Some BC Gas Rebates Won’t Arrive Until Late July

Some British Columbians won’t be getting provincial rebates meant to offset soaring gas prices until the end of July, according to ICBC.

Some British Columbians won’t be getting provincial rebates meant to offset soaring gas prices until the end of July, according to ICBC.

Premier John Horgan announced the one-time payment on March 25, soon after prices rose above 200 cents per litre. People whose vehicles are for personal use will be getting $110, while commercial vehicles are entitled to $165.

Since then, there has been little relief, as the cost of filling up has continued to climb and continued to break records.

In all, the province said rebates would be coming to 3.5 million policy-holders. So far, 24,000 rebates have been issued to people who set up direct deposit with the insurer. An additional 575,000 are expected to be issued as refunds to credit cards in the coming weeks.

While gas prices around the province have dropped since reaching their high earlier this month, drivers in the region are still seeing the highest prices in the country.