Last Updated October 13, 2023
Scrap-It
British Columbia Electric Bike Rebate and Tax Credit
Rebate Summary
- The SCRAP-IT program offers a $750 rebate for the purchase of an electric bike from a participating retailer. - The minimum retail purchase price of the electric bicycle that qualifies for the $750 SCRAP-IT rebate is $1,200 (twelve-hundred dollars) before taxes. - The program requires the person who scrapped the vehicle to be the recipient of the rebate. The receipt must be in the name of the person who scrapped the vehicle. - Once you have been approved, you have 30 days to purchase your electric bike from a participating bike retailer, scrap your vehicle and claim your rebate. - All electric bikes must be purchased from a SCRAP-IT program partner who is a BC-based business or has a business location operating in BC with a valid BC business license.
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Incentive Type
Post-purchase rebate
Date Proposed
2021-10-12
Purchase Requirements
https://scrapit.ca/participatingebikeretailers/#1623172135840-da7f0069-b547
Other electric bike rebates and tax credits avaiable in British Columbia
Sales tax waiver
BC Provincial Sales Tax E-Bike Discount
The government of British Columbia does not offer any rebates or subsidies for the purchase of e-bikes. However, e-bikes qualify for an exemption from PST (Provincial Sales Tax) when certain requirements are met. To qualify, an e-bike must have pedals or hand cranks that allow for the bike to be propelled by human power, wheels that measure 350mm or more in diameter, the electric motor or motors must not be capable of propelling the bike at a speed greater than 32 km/hr on level ground and must not have a continuous output power rating that exceeds 500W in total, and must not have a combustion engine.
8000 CAD
Post-purchase low-interest loan
Nelson E-Bike Program
The E-Bike program provides low-interest financing for Nelson homeowners who would like to purchase a commuter bike including electric bikes, do-it-yourself conversion kits, non-electric bikes and accessories that are related to safety and commuting (does not include clothing).
The loan is applied monthly on the home owner’s Nelson Hydro electric bill and repaid over the term of the loan.
The maximum loan amount is $8,000 per household, which can support the purchase of more than one bike. Participants can choose an amortization period of two or five years, with an interest rate of 3.5% (subject to change each year).
The program will be available to City of Nelson residents who own their own homes.
Kamloops Electric Vehicle and
Electric Bike Strategy
Program Name: Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) [35]
Equipment Type: Battery Electric Vehicles
Amount: $2,000–$50,000, depending on vehicle type
Conditions: Maximum 35% of MSRP; Maximum 5 per business
Target: Individuals, businesses
350 CAD
Point-of-sale discount OR Post-purchase rebate AND sales tax waiver
E-bike Incentive Pilot Program
The District of Saanich's Community E-bike Incentive Pilot Program launched on October 12, 2021 and offered Saanich residents incentives to purchase new e-bikes for personal transportation. Over 100 incentives were provided in each of the three income-based incentive tiers. In February 2023, a report was presented to Council that includes results to date from the pilot as well as recommendations for future programs. Additionally, Council accepted the recommendations including considering a one-time resource request as part of the 2023 budget deliberations to deliver an additional 100 income qualified e-bike incentives with amendments to incentive amounts as outlined in the report.
1600 CAD
North Vancouver E-Bike Program
E-bikes, e-tricycles and front-drive wheelchair attachments will all fall under the incentive program which will see buyers receive up to $1,600. The program, which is slated to begin in Quarter 1 of 2023, will be targeted towards median-to-low-income earners in the district, who will then be eligible for an incentive between $400 and $1,600, determined by household size. The total cost of the program is budgeted to be $135,000, inclusive of administration costs, allowing 100 households access to the program.
1700 CAD
Post-purchase rebate
Clean BC
Clean BC offers $1,700 to non-profits and businesses for electric cargo bikes
The program also includes a $2,000 rebate for an electric motorcycle, and up to $5000 for other “low speed vehicles”
300 CAD
Post-purchase rebate, low-interest loan
TMU Employee E-Bike Discount
The TRU Employee E-Bike Purchase program allows employees to apply for an incentive of 10 percent off the purchase value of an e-bike, up to $300 total. To assist in the purchase of higher-value bikes, employees that have permanent, full-time status may apply for financing with up to a two-year repayment period (minimum of $500 purchase price and maximum of $5,000), and employees on a contract term with TRU may apply for financing up to the end of their contract term. Additionally, TRU is offering a seasonal commuter parking permit to cyclists, which is valid from Nov. 15 to Mar. 15 for either economy ($200) or general ($250) lots.
500 CAD
West Vancouver E-Bike Incentive
The pilot program will use an estimated budget of $135,000 to offer two tiers of incentives, either $500 or $1500, based on household income.
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