Students who are enrolled exclusively at the JIBC Maple Ridge campus and do not attend any classes at the New Westminster campus during the same program duration are opted out for the U-Pass BC program. Because the Maple Ridge campus is located in an area not adequately served by TransLink public transit.

Students who are enrolled exclusively in online courses, reside within or outside the Metro Vancouver region, and do not attend any in-person classes at the New Westminster campus during the same program period are opted out for the U-Pass BC program. The program is designed to provide cost savings on public transit for students who regularly commute to campus for in-person classes. As online-only students do not require regular travel to campus, the program does not offer meaningful benefit in their circumstances.

Students who are currently enrolled at another post-secondary institution and are already paying for a U-Pass BC through that institution are not required to pay for a second U-Pass BC.

• Supporting documentation required:

  • A photocopy of BOTH sides of your valid, non-transferable Compass Card linked to your other post-secondary institution.

  • A photocopy of your valid student ID card from your other post-secondary institution.

Students who are unable to use the U-Pass BC due to a disability are exempt from the U-Pass BC fee. This includes students who hold a recognized disability-related transit pass (such as a CNIB card or other TransLink-recognized disability pass), as well as students with a documented physical or psychological condition that prevents them from using public transit who are registered with JIBC Disability Services.

• Supporting documentation required:

  • For disability transit pass holders: A photocopy of both the front and back of your qualifying disability-related transit pass.

  • For medical/psychological conditions: A completed U-Pass BC Exemption Form signed by JIBC Disability Services, verifying your condition and recommending an exemption. The form must confirm that your condition prevents you from using public transit.

Students hold another valid non-transferable Translink program pass, which is valid for each month of the duration of the U-Pass BC Term (e.g. transit employee subsidiary pass). Please provide a photocopy of the front and back of the pass by the exemption deadline.

Note: A Monthly Fare Card (Stored Value) does not qualify as a TransLink Pass for exemption purposes.

• Supporting documentation required: A copy of the front and back of your valid qualifying TransLink pass.

Students who have withdrawn from all courses and have not yet requested their U-Pass BC onto their Compass Card for the month of withdrawal may be eligible for an exemption or fee reversal for the applicable month(s).

Note: The exemption or reversal applies only to months that have not yet started at the time of withdrawal and for which the U-Pass BC has not been loaded or activated on a Compass Card.

The refund amount will be for the current and future months of the U-Pass BC that have not been requested. If you have requested your U-Pass BC, there is no refund. There is also no refund for the prior months’ U-Pass BC.