Supporting B.C. communities

We want to be involved in building safer and healthier communities, strengthening ​​​connections with our customers, and supporting social goals that give back to British Columbians.

Preparing to get your driver's licence (DL)

We want everyone to feel as prepared, confident and comfortable as possible when obtaining or re-instating a BC Driver's Licence.

In this video, Joyce and Lawrence, members of ICBC's Indigenous Peoples Employee Resource Group, explain through an Indigenous lens, the steps needed to obtain a BC driver's licence.

The GF Strong driver rehabilitation program

A new fully-equipped and adaptable minivan funded by ICBC has allowed GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre to expand its driver rehabilitation program and help more patients in B.C. develop their driving skills. The specially modified, wheelchair accessible training vehicle provides increased access for assessment and practice for a wider range of program participants, particularly those who are confined to wheelchairs or have conditions such as spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis.

The new minivan – one of only two in B.C. – has 10 different kinds of hand controls as well as dual gas and brake controls. Many other modifications are customized to accommodate, assess, and test all participants in the program with physical, cognitive or visual disabilities.

ICBC in the community

Here are just a few of the programs that we support in local communities:

Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program

We are a proud supporter of the P.A.R.T.Y. Program in communities across B.C. To help grade 10 students understand the potential consequences of risky behaviours such as impaired driving and speeding, P.A.R.T.Y. follows the course of injury from occurrence, through transport, treatment, rehabilitation and community re-integration. Students interact with a team of emergency response and health professionals, rotating through sites/scenarios including:

• hospital trauma room

• morgue and/or coroner's office

• the experience of being left with a permanent disability, and/or

• an RCMP officer addressing consequences of driving-related decisions.

B.C.​ Transplant

We're partnering with B.C. Transplant​ ​​to help increase the number of people who register their decision to become organ donors. Fifty per cent of British Columbians believe that they're listed as organ donors, when in fact only 20 per cent ar​e actually registered. This means that a lot of people who want to help others won't be able to. For this reason, employees at ICBC​​​​ driver licensing offices are encouraging customers to register their decision and share the message on organ donation.