Passenger Vehicle Incentives

Here’s the deal:

B.C. drivers can take advantage of federal and provincial incentives to support the purchase of electric vehicles.

  • Federal iZEV incentive. This program is currently paused, as funding has been fully allocated.
  • CleanBC Go Electric rebates for passenger vehicles will be paused on May 15, 2025. The CleanBC program will be reviewed with results expected in fall 2025. Find updates on the Go Electric website.
  • Plus, electric vehicles benefit from a higher luxury surcharge tax threshold (additional tax is applied on vehicles priced at $75,000 instead of $55,000) and used EVs are exempt from PST.
  • These incentives can be combined for big savings!

Federal iZEV program

As of May 1, 2019, the Government of Canada provided point-of-sale incentives for qualifying fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

The iZEV program is managed by Transport Canada, but is currently paused as the funding has been fully allocated.

iZEV incentive

Provincial Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate

CleanBC Go Electric rebates for passenger vehicles will be paused on May 15, 2025. The CleanBC program will be reviewed with results expected in fall 2025.

See updates on the program site.

Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate

Electric vehicle tax exemptions

The following were announced in BC Budget 2022.

  • The luxury surcharge tax is applied to EVs priced at or above $75,000. For other vehicles, it is applied at $55,000. Therefore, many EVs do not have the higher tax rate applied. See Bulletin PST 116, revised March 19, 2025.
  • Expired – Used EVs were PST exempt, but this policy expired on April 30, 2025.