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MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena · BC provincial 2026
# Petra Kuret
Centre BC candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena, a former Accenture managing director for British Columbia and chair of the MOSAIC board.
Petra Kuret is the CentreBC candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena. Dallas Brodie won the district in 2024 for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes (51.58 percent). Accenture named her its managing director for British Columbia in a 2016 release, and the settlement agency MOSAIC lists her as the chair of its board. Her campaign site names a mixed economy with good jobs, fair access to housing, lower emissions from large industry, and closer contact with voters as her goals. voche.me found no measure from her with a number, a cost or a date on 2026-10-01.
Explore the record Public schedule
Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
Centre BC2026
*Petra KuretMLAv.*
[Image: Petra Kuret campaign](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)
Candidate research / October 1, 2026
A researched record of Petra Kuret’s candidacy in Vancouver-Quilchena. Elections BC lists her with the affiliation CentreBC. Her positions here come from her campaign website and the party’s page about her, and none names a measure, a number, a cost or a date.
**7**Commitments **1**Programs **1**News articles **15**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Petra Kuret?
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-01. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.
Checked October 1, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
- [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24
1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed
2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed
3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed
4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed
5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed
6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
8. Oct 16Voting day
9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed
11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed
13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed
14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed
15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed
16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates
- Oct 16Advance voting opens
- Oct 24Final Voting Day
At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/)
- [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
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 Petra Kuret
Elections BC lists Petra Kuret as the CentreBC candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena. On the list stamped October 1, 2026 11:00:06 PM, the other accepted nomination in the district is Callista Ryan of the BC NDP. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026, so more candidates may be added. BC Ballot, a site that lists candidates by district, also shows Carson Binda of the Conservative Party and Dallas Brodie of OneBC as announced by their parties.
Dallas Brodie won the district in 2024 for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes (51.58 percent), according to Elections BC’s statement of votes. Callista Ryan of the BC NDP received 8,649 votes (38.91 percent), Michael Barkusky of the BC Green Party 1,729 (7.78 percent) and Caroline Ying-Mei Wang, an independent, 385 (1.73 percent). A search of that statement for the name Kuret found no match.
The party’s page about her says she is running for the sake of the next generation, and that she will bring fiscal discipline, economic growth and respectful dialogue to the Legislature. It says Vancouver-Quilchena has been her home for more than 40 years.
A news release from Accenture, dated 2016-11-23, names her as its managing director for British Columbia and says she had a 24-year career at the company. It says the Women’s Executive Network named her to its 2016 list of Canada’s 100 most powerful women. BCBusiness reported on 2017-11-22 that she was also on the 2017 list. The party says she joined Accenture in 1993 and led its British Columbia practice from 2012.
MOSAIC, a Vancouver agency that helps newcomers and refugees settle and find work, lists her as the chair of its board. Its board page says she was a senior vice president at Vancity, the credit union, and later Head of Partnership at SkyHive, a company that sells an artificial intelligence system for training workers. MOSAIC reported that she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal on 2025-03-25, presented by MP Sukh Dhaliwal for her work as board chair.
MOSAIC’s board page also says she chairs the board of the German Canadian Care Home, which oversees the building of a new home for seniors. Her campaign site calls her a past chair of that board. The party says her main volunteer project has been winning provincial money for a new 178-bed long-term care home. Vancouver Coastal Health announced on 2025-05-29 that the German-Canadian Care Home in South Vancouver will be rebuilt with 178 beds, paid for in part with $13.1 million from the Ministry of Health. voche.me has not confirmed her role in securing that money.
The party says she began her career as a page in the House of Commons, worked for Members of Parliament in Canada and the United Kingdom, and sought the federal Liberal nomination in Vancouver Quadra in 2025. It says she holds an honours degree in political science from Carleton University and two board governance designations. These are the party’s statements, and voche.me has not checked them with the House of Commons, the Liberal Party, the university or the bodies that grant the designations. voche.me has not contacted the campaign.
Read the sources
Promises / Commitments and evidence
## Commitments and the available evidence.
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.
7 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Bring fiscal discipline to the Legislature
The party’s page about her says she will bring fiscal discipline to the Legislature.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The page states an approach and names no measure. It gives no budget target, no cost and no date.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a year for a balanced budget, a spending limit or a tax change?
- [Petra Kuret, CentreBC candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena](https://www.centrebc.ca/candidates/petra-kuret/)Campaign · CentreBC
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### An economy that does many kinds of work and creates good jobs
Her campaign site says she wants to build an economy that does many kinds of work and creates good jobs for all.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names a goal and no measure. It gives no number of jobs, no cost and no date. Parts of the same page refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell whether this text was first written for a federal race.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a provincial measure for jobs, such as a permit rule, a tax rate or a program?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Ease the cost of living
Her campaign site says a stronger private sector and well-paid jobs would ease the pressure of the cost of living.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names a goal and no measure. It gives no number, cost or date. Parts of the same page refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell whether this text was first written for a federal race.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a provincial measure on prices, rates or rebates?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Fair access to housing
Her campaign site says she would support policies and market conditions that give everyone fair access to housing, through housing supply, prices and access.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names a goal and no measure. It gives no number of homes, no cost and no date. Parts of the same page refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell whether this text was first written for a federal race.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a number of homes, a zoning rule or a rental measure, with a date?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge
### Large industrial polluters pay their fair share
Her campaign site says the move to net zero emissions should make large industrial polluters pay their fair share, and that investment in new green technology should grow.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names a goal and no measure. It gives no price, no emissions target, no cost and no date. Parts of the same page refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell whether this text was first written for a federal race.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a carbon price, an emissions limit or a year?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Listen to constituents
Her campaign site says she would commit to meaningful engagement with constituents, so that their views guide her decisions.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names an approach and no measure. It gives no number, cost or date.
- What still needs checking
- Does she say how she would consult constituents, for example a number of public meetings a year?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Cut red tape
Her campaign site says she would focus on cutting red tape and removing barriers to get results faster.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The site names an approach and no measure. It names no rule to change and gives no number, cost or date. Parts of the same page refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell whether this text was first written for a federal race.
- What still needs checking
- Does she name a rule or a permit process she would change?
- [Petra Kuret campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Campaign · Petra Kuret campaign
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
voche.me found no elected office held by her in the sources read on 2026-10-01, so voche.me found no voting record to review. The one dated action listed is a care home project that the party links to her.
May 29Funding announced by Vancouver Coastal Health; her role is stated by the party and by MOSAIC
### German-Canadian Care Home rebuild announced with 178 beds
Vancouver Coastal Health announced that the German-Canadian Care Home in South Vancouver will be rebuilt with 178 beds, 46 more than now, with $13.1 million from the Ministry of Health and $11.1 million from the health authority. The release says construction is set to begin in early 2026 and end in late 2029.
Scope, limits and sources
The party says her main volunteer project has been winning provincial money for this home, and MOSAIC’s board page says she chairs the home’s board. voche.me has not confirmed her role from an official source, and the home is not yet built, so this action is tagged outside the scored issues.
- [Vancouver Coastal Health to redevelop German-Canadian Care Home in South Vancouver](https://www.vch.ca/en/news/vancouver-coastal-health-redevelop-german-canadian-care-home-south-vancouver)Official record · Vancouver Coastal Health
- [Petra Kuret, CentreBC candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena](https://www.centrebc.ca/candidates/petra-kuret/)Campaign · CentreBC
- [Board of Directors](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)Event organizer · MOSAIC
Recent appearances / Read and watch
## Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Nov 23Statement
### Statement on being named to the Top 100 list
Accenture’s release quotes her as saying the award is an honour and that two women from the company winning in one year shows its commitment to inclusion and diversity.
- [Two Accenture leaders named among most powerful women in Canada](https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2016/two-accenture-leaders-named-among-most-powerful-women-in-canada-by-womens-executive-network)Event organizer · Accenture
Mar 25Speech
### Remarks on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal
MOSAIC’s post quotes her remarks at the ceremony, where she linked her own story to the story of the newcomers MOSAIC serves.
- [MOSAIC Board Chair Petra Kuret Honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal](https://mosaicbc.org/news/mosaic-board-chair-receives-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal/)Event organizer · MOSAIC
Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
## Controversies & public scrutiny
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.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
## Read the reporting
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.
November 22, 2017Reporting
BCBusiness · Felicity Stone
### B.C.’s 20 most powerful women leaders in 2017
List of the British Columbia names on the Women’s Executive Network 2017 Top 100. It names her as managing director of Accenture in British Columbia.
- [B.C.’s 20 most powerful women leaders in 2017](https://www.bcbusiness.ca/BCs-20-most-powerful-women-leaders-in-2017)Reporting · BCBusiness · Felicity Stone
Research / 15 linked sources
## Check the evidence
Sources checked October 1, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 4 sources
- Provincial candidate list
Elections BC
- 2026 provincial election: key dates
Elections BC
- Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election
Elections BC
- Vancouver Coastal Health to redevelop German-Canadian Care Home in South Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health · May 29, 2025
Campaign 6 sources
- Petra Kuret, CentreBC candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena
CentreBC
- Candidates page
CentreBC
- Our Team page
CentreBC
- Our Policy page
CentreBC
- News page
CentreBC
- Petra Kuret campaign website
Petra Kuret campaign
Reporting 1 sources
- B.C.’s 20 most powerful women leaders in 2017
BCBusiness · Felicity Stone · November 22, 2017
Event organizer 3 sources
- Board of Directors
MOSAIC
- MOSAIC Board Chair Petra Kuret Honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal
MOSAIC · March 25, 2025
- Two Accenture leaders named among most powerful women in Canada
Accenture · November 23, 2016
Event listing 1 sources
- BC provincial election 2026 candidates by riding
BC Ballot
No news report, interview or debate with her as a 2026 candidate was found on 2026-10-01, and no party release or public party Bluesky post names her. Her positions come from her campaign website and one paragraph on the party’s page, so her views on health care, public safety, education, Indigenous reconciliation and transportation are unknown. Parts of her campaign website refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, so voche.me cannot tell which parts were written for this race. The party has published no 2026 election platform: its policy page says its Policy Committee is still writing its first policy areas. The party’s statements about her are unchecked: her work as a House of Commons page and for Members of Parliament, her bid for the federal Liberal nomination in Vancouver Quadra in 2025, her degree from Carleton University, her governance designations, her board roles at BC Women’s Hospital and elsewhere, and her role in securing provincial money for the German-Canadian Care Home. Vancity and SkyHive titles come from MOSAIC’s board page and were not checked with either company. A Business in Vancouver item from 2019 that names her returned HTTP 403 to direct reads and to the WebFetch tool. Her Facebook and Instagram pages showed only a sign-in page, her X page could not be read without signing in, and her LinkedIn profile returned HTTP 999, so nothing from them is used. All-candidates meetings in the district, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. Nominations close October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-01: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the CentreBC home, candidates, team, policy and news pages, the party’s page about her, a search of all 49 party news posts, the party’s 100 newest public Bluesky posts, her campaign website, MOSAIC’s board page and its news post on her medal, an Accenture release from 2016, a BCBusiness list from 2017, a Vancouver Coastal Health release from 2025, the BC Ballot candidate list, and web searches for her name with the district, the party, 2026 and MLA.
Her positions on this page come from her campaign website and one paragraph on the party’s page. None of them names a measure with a number, a cost or a date. Parts of her campaign website refer to Parliament and to Ottawa, which are federal. Her Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn pages could not be read without signing in. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
Listed on 2026-10-01
### Chair of the board, MOSAIC
MOSAIC’s board page lists her as chairperson. A MOSAIC news post of 2025-03-25 also calls her the chair of its board.
[MOSAIC Board of Directors](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)
2016 and 2017
### Named to the Women’s Executive Network Top 100 list
An Accenture release of 2016-11-23 says she was named to the 2016 list of Canada’s most powerful women. BCBusiness lists her among the British Columbia names on the 2017 list.
[Accenture release, 2016-11-23](https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2016/two-accenture-leaders-named-among-most-powerful-women-in-canada-by-womens-executive-network)
Named in 2016 and 2017
### Managing director for British Columbia, Accenture
Accenture’s 2016 release and the 2017 BCBusiness list give this title. The party says she joined Accenture in 1993 and took the role in 2012.
[Accenture release, 2016-11-23](https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2016/two-accenture-leaders-named-among-most-powerful-women-in-canada-by-womens-executive-network)
Dates not given
### Senior vice president, Vancity
MOSAIC’s board page says she was Senior Vice President of Business Transformation at Vancity. The party gives the title as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation. voche.me has not checked it with Vancity.
[MOSAIC Board of Directors](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)
From 2021, by the party’s account
### Head of Partnership, SkyHive
MOSAIC’s board page gives this title. The party says she joined a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence company in 2021. voche.me has not checked it with the company.
[MOSAIC Board of Directors](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)
Dates not given
### Chair of the board, German Canadian Care Home
MOSAIC’s board page says she chairs this board, which oversees the building of a new care home for seniors. Her campaign site calls her a past chair. voche.me has not checked it with the care home.
[MOSAIC Board of Directors](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)
04 / Questions & answers
## Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What does fiscal discipline mean to you: a balanced budget by a set year, a spending limit, or something else?
No response has been submitted.
Your campaign site says large industrial polluters should pay their fair share. What provincial measure would you support for that, and from which year?
No response has been submitted.
How many new homes should the Province help build in Vancouver-Quilchena, and by when?
No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question?
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05 / About this page
## Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Petra Kuret's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Petra Kuret?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Petra Kuret's own campaign.
What party is Petra Kuret running with?
Petra Kuret is running for MLA with Centre BC.
Does Petra Kuret currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Petra Kuret.
How many sources does this Petra Kuret profile cite?
This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Petra Kuret's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Petra Kuret 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 Petra Kuret 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.
## Sources & transparency
- [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 1, 2026
- [CentreBC · Petra Kuret candidate page ](https://www.centrebc.ca/candidates/petra-kuret/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Petra Kuret · campaign website ](https://www.petrakuret.ca/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [MOSAIC · Board of Directors ](https://mosaicbc.org/about/board/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Accenture · release on the 2016 Top 100 list ](https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2016/two-accenture-leaders-named-among-most-powerful-women-in-canada-by-womens-executive-network)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Vancouver Coastal Health · German-Canadian Care Home redevelopment ](https://www.vch.ca/en/news/vancouver-coastal-health-redevelop-german-canadian-care-home-south-vancouver)Checked October 1, 2026
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[Campaign website](https://www.petrakuret.ca/) [Party candidate page](https://www.centrebc.ca/candidates/petra-kuret/) [Facebook, linked from her campaign site](https://www.facebook.com/petrakuret) [Instagram, linked from her campaign site](https://www.instagram.com/petra_kuret/)
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