Conservative Party of BC BC provincial 2026
Conservative Party of BC on taxes and budget
What Conservative Party of BC has published about provincial taxes and the budget, and what it has not.
PROVINCIAL TAXES AND THE BUDGET
Conservative Party of BC on taxes and budget
The party’s main budget commitment is its no-new-taxes pledge of September 27, 2026. Its release says the NDP raised the lowest income tax rate from 5.06 per cent to 5.60 per cent; that figure is the party’s own statement.
The Canadian Press reported on September 28 that Doerkson gave no details on how a Conservative government would balance the budget. He said it would be “almost impossible to commit to how quickly we will be able to arrive at balanced budgets”.
The platform page lists “A Free and Prosperous BC”, described as a plan to encourage investment and “get government working for taxpayers”. It did not open to published text on September 30, 2026.
1 PUBLISHED COMMITMENT
What they say they will do
No new taxes for a full term
Doerkson pledged that his government would not introduce new taxes or raise existing ones throughout its term.
- Who has the power
- Provincial tax rates are set by the legislature.
What is not published
- The party has published no costed fiscal plan and no date for a balanced budget.
- The platform page marks the platform “coming soon”. Its policy titles do not open to any published text as of 2026-09-30.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Registered political parties in British Columbia, as of September 30, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election Elections BC · checked
- Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC · checked
- Current party standings Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked
- Annual allowances Elections BC · checked
- Financial reporting and political contributions Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System Elections BC · checked
- Hansard, April 1, 2026, afternoon sitting Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · published · checked
- Hansard, April 22, 2026, afternoon sitting Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · published · checked
- Hansard, May 28, 2026, afternoon sitting Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · published · checked
- Conservative Party of BC home page SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Meet your Conservative team SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Lorne Doerkson candidate page SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Caroline Elliott candidate page SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Our platform SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Latest news and updates SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- BC Energy Superpower Plan (PDF) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- BC Conservatives welcome LNG Canada Phase 2 (statement) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Conservatives to remove PST from Canadian alcohol (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Conservative Party of BC pledges no new taxes (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Statement from leader Lorne Doerkson on the NDP housing tax plan SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Every Conservative Party of BC MLA approved to run as a candidate (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Conservative Party of BC announces Surrey candidates (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- White Rock Mayor Megan Knight to run in Surrey South (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- The NDP called this election (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Standing up to Trump (release) SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Official documents SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Vote results, Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership 2026 SAYS SO ITSELFConservative Party of British Columbia · published · checked
- Annual financial report for 2025, with auditors’ report, as posted by the party Conservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Statements of assets, liabilities, income and expenses for 2024, as posted by the party Conservative Party of British Columbia · checked
- Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as leader of the B.C. Conservative Party CBC News · published · checked
- Lorne Doerkson named B.C. Conservatives interim leader following Findlay resignation CBC News · published · checked
- A look back at Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s 4 months as BC Conservative leader Global News · published · checked
- 5 MLAs, including former leader, returning to B.C. Conservative caucus as prospect of election looms The Canadian Press, via CBC News · published · checked
- CentreBC MLAs defect back to the B.C. Conservatives after snap election call Vista Radio (AM 1150) · published · checked
- Kamloops Centre MLA Milobar rejoins BC Conservatives CFJC Today · published · checked
- B.C. Conservatives vow new rule to keep Doerkson leader, as Rustad exits The Canadian Press, via Energeticcity.ca · published · checked
- Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad not running for re-election CBC News · published · checked
- Canadian Press report on the Conservative campaign and Caroline Elliott’s candidacy The Canadian Press, via 650 CKOM · published · checked
- Lorne Doerkson talks values as he leads B.C. Conservatives into election CBC News · published · checked
- BC Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected Global News · published · checked
- B.C. Conservative leader pledges to triple LNG production Black Press Media (Agassiz Harrison Observer) · published · checked
- Party leaders make economic, budget promises in Week 2 of B.C. election campaign The Canadian Press, via Yahoo Finance Canada · published · checked
- Doerkson promises to cut PST on Canadian alcohol Black Press Media (The Northern View) · published · checked
- Kerry-Lynne Findlay will be the next leader of the B.C. Conservative Party Black Press Media (Chilliwack Progress) · published · checked
- Jordan Kealy departs from B.C. Conservatives to sit as Independent CJDC-TV · published · checked
- How Rustad and Conservatives reshaped B.C.’s political map Business in Vancouver, via Powell River Peak · published · checked
- Politics in British Columbia The Canadian Encyclopedia · checked