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MLA in Burnaby Centre · BC provincial 2026
# Shila Taheri
BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Burnaby Centre. Her party page describes her as a labour leader, legal researcher, published author and human rights advocate.
Shila Taheri is the BC Green Party's candidate in Burnaby Centre, one of three names shown for the district on Elections BC's list stamped October 3, 2026 7:00:07 PM, after nominations closed at 1 p.m. The BCGEU's Component 8 executive page lists her as Recording Secretary, and her party page says she is also First Vice-Chair of BCGEU Local 803. She holds no seat in the legislature or on a city council on any record voche.me found. The party page gives five priorities in her name: affordability and housing, public services, good jobs, safe communities and the environment. voche.me found no policy statement in her own words, so the commitments listed on this page are the BC Green Party's platform.
Explore the record Public schedule
Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
BC Green Party2026
*Shila TaheriMLAv.*
[Image: BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)
Candidate research / October 3, 2026
A researched record of Shila Taheri's candidacy in Burnaby Centre. Elections BC lists her with the affiliation BC Green Party. voche.me found no statement of policy in her own words, so the commitments below are the party's platform.
**8**Commitments **10**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Shila Taheri?
No public appearance by the candidate was found on 2026-10-03. Her party page says there are no upcoming events. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.
Checked October 3, 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
- [Shila Taheri, Burnaby Centre](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)Campaign · BC Green Party
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 Shila Taheri
Elections BC lists Shila Taheri as the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby Centre. On the copy of the list stamped October 3, 2026 7:00:07 PM, which is after nominations closed at 1 p.m. that day, the district shows three names: Vikas Gautam (CentreBC), Anne Kang (BC NDP) and Shila Taheri (BC Green Party). Anne Kang is the sitting member for the district.
Her BC Green Party candidate page calls her a labour leader, legal researcher, published author and human rights advocate. The page says she holds an LL.M. in International Business Law and an LL.B., has studied immigration and labour law in Canada, and has represented workers in grievances, workplace disputes and investigations through her union. These are the campaign's statements, and voche.me has not checked them with a university or a publisher.
The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) lists her on its Component 8 executive page as Recording Secretary, with Local 803 beside her name. Her party page also gives her titles as First Vice-Chair of Local 803 and Chair of the Component 8 Membership Committee. The union's election notice of February 24, 2025 lists her as one of three nominees for First Vice Chairperson of Local 803 and does not show the result.
In 2024 the BC Green Party had no candidate in Burnaby Centre, according to Elections BC's statement of votes. Anne Kang won for the BC NDP with 9,780 votes (57.28 percent), and Dharam Kajal of the Conservative Party received 7,294 votes (42.72 percent). BC Ballot says it found no earlier run for Shila Taheri. 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.
8 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Party platform: 26,000 non-market homes a year
The BC Greens platform page says the party would build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes a year.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Party platform: vacancy control on rents
The BC Greens platform page says the party would pass vacancy control, so landlords cannot raise the rent each time a tenant moves out.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge
### Party platform: fast, frequent and free transit
The BC Greens platform page says the party would make transit fast, frequent and free.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge
### Party platform: community health centres in every region
The BC Greens platform page says the party would build community health centres in every region, with team-based care and long-term support.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Party platform: higher minimum wage increases and sectoral bargaining
The BC Greens platform page says the party would boost minimum wage increases to build a living wage, and give every worker the chance to join a union with sectoral bargaining.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Party platform: Fair Share Act and windfall tax
The BC Greens platform page says the party's Fair Share Act would make the few hundred richest people in British Columbia pay their fair share, and that it would bring in a windfall tax on mega-corporations.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge
### Party platform: stop new fossil fuel development
The BC Greens platform page says the party would stop new fossil fuel development.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Party platform: proportional representation within 100 days
The BC Greens platform page says the party would deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform text. voche.me found no statement by Shila Taheri that repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does she repeat this commitment in her own campaign?
- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
voche.me found no elected or appointed public office for this candidate in the sources read on 2026-10-03, and so found no voting record to review. Her union offices are positions inside the BCGEU. BC Ballot says it found no earlier run for her; voche.me did not check that record itself.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
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.
Feb 26Statement
### LinkedIn article: misuse of managing rights
An article published on the LinkedIn account that her BC Green Party candidate page links. It says managers' power to assign work, evaluate staff and discipline can be misused through micromanagement, selective enforcement, emotional abuse and sabotage, and that this leads to bullying and harassment. It is a general workplace article and mentions no election or party.
- [The Misuse of Managing Rights: A Gateway to Bullying and Harassment](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/misuse-managing-rights-gateway-bullying-harassment-dr-shila-taheri-bvxic)Campaign · LinkedIn, article by Shila T.
- [Shila Taheri, Burnaby Centre](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)Campaign · BC Green Party
Oct 22Statement
### LinkedIn article: politics and workers' unions
An article published on the same LinkedIn account. It lists advantages of union involvement in politics (influence on labour law, bargaining power, a voice in policy, mobilizing members) and disadvantages (division among members, loss of focus, risk of corruption, alienating the public, political retaliation), and concludes that unions need to balance political action with their work for members. It names no party or candidate.
- [Politics and Workers' Unions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Involvement](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/politics-workers-unions-advantages-disadvantages-dr-shila-taheri-tdefc)Campaign · LinkedIn, article by Shila T.
- [Shila Taheri, Burnaby Centre](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)Campaign · BC Green Party
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.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Research / 10 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.
Official record 5 sources
- Provincial candidate list
Elections BC
- 2026 provincial election: key dates
Elections BC
- Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election
Elections BC
- Component 8 Executive
BC General Employees' Union
- Elections for Local 803 Executive
BC General Employees' Union · February 24, 2025
Campaign 4 sources
- Shila Taheri, Burnaby Centre
BC Green Party
- Our Plan
BC Green Party
- The Misuse of Managing Rights: A Gateway to Bullying and Harassment
LinkedIn, article by Shila T. · February 26, 2024
- Politics and Workers' Unions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Involvement
LinkedIn, article by Shila T. · October 22, 2024
Event listing 1 sources
- Burnaby Centre: candidates
BC Ballot
No campaign website of her own, news report about her candidacy, all-candidates meeting or endorsement was found on 2026-10-03. The name search was limited: the WebSearch tool had reached its usage limit, DuckDuckGo and Google returned no results to automated reads, and Bing and Google News returned the pages listed here. Her Instagram account (shila.taheri.bc, linked by her party page) could not be opened because it asks visitors to log in. A Facebook page, a second Instagram account and a LinkedIn people directory that carry the name Shila Taheri appeared in search results. No page that was opened ties them to the candidate, so none is used. The two LinkedIn articles are used because her party page links the LinkedIn account that published them. Her union titles First Vice-Chair of Local 803 and Chair of the Component 8 Membership Committee come from her party page only: the BCGEU notice of February 24, 2025 lists her as a nominee and gives no result, and no union page lists the committee role. Her LL.M. and LL.B. degrees, her studies in immigration and labour law, and her books and articles were not checked with a university or publisher, and no book was found. The BC Green Party's plan page says its full platform is coming soon. No municipal, school board or other minutes search applies, because no public role is on record for her. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list, key dates page and 2024 statement of votes; her BC Green Party candidate page, the party's plan page and the party's site search; the BCGEU Component 8 executive page and its Local 803 election notice; two LinkedIn articles published by the account her party page links; the BC Ballot page for Burnaby Centre; and name searches. The name search was limited: the WebSearch tool had reached its usage limit, so voche.me used Bing, Google News and the party's site search directly. Her Instagram account could not be opened because it asks visitors to log in, so nothing from it is used.
No campaign website of her own, news report or policy statement in her own words was found. The commitments below are the BC Green Party's platform text, which names no candidate. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. The candidate may have published material that these searches did not reach.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
Not dated
### Recording Secretary, Component 8, BC General Employees' Union
The union's Component 8 executive page lists Shila Taheri of Local 803 as Recording Secretary. Her BC Green Party candidate page names the same role. voche.me found no date on the union page.
[BCGEU · Component 8 Executive](https://www.bcgeu.ca/component-8-executive)
Not dated
### First Vice-Chair, BCGEU Local 803
Her BC Green Party candidate page says she is First Vice-Chair of Local 803. The union's notice of February 24, 2025 lists her as one of three nominees for First Vice Chairperson in an election that ran from February 26 to March 28, 2025. The notice gives no result, and voche.me found no page that does.
[BCGEU · Elections for Local 803 Executive](https://www.bcgeu.ca/803_elections)
Not dated
### Chair of the Component 8 Membership Committee
Her BC Green Party candidate page says she holds this role. voche.me found no union page that lists it.
[BC Greens · Shila Taheri candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)
Not dated
### Legal researcher and author
Her BC Green Party candidate page says she holds an LL.M. in International Business Law and an LL.B., and that her published work includes books and articles on international business law and arbitration. voche.me has not checked the degrees with a university and found no book.
[BC Greens · Shila Taheri candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)
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.
Why are you running for the BC Green Party in Burnaby Centre, and what would you do first as MLA?
No response has been submitted.
Which parts of the BC Green Party plan matter most for Burnaby Centre, and where do you differ from it?
No response has been submitted.
What would you change in provincial labour law, and how do your union roles shape that view?
No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question?
Ask Shila Taheri 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 Shila Taheri's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Shila Taheri?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Shila Taheri's own campaign.
What party is Shila Taheri running with?
Shila Taheri is running for MLA with BC Green Party.
Does Shila Taheri currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Shila Taheri.
How many sources does this Shila Taheri profile cite?
This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Shila Taheri's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Shila Taheri 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 Shila Taheri 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 3, 2026
- [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BC Greens · Shila Taheri candidate page ](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BC Greens · Our Plan ](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BCGEU · Component 8 Executive ](https://www.bcgeu.ca/component-8-executive)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BCGEU · Elections for Local 803 Executive ](https://www.bcgeu.ca/803_elections)Checked October 3, 2026
- [LinkedIn article by Shila Taheri, February 26, 2024 ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/misuse-managing-rights-gateway-bullying-harassment-dr-shila-taheri-bvxic)Checked October 3, 2026
- [LinkedIn article by Shila Taheri, October 22, 2024 ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/politics-workers-unions-advantages-disadvantages-dr-shila-taheri-tdefc)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BC Ballot · Burnaby Centre ](https://bcballot.ca/ridings/burnaby-centre/)Checked October 3, 2026
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[BC Greens candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/shila-taheri/) [BCGEU Component 8 executive](https://www.bcgeu.ca/component-8-executive)
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