kootenay River
• Kootenay Lake Ferry, across Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay
• Little Fort Ferry, across the North Thompson River
• Lytton Ferry, across the Fraser River at Lytton
• McLure Ferry, across the North Thompson River
• Needles Cable Ferry, across the Arrow Lakes at Needles
• Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry, across the Arrow Lakes between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay.
• Usk Ferry, across the Skeena River at Usk

Coastal ferry services are not the direct responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation. Instead they are provided by BC Ferries, a crown corporation whose fares and service levels are regulated by the British Columbia Ferry Commission.