BC Transit is a Crown Corporation of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, with headquarters in Victoria, B.C. It is responsible for the delivery of transit services in the Province outside the Greater Vancouver area. Its mandate includes planning, funding, marketing, constructing and operating the Victoria Regional Transit System and local transit systems in communities throughout the province. It owns over 850 buses of various types.

BC Transit is procuring 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses and associated fuel and maintenance infrastructure with the goal to place them into regular transit service at Whistler, British Columbia. They will also be showcased during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

My presentation will include information on the following aspects of this program:
- Phased procurement the buses and hydrogen and maintenance infrastructure
- Support of environmental policy and initiatives of British Columbia and Canada
- BC Transit’s environmental initiatives and support of hydrogen technologies
- GHG reductions
- Program costs and funding support
- Details of the procurement and early test results
- Schedule to meet program objectives
- Key features of the buses and fueling stations
- Bus and fueling station layouts
- Maintenance facility requirements
- Other activities required to support the deployment of the buses (Emergency Response, technology integration, communications and outreach, codes and standards associated with licensing and insuring the buses
- Lessons learned to date associated with the procurement process and other aspects of the program