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2nd Session, 43rd Parliament

(2026) FIRST READING

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HONOURABLE BRENDA BAILEY

MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 22 – 2026

SUPPLY ACT, 2026–2027

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027;

THEREFORE HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $84 357 487 000 as set forth in

Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 .

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $1 451 413 000 towards

(

a) capital expenditures referred to in

Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, and

(

b) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in

Schedule D of those main Estimates,

as set forth in

Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 .

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2026/2027

Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote

Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislative Assembly

140 386 000

Auditor General

26 855 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

910 000

Elections BC

28 706 000

Human Rights Commissioner

7 978 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

12 254 000

Merit Commissioner

1 751 000

Ombudsperson

17 133 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

11 751 000

Representative for Children and Youth

13 763 000

Office of the Premier

15 334 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Ministry Operations

108 012 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Agricultural Land Commission

5 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

742 545 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

115 950 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

24 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office

13 983 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

2 711 928 000

Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations

741 339 000

Ministry of Education and Child Care – Ministry Operations

10 029 589 000

Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Ministry Operations

74 403 000

Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

36 420 000

Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions – Ministry Operations

89 684 000

Ministry of Environment and Parks – Ministry Operations

149 340 000

Ministry of Environment and Parks – Environmental Assessment Office

16 781 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

381 863 000

Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement

29 430 000

Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency

115 350 000

Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs

1 000

Ministry of Forests – Ministry Operations

406 398 000

Ministry of Forests – Fire Management

235 702 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

35 968 875 000

Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs – Ministry Operations

1 683 425 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

70 806 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding

105 072 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Declaration Act Secretariat

4 147 000

Ministry of Infrastructure – Ministry Operations

420 514 000

Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth – Ministry Operations

72 704 000

Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations

23 672 000

Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals – Ministry Operations

57 304 000

Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills – Ministry Operations

3 580 561 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

1 085 591 000

Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations

5 976 762 000

Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport – Ministry Operations

183 761 000

Ministry of Transportation and Transit – Ministry Operations

1 196 576 000

Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship – Ministry Operations

201 199 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

3 797 749 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies

5 000 000 000

Various Ministers – Capital Funding

6 153 166 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers

2 466 000 000

Minister of Forests – Forest Practices Board

4 062 000

TOTAL

84 357 487 000

Schedule 2

2026/2027

Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C – Capital Expenditures

432 430 000

Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements

1 018 983 000

TOTAL

1 451 413 000

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