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title: "BC Ferries board removes CEO Nicolas Jimenez and launches a service review four days after the provincial election"
description: "The board of BC Ferries replaced its president and CEO on October 26, days after the Conservative election win, and ordered an internal review of how the ferry system operates."
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last_updated: "2026-10-28T17:59:32.617Z"
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The board of BC Ferries announced on October 26 that Nicolas Jimenez has left as president and CEO, four days after the Conservative Party of BC won the October 24 provincial election, [Daily Hive reported](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-ceo-nicolas-jimenez-leaves-organization).

Board chair Cathy McLay announced that Brian Anderson, the company's vice-president responsible for strategy and planning, will take over as interim president and CEO immediately. The board also launched what it calls a Revitalization Review of how the ferry system operates.

## What the board said

McLay's statement said the ferry system faces increasing demands and needs new approaches to serving passengers and coastal communities. It did not explain the specific reasons for the leadership change or give a timeline for appointing a permanent president and CEO.

The statement thanked Jimenez for his contributions and wished him success. Jimenez joined BC Ferries as president and CEO in March 2023, after 16 years at ICBC where he served as president and CEO from December 2017 to March 2023.

Dallyn Willis, the company's executive vice-president and chief financial officer, will take on strategy and planning duties and lead the Revitalization Review, with the board overseeing that work. The review will look for ways to make better use of the ferry system and improve services, though no specific changes or timeline have been set.

The board said it will work with the incoming provincial government, the BC Ferry Authority and the BC Ferries Commissioner on next steps for the ferry system.

## The incoming government's BC Ferries promises

The [Conservative Party of BC 2026 platform](https://conservativebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261016_BCC_Platform2026_8-5x11-Draft-18_compressed.pdf#page=29), page 29, contains several BC Ferries commitments. Among them:

- [Hold BC Ferries leaders to account and reduce board-level overlap](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-ferries-leadership-accountability)
- [Review the current BC Ferries fleet renewal contracts](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-review-ferry-fleet-contracts) and do not build ships in China
- [Create a BC Ferries Passenger Charter of Rights](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-ferries-passenger-charter) with clear standards for reliability, on-time performance, capacity, affordability and customer service

In late 2024, Jimenez warned that a fare increase equal to a one-time 30 per cent hike in 2028 would be needed for BC Ferries to keep up with its growing costs. The BC Ferries Commissioner is currently reviewing the company's financial plans to set fare increase limits from April 2028 to March 2032.

Premier-designate [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) has said his government will be ready to start work on the day it is sworn in. No swearing-in date has been announced. All BC government promises are on the [BC promise tracker](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#government).

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.