Okay putting my very dusty police traffic hat. I seem to remember that you can drive for a period on an international license. I seem to think it was 3 months, but may have been longer. Mind you I'm going back close to 10 years now, so not really sure. In fact I haven't been any help at all.....

I disagree. Premiums are high because of low skill requirements, cellphones, cup holders, automatic transmissions, 'safety' features, snow, and ambulance-chasers. But you're right that dangerous drivers are subsidised by safe drivers - that's the whole point of insurance. If premiums truly reflected risk then a large proportion of otherwise productive members of society (young men) would be priced off the roads.

From ICBC's website...

Non-resident drivers who hold a valid driver's licence from their home jurisdiction may drive in B.C. with their out-of-province driver's licence for a maximum of six months. This applies regardless of whether they hold a valid international driving permit.

You need to have a valid driver's licence accompanying the International Driving Permit. If you are a visitor, your out-of-province DL is valid in BC for 6 months but if you have taken residence in BC, it is 90 days.

If you were to have an accident after this period of time, you could be held in breach of your insurance policy.

If you are a visitor I assume you can just leave the country for a few days to reset your 6 months.

Is someone on a BUNAC considered as a visitor or a temporary resident? I don't know.

There is one poster on here who is a PR here in BC but, because he works overseas the majority of the year, resets his 3/6 months each time he returns. I am not sure that a temporary absence is enough to reset the visitor period for a BUNAC holder if they are considered a visitor rather than a temporary resident.

As it is ICBC I would want the situation clarified by them. In writing.

This is what they need to find out. I don't know either.