Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Cowichan Valley. By the party's account, he owns a Vancouver Island construction management firm.
Bert Chen is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Cowichan Valley. He was not on the 2024 ballot and holds no elected office on any record voche.me found. His party's page says he owns a Vancouver Island firm that manages construction of power plants and other large industrial projects, and that he served as finance director of the BC Elks Association. voche.me found no statement of his own on 2026-10-03.
A researched record of Bert Chen's 2026 candidacy. voche.me found no elected office in his record, so it found no voting record to review. The only statement of his views is the party's description of him on its own candidate page.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Bert Chen
Elections BC lists Bert Chen as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Cowichan Valley. The same list shows James Chumsa (Communist Party of BC), Justin Douglas (BC Green Party) and Debra Toporowski (BC NDP). In 2024 Toporowski won the district with 11,795 votes (40.51 percent). The Conservative candidate then, John Koury, had 10,946 votes (37.59 percent). Bert Chen is not in the 2024 statement of votes.
His page on the Conservative Party of BC website calls him a small business owner on Vancouver Island. The page says he grew up in a rural BC community where his family ran a small gas station, and that his first job was working behind the pump. It says he has worked in small remote communities across Canada, including some where he worked with First Nations on infrastructure projects.
The party page says he owns a Vancouver Island firm that provides project management and construction services for power plants and other large industries across Canada, and that the firm has built clean power projects on Vancouver Island and the BC Coast. It says he served with the Elks of Canada and the BC Elks Association as its long time finance director, and that he sails off Maple Bay with his wife. These are the party's statements. The page does not name the firm, and voche.me has not checked any of them with a second source.
The page says Bert Chen has seen the resource economy weakened by overly long permitting processes, and that BC needs to grow its economy by fast tracking projects to provide decent, stable jobs. The party page is written in the third person, so voche.me records this as the party's description of his view and has not found it in his own words.
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.
1 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
Grow the economy by fast tracking projects
The party's candidate page for Bert Chen says he has seen the resource economy weakened by overly long permitting processes, and that BC needs to grow its economy by fast tracking projects to provide decent, stable jobs for hardworking British Columbians.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page is written in the third person by the party, so this is the party's description of his view and voche.me has not found it in his own words. It names no project, permit, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which permits and which Cowichan Valley projects does he mean, and by how much would he shorten the process?
His past roles come from the party's page. None is a public office, so none earns a score.
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Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
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Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
Controversies & public scrutiny
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News coverage / Original publishers
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Research / 7 linked sources
Check the evidence
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No campaign website, personal social media account, news interview, all-candidates meeting or party news release naming him was found on 2026-10-03. The party candidate page links only to the party's own accounts. The list of 2026 nominations is open until 1 p.m. PT on October 3, so Elections BC can still add or change entries. His business, his work with First Nations, his sailing and his gas station childhood come only from the party page, which does not name the firm, any project or any community. The party page says he was long time finance director of the BC Elks Association. A BC Elks Association committee list for 2020 to 2021 (sites.google.com/site/bcelksassociation/directory/bc-elks-association-committees-2020-2021) names a Bert Chen of Langley No. 259 as chairman of its Finance Committee, and no source read on this date says that person is this candidate, so the committee list is not used for any claim. A personal page at bertchen.ca (read on 2026-10-03) shows only a name, a contact line and links, and no source ties it to the candidate, so nothing from it is used. A Bert Chen who sat on the Conservative Party of Canada national council for Ontario is named in a 2021 National Observer article. The article places that person in Ontario and no source ties him to this candidate, so nothing from it is used. The party's platform page lists plan titles, says the platform is coming soon and does not name him. His commitment on permitting comes from the party page and has not been found in his own words. Campaign finances and endorsements were not found.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates, the 2024 statement of votes, the party's candidate page for Bert Chen, the party's team and platform pages, a BC Elks Association committee list, a personal page at bertchen.ca, and a 2021 National Observer article about a Bert Chen who represents Ontario on a federal party council.
No campaign website, personal social media account, news interview or statement in his own words was found on this date. The Elections BC list shows nominations accepted so far, and Elections BC says nominations are accepted until 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, October 3, so the list can still change. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Current, by the party's account
Owner, Vancouver Island project management and construction firm
The party says the firm provides project management and construction services for power plants and other large industries across Canada, and has built clean power projects on Vancouver Island and the BC Coast. The page does not name the firm. voche.me has not checked this with a second source.
The party says he served with the Elks of Canada and the BC Elks Association as its long time finance director, helping to manage the charity and its kids camps. voche.me has not confirmed the role with the association. See the research gaps.
Work in remote communities and with First Nations on infrastructure
The party says he has worked in small remote communities across Canada, including in BC and the North, and worked with First Nations on infrastructure projects. The page names no project or community.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What are your top three commitments for Cowichan Valley, and how would you pay for each?
No response has been submitted.
Which permits would you shorten for projects in Cowichan Valley, and by how many days?
No response has been submitted.
What is the name of your firm, and which power plant projects has it built?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Bert Chen directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Bert Chen's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Bert Chen?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Bert Chen's own campaign.
What party is Bert Chen running with?
Bert Chen is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Bert Chen currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Bert Chen.
How many sources does this Bert Chen profile cite?
This profile lists 1 sourced reference, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Bert Chen's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Bert Chen 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 Bert Chen is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
