Where every party stands on health care
6 of the 10 parties on the October 24 ballot have published something on health care and hospitals. Here they are side by side, each with its source.
BEFORE YOU COMPARE
Who actually decides this
The province funds and runs public health care through its health authorities, sets what doctors and nurses are paid and decides where hospitals and clinics are built. Ottawa sets national standards and pays a share of the cost.
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 health care
6 of the 10 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 16 separate commitments. BC Green Party has published the most, with 5.
2 commitments carry a figure you can hold a council to after the election: $15 million, as reported by Black Press, The party gives no cost or date.. The rest are directions without a number attached.
11 of the 16 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 health care
| Party | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| BC Green Party | Not yet researched. | 5 |
| OneBC | Not yet researched. | 4 |
| BC NDP | The BC NDP would triple its campaign to recruit health workers from the United States, with $15 million reported as the cost, and offer loan forgiveness and moving help to Canadian health workers who come home. | 3 |
| Centre BC | Not yet researched. | 3 |
| CanWest Party | CanWest Party says it would improve medical services and shorten the time patients wait. | 1 |
| BC Libertarian Party | Not yet researched. | — |
| Christian Heritage Party of BC | Not yet researched. | — |
| Communist Party of BC | Not yet researched. | — |
| Conservative Party of BC | Not yet researched. | — |
| Freedom Party of BC | Not yet researched. | — |
BC GREEN PARTY
BC Green Party on health care
- Community Health Centres in every region
- Finish safe nurse-to-patient ratios
- Keep public health money in public care
- Mental health care covered by the public system
ONEBC
OneBC on health care
- Private care alongside public care
- Move administration money to front-line care
- End safe supply and consumption sites
- Involuntary treatment for severe addiction
BC NDP
Triple the recruitment of U.S. health workers
The BC NDP would triple its campaign to recruit health workers from the United States, with $15 million reported as the cost, and offer loan forgiveness and moving help to Canadian health workers who come home.
- Triple the recruitment of health workers from the United States$15 million, as reported by Black Press
- Bring Canadian health workers home from the United States
- Free help with moving through Health Match BC
CENTRE BC
Centre BC on health care
- Expand home care for seniors
- Less paperwork for doctors
- Check the effect on patients before changing clinic funding
CANWEST PARTY
Shorter waits for medical care
CanWest Party says it would improve medical services and shorten the time patients wait.
- Improve medical services and shorten waitsThe party gives no cost or date.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC
Conservative Party of BC on health care
Read all 0 Conservative Party of BC 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.