History
The U-Pass program in the Metro Vancouver region was first implemented in September 2003 by TransLink, with the sponsorship of Vancity. It was first implemented at UBC and SFU but was further expanded to Capilano University and Langara College in 2009.
On June 9 2010, the Province announced that U-Pass program would be expanded into a province-wide initiative at a rate of $30 per month. At the same time, it was announced that VanCity would no longer be a sponsor for the program.
On September 1, 2011, UPass BC program officially launched at 11 public post-secondary institutions.
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