BC Ferries offers free Remembrance Day travel for military members

BC Ferries’ release, dated 5 November 2026 and headed For Immediate Release, says the company will offer complimentary travel for National Indigenous Veterans Day on 8 November and for Remembrance Day on Wednesday 11 November. Active, reserve and retired military personnel and cadets are offered complimentary passenger-only travel on both days. Customers present official Canadian military identification or travel in uniform. The free fares do not apply on the Inside Passage, Haida Gwaii and Central Coast Connector routes.

At 11 a.m. on Wednesday 11 November, BC Ferries will observe two minutes of silence on vessels and terminals. All Canadian flags on its vessels and terminals will fly at half-mast on Remembrance Day.

The same release says TransLink will offer free transit on all services, including HandyDART, on Remembrance Day to veterans, active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, police and fire personnel, Canadian Coast Guard members, officers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and BC Ambulance Service personnel. Eligible customers present a badge, military ID, a Veteran’s Service card, or appear in uniform. One accessible fare gate will be left open at all SeaBus and SkyTrain stations from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. West Coast Express will not be in service. TransLink will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on 11 November.

BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission say free transit, including handyDART, will be offered on 11 November 2026 for current and retired members of the armed forces and police officers in uniform.