Where every party stands on economy

BEFORE YOU COMPARE

Who actually decides this

The province sets employment standards and workers’ compensation, collects resource royalties, decides permitting for mines, forestry and energy projects, and supports business through tax and grant programs. Trade rules are shared with Ottawa.

Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.

WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS

Reading this ballot on economy

6 of the 10 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 25 separate commitments. BC NDP has published the most, with 6.

3 commitments carry a figure you can hold a council to after the election: $5 million, The party gives no cost or date., The party gives no cost or date.. The rest are directions without a number attached.

3 commitments have a deadline attached. A promise with a date on it is the rarest kind on this ballot and the easiest to hold someone to.

16 of the 25 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them.

SIDE BY SIDE

Every published position on economy

BC NDP

Double mineral exports and buy B.C. and Canadian materials

The BC NDP would double critical mineral exports within five years, expand the Port of Prince Rupert, and require public projects to use B.C. and Canadian materials where a local supplier can deliver on budget and on time.

• Double critical mineral exports within five yearsWithin five years
• Build the North Coast Transmission Line with Canadian steel
• “Built in B.C. and Canada” buying rules
• Expand the Port of Prince Rupert2030

Read all 6 BC NDP commitments, with sources

BC GREEN PARTY

BC Green Party on economy

• A new royalty deal for oil and gas
• Community and Indigenous ownership of resources
• Commercial rent control for small business
• Selective logging and wood processing jobs

Read all 5 BC Green Party commitments, with sources

CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC

Conservative Party of BC on economy

• Double natural gas production by 2032 and triple it by 20352032 and 2035
• A 120-day approval law for major projects
• Resource corridors and pipeline expansions
• Trade missions led by the premier

Read all 5 Conservative Party of BC commitments, with sources

CENTRE BC

Centre BC on economy

• Five conditions for any pipeline
• Support for laid-off forestry workers
• Changes to forest rules
• Forestry Stability and Transition Fund

Read all 4 Centre BC commitments, with sources

ONEBC

OneBC on economy

• A pipeline to the north coast
• Review all provincial rules
• More logging and lower stumpage fees

Read all 3 OneBC commitments, with sources

CANWEST PARTY

Help local business invest and hire

CanWest Party says it would help local businesses invest and create jobs, and that economic policy should follow market demand.

• Help local businesses invest and create jobsThe party gives no cost or date.
• Economic policy that follows market demandThe party gives no cost or date.

Read all 2 CanWest Party commitments, with sources

NOTHING PUBLISHED YET

4 parties have published nothing on this

A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it.

• BC Libertarian Party

  Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 7, 2026.

• Christian Heritage Party of BC

  Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026.

• Communist Party of BC

  Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026.

• Freedom Party of BC

  Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026.