The Coastal Ferry Act regulation defines four appointment areas and they are comprised of the regional districts below. Each appointment area is represented by one member on the BCFA Board.
Northern Coastal and North Island Appointment Area
- North Coast Regional District
- Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
- Central Coast Regional District
- Regional District of Mount Waddington
Central Vancouver Island and Northern Georgia Strait Appointment Area
- Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
- Comox Regional District
- Strathcona Regional District
- qathet Regional District (Powell River)
- Regional District of Nanaimo
Southern Mainland Appointment Area
- Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Squamish-Lillooett Regional District
- Metro Vancouver Regional District
Southern Vancouver Island Appointment Area
- Cowichan Valley Regional District
- Capital Regional District