Thanks, very useful. I did some more digging myself as well, and seems like have to pay PST regardless if it's a gift or not, because Alberta only has GST, and GST isn't considered a qualifying tax, and therefore have to pay PST on the purchase at a fair market value. If we had PST and it was previously paid, and proof can be provided, then it would be exempt from PST over there. BC and rest of Canada can take their PST and shove it
So from everything I gather, my buddy sells the car to my sister, she gets some intermit insurance for ICBC so she can drive it to BC, does an out of province inspection, gets real insurance and registers the car, and she is good to go. No point of gifting at all, doesn't save anything. I think when my sister was saying that she only has to pay half the taxes....think she was maybe talking about not having to pay the GST in BC...which would make sense if bought from a dealer...not sure if GST applies if bought from private owner in BC. Who knows with those pricks over there