--- title: "Where Burnaby's parties stand on governance | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/governance" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.201Z" meta: description: "Every Burnaby party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Burnaby party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Burnaby's parties stand on governance" "twitter:description": "Every Burnaby party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Burnaby's parties stand on governance" --- COUNCILLOR ยท Burnaby 2026 # Where every party stands on governance 2 of the 2 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on how the city is governed. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties) **2**Parties with a published position **3**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Section 116 of the Community Charter makes the mayor the head and chief executive officer of the municipality. Section 115 sets the duties every council member shares. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on governance 2 of the 2 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 3 separate commitments. NEW Burnaby has published the most, with 2. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on governance | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [NEW Burnaby](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/platform/governance) | NEW Burnaby's platform promises a council that works with the Province while staying independent of it and works with the elected mayor, and faster City permits. | 2 | | [BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform/governance) | The BCA's platform has one promise about how City Hall works: simpler permits and business licences, with published service standards. Its section "How we work" describes the party's approach to other governments and holds no other promise. | 1 | NEW BURNABY ## A council that keeps its independence from the Province, and faster permits NEW Burnaby's platform promises a council that works with the Province while staying independent of it and works with the elected mayor, and faster City permits. - A council independent of the Province - Faster City permits [Read all 2 NEW Burnaby commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/platform/governance) BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS ASSOCIATION ## Simpler City permits and business licences with published service standards The BCA's platform has one promise about how City Hall works: simpler permits and business licences, with published service standards. Its section "How we work" describes the party's approach to other governments and holds no other promise. - Simpler permits and business licences with published service standards [Read all 1 BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform/governance) ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/housing) [Budget](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Schools](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/schools) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.