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The Conservative Party of BC published a plan on 9 October 2026 to build long-term-care beds, saying 7,200 BC residents are currently on a waitlist and the NDP deferred seven projects in Budget 2026.
David Eby announced an NDP seniors health care plan on October 5 that includes free shingles vaccines for adults 50 and over, 500 new home care workers, and seven paused long-term care projects moving forward.
The BC Green Party published a seniors platform on October 4 and says it would raise housing aid thresholds for senior renters, apply rent controls to assisted living, and increase publicly funded long-term care beds.