Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, running again for the BC NDP in Burnaby Centre.
Anne Kang has been an MLA since 2017 and Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport since July 2025. Her 2026 statements cover the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver, a tourism plan, film and arts funding, community gaming grants, and BCIT and Burnaby Hospital projects in her district.
A researched record of Anne Kang’s 18 commitments, 23 dated actions and 10 public statements from 2026, with 4 accountability items and 3 news items. Most come from the legislature record and government releases.
No campaign event for Anne Kang was confirmed by an organizer on 2026-10-03. The BC NDP events, latest and media pages name no event for her. The dates below are voting days.
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01 / Introduction
About Anne Kang
Anne Kang is the BC NDP candidate in Burnaby Centre on Elections BC’s list for the general election of October 24, 2026. The list, printed October 3, 2026, shows three candidates in the district: Vikas Gautam (CentreBC), Anne Kang (BC NDP) and Shila Taheri (BC Green Party). She won the district in 2024 with 9,780 votes, 57.28% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes.
The legislature record lists her election years as 2017, 2020 and 2024. Elections BC’s 2017 report shows Anne Kang (NDP) winning Burnaby-Deer Lake that year with 8,747 votes, 47.89% of the valid vote. Her government biography says she was first elected for Burnaby-Deer Lake in 2017, and that district is now Burnaby Centre. The legislature record shows her as Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills from November 18, 2024 to July 17, 2025, and as Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport from July 17, 2025. The Georgia Straight reported in January 2020 that she was named Minister of Citizens’ Services.
The British Columbia Gazette lists her among the Burnaby city councillors elected in November 2014. Her government biography says she served three terms on Burnaby council and was a music teacher in the Burnaby school district. Her campaign page calls her a former Burnaby teacher and a three-term councillor. Those are the government’s and the campaign’s statements.
In the legislature in 2026 she gave a budget speech, spoke for a bill on international students, and answered a question on FIFA World Cup tickets for elected officials. On April 13 and 14, 2026 she answered members’ questions in the estimates debate on her ministry’s budget. Government releases in 2026 quote her on the tourism plan, the World Cup, sport programs, community grants and the Medal of Good Citizenship, which she chairs the selection committee for.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
18 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · EconomyIn progress
Double tourism revenue by 2036
A government release on March 4, 2026 quotes Kang as the Province launched the Look West: Tourism Sector Action Plan. In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, she said the government would deliver a tourism growth strategy through Look West.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release gives a target of $48 billion in tourism revenue by 2036. It gives no provincial cost for the plan.
What still needs checking
Does the government report yearly tourism revenue against the 2036 target?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said her ministry is working with other ministries and the industry to develop a provincial film and television strategy.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gives no date, cost or target for the strategy. voche.me did not find it published by 2026-09-30.
What still needs checking
Is the film and television strategy published, and what does it commit to?
Simpler film tax credits and a permanent book publishing credit
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said Budget 2026 simplified the film and television tax credits, removed the pre-certification step, and made the book publishing tax credit permanent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She describes budget measures. She gives no cost for them.
What still needs checking
What do the changed tax credits cost the Province each year?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said the Province is investing $633.3 million in phase 1 and $1.7 billion in phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment, which includes a B.C. Cancer Centre, for 399 beds.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gives no completion date. In the same debate, Burnaby East MLA Rohini Arora said the timing of phase 2 had been adjusted. A government release of September 21, 2026 that does not name Kang says the redevelopment plan was renewed: $210 million from the Province first goes to a larger emergency department and surgical unit, with expanded cancer care and a new acute-care tower to follow. It says Budget 2026 adjusted the timeline to address rising costs, and it gives no cost or date for the later phases.
What still needs checking
What do the cancer care and acute-care tower phases cost, and on what date do they start?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said the Province is providing $151.6 million for a trades and technology complex at BCIT that adds 1,200 student seats and will be completed in 2027.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the cost, the number of seats and the year. The project is a government capital project.
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said the Province has committed $48 million to replace electrical, stormwater and other systems at the BCIT south campus, with construction expected to finish in 2029.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the cost and the year. She gives no measure of what changes for students.
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Kang said the Tall Timber project at BCIT creates 470 student housing spaces with a provincial investment of $129 million, to reduce pressure on rental housing nearby.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the number of spaces and the cost. She gives no opening date.
On March 2, 2026, Kang spoke in support of Bill 7, which makes it illegal for a school to recruit or teach international students who need a study permit unless the Province has given it a certificate.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The bill was the government’s. The vote index lists no recorded vote on it, and voche.me did not check whether it passed.
What still needs checking
Did Bill 7 pass, and how many schools lost or were refused a certificate?
In question period on April 21, 2026, Kang said government and MLAs would accept no free FIFA World Cup tickets except for official duties, and that a ticketing policy would come out soon.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gave no date in April. A government release of September 9, 2026 on BC Business House, which quotes Kang, says provincial World Cup tickets were allocated under a provincial ticketing directive that limited attendance to no more than two ministers at any match, and that ministers, Crown corporation board chairs and limited government staff used them. The release does not publish the directive or list who attended. voche.me did not find the directive’s text published on 2026-10-03.
What still needs checking
Is the ticketing directive published, with a list of who used provincial tickets?
A government release on May 29, 2026 quotes Kang saying the Province’s projected net cost of hosting the World Cup matches had fallen by $31 million from 2025 estimates.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release gives a net cost of up to $114 million. My Cariboo Now reports a gross cost of up to $729 million. On April 13, 2026 she told the estimates committee that the next cost update would come in late spring, and the release followed on May 29. voche.me found no final cost report on 2026-10-03.
A government release on March 19, 2026 quotes Kang on $13 million from the Province, viaSport and the Vancouver Whitecaps to build up to 20 soccer mini pitches.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Sport is outside the eleven issues scored for MLA, so this entry earns no score.
What still needs checking
Where are the mini pitches built, and when do they open?
The BC NDP platform page, read on 2026-10-03, has a housing section headed “Keeping housing costs down”. It says zoning barriers were removed to build 300,000 more middle-class homes and that 97% of local governments have adopted zoning changes. The page does not name Kang. On 2026-09-30 the same page said the party was delivering 80,000 homes now, with an estimated 300,000 more over ten years.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text, rewritten by the party between the two dates. Her own 2026 statement on housing found by voche.me is the BCIT student housing entry above.
The BC NDP platform page lists protection from rising costs as one of its sections, and Kang’s campaign page now lists “Lowering everyday costs” among its nine headings. Neither page names a measure by Kang.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Kang with a cost of living measure.
What still needs checking
Does Kang name a cost of living measure during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page has a public safety section headed “Safe, inclusive communities”. It says the party hired over 250 more RCMP officers and added 240 new police training seats, and that Premier David Eby’s advocacy helped secure federal bail reforms. Kang’s campaign page repeats the heading. The page does not name Kang.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no statement by Kang on public safety in 2026.
What still needs checking
Does Kang speak on public safety during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page has a health care section headed “Healthcare you can count on”. It says “Let’s keep recruiting and training more doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers of all kinds.” Kang’s campaign page lists “Strengthening healthcare” among its headings. Neither page names a measure by Kang.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. Her own 2026 health statement found by voche.me is the Burnaby Hospital entry above.
What still needs checking
Does Kang name a health care measure during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page has a section on care and treatment for mental health and addictions. It cites 860 new addiction treatment beds since 2017 and 35 Foundry Centres open or on the way, and says “We have to keep going.” Kang’s campaign page lists this heading. Neither page names a measure by Kang.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Kang on mental health or addictions care.
What still needs checking
Does Kang speak on mental health and addictions care during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page has an education section. It says the party is hiring teachers and building schools across B.C. to support smaller class sizes, and cites 250 new or upgraded schools complete or underway. Kang’s campaign page lists “The best educated kids in the world” among its headings. Neither page names a measure by Kang.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. Her own 2026 education statements found by voche.me are the BCIT entries above.
What still needs checking
Does Kang name a K to 12 school measure during the campaign?
No cut to Creative B.C. or the First Peoples’ Cultural Council in 2026-27
In the estimates debate on April 13, 2026, Kang said there are no plans for cuts to the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and, asked directly, that the government budget has no cut for Creative B.C. this year. She also said the B.C. Arts Council budget decreases by less than 1 percent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gave no dollar figure for either agency in these answers. She said the Arts Council reduction comes from a government-wide spending review.
What still needs checking
What are the 2026-27 budget amounts for Creative B.C., the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the B.C. Arts Council?
Recorded votes and government programs where an official source names her. A government program is the government’s; it is listed here only where the release quotes her.
Launched
Look West: Tourism Sector Action Plan launched
The Province launched a tourism plan with a target of $48 billion in tourism revenue by 2036. The government release quotes Kang as minister.
Scope, limits and sources
The release is the government’s own account. The revenue target is a goal for 2036.
Voted yes on third reading of the K’ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The recorded vote index lists Kang voting no on an amendment at second reading, yes at second reading on May 20, and yes at third reading on May 28, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The index records her vote. It does not record a speech by her on this item.
Voted yes on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)
The recorded vote index lists Kang voting yes at second and third reading of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, yes on two amendments, and no on one amendment at second reading.
Scope, limits and sources
The index does not describe what each amendment changed.
Agreement with Surrey on a South Asian heritage museum
The Province and the City of Surrey signed an agreement to plan a provincial museum honouring Canadians of South Asian heritages. The release quotes Kang.
Scope, limits and sources
The agreement covers planning. The release gives no cost or opening date.
Ministry operations budget of $183,761,000 approved in committee
The Committee of Supply approved Vote 44, ministry operations for Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, at $183,761,000 after Kang answered questions on April 13 and 14, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcript records the vote as approved and lists no member’s vote by name.
Burnaby Hospital plan renewed, with $210 million first for the emergency department and surgical unit
A government release says the Province will provide $210 million to expand the emergency department by 16 treatment spaces and renew the surgical department, with initial procurement finished in early 2027. Cancer care and a new acute-care tower are to follow.
Scope, limits and sources
The release quotes the Minister of Infrastructure, the Minister of Health and the president of Fraser Health. It does not name Kang, so it is listed as a government action in her district.
The Province ran BC Business House at the Vancouver Convention Centre during the seven Vancouver matches. A release of September 9, 2026 says it welcomed more than 2,300 people from 25 countries. Both releases quote Kang.
Scope, limits and sources
The attendance and survey figures are the government’s own. The releases are led by the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth.
The Province gave $1 million to the BC Alliance for Healthy Living for community grants, after-school programs and a physical activity collaborative. The release quotes Kang and the Minister of Health.
Nearly $86,000 to plan growth at Nakusp Hot Springs
The Village of Nakusp received nearly $86,000 through the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program to plan for growth at Nakusp Hot Springs. The release quotes Kang.
Scope, limits and sources
The Jobs and Economic Growth ministry issued the release.
Nearly $238,000 for northern B.C. tourism experiences
The Northern BC Tourism Association received nearly $238,000 through the same program for its Beyond the Horizon Experience Development Program. The release quotes Kang.
Scope, limits and sources
The Jobs and Economic Growth ministry issued the release.
The Province gave $25,000 from its 2026 Community Event Support Fund toward a Canada Celebrates event in Tumbler Ridge on June 15, 2026. The release quotes Kang.
Scope, limits and sources
The federal government gave a matching $25,000, according to the release.
Science World dome turned into a match ball for the World Cup
Science World began installing a 360-degree match ball design on its dome on May 6, 2026, and hosts a FIFA Museum exhibition in partnership with the Province from May 15 to September 7. The release quotes Kang.
Kang answered questions from Brent Chapman, Mandeep Dhaliwal and Scott McInnis on arts funding, film and television tax credits, sport funding, World Cup costs, Indigenous tourism and community gaming grants. She gave a combined $927 million forecast for the two film credits in 2026-27 and said the World Cup net cost range was $85 million to $145 million, with an update due in late spring.
Kang answered Jeremy Valeriote on how resort municipalities such as Whistler are supported, on sport funding for people with disabilities and on adventure tourism. The committee then approved her ministry’s operations vote.
Statement on the World Cup and tourism after the tournament
In a release on BC Business House, Kang said hosting the World Cup advanced the Look West tourism plan and would bring investment in communities, jobs and tourism revenue.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
Policy dispute
Timing of the FIFA World Cup cost estimates
B.C. Conservative interim leader Trevor Halford criticized the government for waiting until weeks before the tournament to disclose its latest cost estimates, and questioned ticket prices for residents, My Cariboo Now reported. The report says the estimates published on May 29, 2026 put gross costs at up to $729 million. The date is the Wednesday the report names for his comments.
Candidate or party response
Kang said the lower estimated net cost came from disciplined planning and strong financial oversight, according to My Cariboo Now.
Verified status and limits
The government release gives a net provincial cost of up to $114 million. voche.me found no final cost report on this date.
Arts and culture budget line in the estimates debate
Brent Chapman said the ministry’s service plan cuts the arts and culture budget line by $3.5 million, or 8.5 percent, and asked which programs would be cut. When Kang asked where the figure came from, he said it was found in “our research”.
Candidate or party response
Kang said the B.C. Arts Council budget decreases by less than 1 percent, that the reduction comes from a government-wide spending review, and asked where the $3.5 million figure came from.
Verified status and limits
The transcript records no figure that reconciles the 8.5 percent line with the Arts Council reduction. She said there are no plans for cuts to the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and that Creative B.C. has no cut this year.
Community gaming grant funding in the estimates debate
Scott McInnis asked whether the $138.585 million community gaming grant budget for 2026-27 is less than last year’s and asked her to review the grants and link them to inflation.
Candidate or party response
Kang said the budget is $1.415 million lower than last year, a 1 percent cut that is part of the government’s spending management plan, and that the ministry told its partners the cut was coming. On the review she said the ministry looks forward to opportunities to enhance the program and is open to new ideas.
Verified status and limits
She made no commitment to a formal review or an inflation link in the transcript.
Brent Chapman asked how the ministry measures the film and television credits and asked for the most recent total production spending in B.C.
Candidate or party response
Kang said the combined forecast for 2026-27 is $176 million for Film Incentive B.C. and $751 million for the production services tax credit, $927 million in all. She said total production spending is commercially sensitive taxpayer information that her ministry does not hold, and that the Ministry of Finance does the cost-benefit analysis.
Verified status and limits
She named jobs, productions, credits claimed and repeat productions as her measures of success. No spending total was given.
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
Reporting
My Cariboo Now (Vista Radio)
B.C. FIFA World Cup costs rise to $729 million
Reports the new cost estimates, Kang’s comments on the net cost and the Conservative criticism.
BC NDP chooses Surrey for South Asian museum location, instead of Vancouver
Reports the September 18 agreement with Surrey and quotes Kang as minister. It calls her the BC NDP candidate for Burnaby-Deer Lake, the district name her government biography gives for her former seat. Elections BC lists her in Burnaby Centre.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Read again on 2026-10-03 and closed: the BC NDP events, latest and media pages name no event or release for her; her estimates debate is now in the speech index and both transcripts are read; her 2017 result is read from Elections BC. Still open. Her campaign page and the BC NDP platform page changed after 2026-09-30; both state the party’s record and plans and name no measure of her own. A direct read of her X page on 2026-10-03 returned a page shell with no posts, and her other social media accounts were not read. Searches of Burnaby Now and Burnaby Beacon on 2026-10-03 returned no 2026 article that names her, and the Vancouver Is Awesome search answered HTTP 403. No 2026 all-candidates meeting, endorsement or forum for Burnaby Centre was found in the last five days. Campaign finances were not reviewed. voche.me did not confirm whether Bill 7 passed: the Hansard for the last sitting day found (May 28, 2026) lists royal assent for other bills and not for Bill 7, and the bill’s final stage was not found. A government release of September 9, 2026 says provincial World Cup tickets were used under a provincial ticketing directive, but the directive’s text and the list of who used tickets were not found. The final cost of hosting the World Cup was not found. Her 2020 election result and her council terms before 2014 were not checked against official records, because the Elections BC address for the 2020 statement of votes was not found. Her roles before 2024 other than the 2020 cabinet appointment come from her government biography. The ministry news page lists releases only from April 20, 2026 on, so releases from January to April 19 were read by address in the first pass and were not listed again. The BC Gov News site is not updated during the election period. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature’s 2026 speech and vote indexes, three 2026 transcripts where she spoke, 14 government releases from 2026 that quote her, her government biography, the 2014 election notice in the British Columbia Gazette, her campaign page, the BC NDP platform page, and news reports from 2020 and 2026.
Second pass on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list (printed October 3, 2026) still gives Anne Kang, BC NDP, Burnaby Centre. The Elections BC key dates page now says nominations closed at 1:00 PT on October 3. The legislature’s speech index now lists her estimates debate, and both transcripts (April 13 and 14, 2026) were read. Her vote index entry has no change since 2026-09-30. The Elections BC 2017 report gives her 2017 result. Eight more government releases that quote her were read, and so was a government release on the Burnaby Hospital plan that does not name her. Her campaign page and the BC NDP platform page were read again: both changed since 2026-09-30, so the three party entries below now cite the current text, and the earlier housing wording is kept as a dated fact. A Daily Hive report of October 3 was read.
One entry was changed because a source read on 2026-10-03 shows a change: the Burnaby Hospital promise is now marked “Changed approach”, because a government release of September 21, 2026 says the redevelopment plan was renewed, with $210 million first for the emergency department and surgical unit. Her biography entries, speeches and votes are unchanged. The BC Gov News site says it is not updated during the election period except for health and safety information and statutory topics, so new ministry releases are not expected before the election.
Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature and in government releases in 2026. Her campaign page states no measures of its own. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
Her government biography lists Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, without dates. Those are the government’s statements and were not checked against an official appointment record.
Elected in 2017 with 8,747 votes, 47.89% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC report on that election. Her government biography says she was first elected for Burnaby-Deer Lake in 2017, now Burnaby Centre.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Anne Kang's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Anne Kang?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Anne Kang's own campaign.
What party is Anne Kang running with?
Anne Kang is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Anne Kang currently hold public office?
Yes. Anne Kang currently serves as Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; MLA for Burnaby Centre.
How many sources does this Anne Kang profile cite?
This profile lists 6 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Anne Kang's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Anne Kang in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Anne Kang is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
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