BILL
NUMBER
TITLE CHAPTER
NUMBER
22 SUPPLY ACT, 2026–2027
(Third Reading)
20
Royal Assent – May 28, 2026


BILL 22 – 2026
SUPPLY ACT, 2026–2027

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027;

THEREFORE HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $84 357 487 000 as set forth in Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2026.

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $1 451 413 000 towards

(a) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, and

(b) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule D of those main Estimates,

as set forth in Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2026.

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1
2026/2027 Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote
Number
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislative Assembly 140 386 000
2 Auditor General 26 855 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 910 000
4 Elections BC 28 706 000
5 Human Rights Commissioner 7 978 000
6 Information and Privacy Commissioner 12 254 000
7 Merit Commissioner 1 751 000
8 Ombudsperson 17 133 000
9 Police Complaint Commissioner 11 751 000
10 Representative for Children and Youth 13 763 000
11 Office of the Premier 15 334 000
12 Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Ministry Operations 108 012 000
13 Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Agricultural Land Commission 5 500 000
14 Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations 742 545 000
15 Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary 115 950 000
16 Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act 24 500 000
17 Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office 13 983 000
18 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations 2 711 928 000
19 Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations 741 339 000
20 Ministry of Education and Child Care – Ministry Operations 10 029 589 000
21 Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Ministry Operations 74 403 000
22 Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Emergency and Disaster Management Act 36 420 000
23 Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions – Ministry Operations 89 684 000
24 Ministry of Environment and Parks – Ministry Operations 149 340 000
25 Ministry of Environment and Parks – Environmental Assessment Office 16 781 000
26 Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations 381 863 000
27 Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement 29 430 000
28 Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency 115 350 000
29 Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs 1 000
30 Ministry of Forests – Ministry Operations 406 398 000
31 Ministry of Forests – Fire Management 235 702 000
32 Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations 35 968 875 000
33 Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs – Ministry Operations 1 683 425 000
34 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations 70 806 000
35 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding 105 072 000
36 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Declaration Act Secretariat 4 147 000
37 Ministry of Infrastructure – Ministry Operations 420 514 000
38 Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth – Ministry Operations 72 704 000
39 Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations 23 672 000
40 Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals – Ministry Operations 57 304 000
41 Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills – Ministry Operations 3 580 561 000
42 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations 1 085 591 000
43 Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations 5 976 762 000
44 Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport – Ministry Operations 183 761 000
45 Ministry of Transportation and Transit – Ministry Operations 1 196 576 000
46 Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship – Ministry Operations 201 199 000
47 Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt 3 797 749 000
48 Minister of Finance – Contingencies 5 000 000 000
49 Various Ministers – Capital Funding 6 153 166 000
50 Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
51 Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
52 Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers 2 466 000 000
53 Minister of Forests – Forest Practices Board 4 062 000
TOTAL 84 357 487 000

Schedule 2
2026/2027 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 and the purposes for which they are granted


$
Schedule C – Capital Expenditures 432 430 000
Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 1 018 983 000
TOTAL 1 451 413 000