Municipalities across British Columbia are receiving requests from electric vehicle (EV) charging proponents or developers who want to build public EV charging stations. Yet, many local governments do not have a consistent, clear process to guide their response to these requests. This Toolkit provides municipal staff with a recommended approach to navigate these requests and streamline your response.

The Toolkit defines principles for you to assess your current process for EV charging equipment (EVCE) approvals to understand the extent to which it is streamlined, or to design a new or revised approval process. The principles are:
1. EV Charging Stations are Defined and Allowed Widely in Zoning
2. EV Charging Process is Clarified and Delegated to Staff
3. EV Charging Review Is Timely

This Toolkit provides actionable guidance for local governments looking to create more effective processes to enable public charging while protecting the public interest.