The BCUC is an independent agency of the Government of British Columbia.

We are responsible for regulating British Columbia's energy utilities, the Insurance Corporation of BC’s (ICBC) basic automobile insurance rates, common carrier pipelines, and the reliability of the electrical transmission grid. In March 2020, we were also named Administrator of the Fuel Price Transparency Act.

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BCUC Approves Changes to 2025 Interim Rates for Pacific Northern Gas East

April 23, 2025

VANCOUVER – On April 22, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved changes to 2025 interim rates for Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.’s (PNG(NE)) east division, effective May 1, 2025.

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BCUC Approves Changes to 2025 Interim Rates for Pacific Northern Gas West

April 23, 2025

VANCOUVER – On April 22, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved changes to 2025 interim rates for Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.’s western division (PNG-West), effective May 1, 2025.

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BCUC Monitoring Retail Fuel Prices following Carbon Tax Removal

March 31, 2025

VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) will be monitoring the province’s retail fuel market to examine whether fuel companies are passing on savings from the removal of British Columbia’s (BC) carbon tax to customers.

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BCUC Orders BC Hydro Rate Changes for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027

March 26, 2025

VANCOUVER – Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued an order regarding BC Hydro’s Fiscal 2026 to Fiscal 2027 Revenue Requirements application, in accordance with BC government’s Direction No. 9 to the BCUC.

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BCUC Approves FortisBC Rate Setting Frameworks for 2025 to 2027

March 18, 2025

VANCOUVER – Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc.’s (together, FortisBC) frameworks for setting rates for the years 2025 through 2027.

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