British Columbia Ministry of Transportation - Organization

Organization

The ministry is organized into five different departments:

• Finance and Management Services Department
  • The Finance and Management Services Department supports the ministry's financial and administrative activities.
• Highways Department
  • The Highways Department is the delivery arm of the ministry, responsible for planning, building operating and maintaining the ministry’s transportation infrastructure. The department is also home to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement Branch.
  • To deliver its mandate, the Highways Department has several offices in communities throughout the province. The offices are organized by region and then by district:
    • South Coast Region
      • Lower Mainland District
      • Vancouver Island District
    • Southern Interior Region
      • Rocky Mountain District
      • West Kootenay District
      • Okanaga-Shuswap District
      • Thompson Nicola District
      • Cariboo District
    • Northern Region
      • Peace District
      • Fort George District
      • Bulkley-Stikine District
      • Skeena District
• Infrastructure Department
  • The Infrastructure Department is responsible for the ministry's transportation investment plan and oversees infrastructure grant programs. It also oversees the ministry’s involvement in the Evergreen Line and the marine branch, which looks after the ministry’s responsibilities related to coastal and inland ferries.
• Partnerships Department
  • The Partnerships Department is responsible for property procurement and management as well as the Gateway Program and the Transit Branch, which looks after the Provincial Transit Plan.
• Transportation Policy & Programs Department
  • The focus of the Transportation Policy & Programs Department is the province’s surface, air and marine policy, as well as the Passenger Transportation Branch, which supervises commercial passenger vehicles.