We contacted the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), the licensing agency that keeps a driver's record in BC, to find out if they have agreements with Quebec and other Canadian provinces regarding moving violations being reported to them.

The representative for the ICBC said that the provinces are working on an agreement to share moving violations, such as a speeding ticket, however it is not totally in place yet for BC and thus though they may receive in information on a Quebec speeding ticket at this point in time they will not add it to your British Columbia driving record or assess you points for this out of province ticket.

So it appears that all Canadian provinces are signing an agreement and getting their systems links but they are in transition right now at the end of 2008 so while the ICBC may be advised of the Quebec ticket it would not go on your record right now. Once the inter-province system is up and running than it may though and points would likely also be assessed. Until the whole agreement and system is worked out the ICBC representative said the Quebec ticket would not show up on your BC driving record and since it will take a while to work out this specific speeding ticket likely won't show up on your record.

In the near future it sounds as if all provinces will try to inform each other of moving violation convictions a Canadian licensed driver from any province received and report it back to the home jurisdiction of the driver for the traffic ticket to be posted on their motor vehicle record.

For example Quebec already does try to receive in moving violation information on its licensed drivers from other Canadian provinces and certain states within the United States. The SAAQ states that an equivalent traffic offense committed in another province or in an American state with which Québec has a reciprocal agreement results in demerit points as if the offence occurred in Québec.

If you plan on any point on moving to Quebec you are now aware that they have already put a system in place in which to receive in moving violation convictions from other Canadian provinces, and certain States within the US, and place them on your driving record as well as assess demerit points.

So while all of Canada is trying to get linked together to share traffic ticket violations British Columbia does not yet put on out of province offenses while other provinces such as Quebec already does.

You can contact the ICBC to get a copy of your BC driving record and see what you currently have listed on it. Your BC driving record lists your licensing transactions and offences over the last 5-year period. You can get a free copy of your B.C. driving record from a driver licensing office. Here is the process:

1. Go to any driver licensing office. Bring your B.C. driver's license, or one piece of primary identification and a second piece of either primary or secondary ID. (See the Getting licensed section of this Web site for acceptable ID.)
2. Receive a copy of your driving record from licensing staff.

You can also call 250-978-8300 (Greater Victoria) or 604-661-2255 (Lower Mainland) or 1-800-663-3051 (all other locations) and the ICBC will mail, e-mail or fax your driving record to you.

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