Motorists merge from four lanes into one as they enter the Lions Gate Bridge to drive into Vancouver, B.C., on Friday July 15, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyckhas found that B.C. and Saskatchewan were among the provinces with the lowest car insurance rates in Canada, while rates in Alberta and Ontario were the most expensive.
The profiles included male and female drivers aged from 18 to 65, employed, retired, married, single with two to up to 49 years of driving experience. The majority of the sample size had drivers who were claim and conviction free, while 12 of the customer profiles reported either having had an accident, minor conviction or major conviction.
British Columbia topped most provinces in affordability when it came to older drivers. For a 40-year-old woman with 24 years of experience driving a 2017 Ford Escape SE and with no claims or convictions would pay $1,049 in British Columbia. The same driver would pay $1,191 in Newfoundland and Labrador, $1,207 in Saskatchewan, $1,318 in Nova Scotia and $1,509 Ontario. The highest insurance premium for this driver would be in Alberta, totalling $1,895.
In BC, you pay PST on all vehicles sales. That goes for both new purchases as well as private sales for used vehicles. You pay PST on gifted vehicles as well. I would get all excited about low auto insurance.
Of course Alberta is among the highest. Our UCPCaucus and jkenney removed rate caps as soon as they took office. Zero suprise. The Alberta advantage. FireTheUCP
BC it the most affordable? Never thought I’d see the day.
Another meaningless analysis by the leftists at CTV. When provinces use taxpayer cash to subsidize rates what do you expect?
The highest car insurance rates in the country are in ALberta. And the radio host is pushing some sovereignty thing. Has she been in an ALberta hospital?
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Are you suggesting all provinces have government insurance monopolies?
Bizzare, I was paying $415 a month in BC with the full 40% discount, moved to Alberta and for the same coverage it's $67 a month.
Yea, thank you Jason Kenney/UCP for making Alberta's Insurance Rates the Highest in Canada, Jerk!
Auto insurance in BC has windshield coverage included (pay nothing for this) yet in AB is a costly option (every year windshield cracks). In BC insurance is government corporation in AB is private. Privatization➡️competition ➡️ Not lower prices but ➡️ higher prices (monopoly)
I pay 10x more in BC than I did in Alberta
I get the attack will now begin on Alberta, but finally CTV puts out an article worth reading
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thank you Jason Kenney!!!
this feels like a bcndp election is coming...using the media to offset what was a BC Liberal platform point in the last election (a mere 2.5 years ago)
This doesn't sound right Sounds like a selective report Plus it was conducted by the agency that this report makes look good I have 2 fully insured vehicles I pay 1400 a year 0 accidents 40s
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