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 Alberta and other Canadian provinces regarding moving violations being reported to them.

The representative for the ICBC told us 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 an Alberta moving violation ticket but 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 so while the ICBC may be advised of the Alberta ticket it would not go on your record just yet.

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 Alberta ticket would not show up on your BC driving 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 and possibly assessed points.

Without the Alberta citation being placed on your British Columbia driving record it is doubtful that it could affect your Canadian auto insurance rates. Once the inter-province reporting system is set up though an out of province ticket for a moving violation conviction could affect your rates, just as if you received it in BC.