Richmond-Queensborough's candidates' promises on Jobs, Businesses, & Labour

Agriculture

BC Green

Restrict non-resident and investment firm ownership of farmland

"Protect BC’s farms and food security by restricting non-resident and investment firm ownership of farmland. Specifically, the BC Greens will limit ownership of Agricultural Land Reserve Land parcels greater than 4 hectares only to citizens and permanent residents of British Columbia, unless they demonstrate intent to become residents and establish themselves within two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make food sovereignty part of the Agricultural Land Commission's mandate, and provide additional funding and staffing to fulfill that mandate

"Make food sovereignty part of the Agricultural Land Commission’s mandate, to protect and prioritize agricultural use, and provide additional funding and staffing to fulfill that mandate." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Establish a publicly-owned agricultural land bank for lease by new farmers

"Unlock the next generation of farmers and protect and expand BC’s reserve of farmland by establishing a publicly owned agricultural land bank for lease by new farmers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Improve public data on who owns farmland, how ownership is changing, and how agricultural land is being used

"Improve public data on who owns BC’s farmland, how ownership is changing and how agricultural land is being used, so governments, researchers and the public can better understand emerging trends and develop effective policy." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Empower municipalities to tax productive farmland that is being left idle
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Develop a public interest test for significant farmland purchases to ensure they support the long-term interests of BC's agricultural land base, food production, and farming communities
Incentivise regenerative farming practices that build healthier soils, improve water management, reduce energy use, and sequester carbon
Streamline the approvals process for water storage dugouts on farms

"Streamline the approvals process for water storage dugouts on farms to improve drought resilience and water availability." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Commit the Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship to work with farmers to ensure protection of food crops during drought periods
Build a public wholesaling and distribution operation to supply grocery stores, schools, and hospitals, and require it to stock 30% locally-produced food

"Build public wholesaling and distribution to supply Green Grocers, schools and hospitals. With a 30% locally produced food mandate, this would meaningfully build BC’s food security, from farm to warehouse." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Create a universal school food programme

"Create a universal school food program that provides opportunities for schools, community organizations, and farmers to promote sustainable practices and educate children on healthy eating habits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Focus the Green Grocers on giving BC farmers and planters distribution and market access
Prioritize building a food system that puts local and regional economies first
Restrict non-resident and investment firm ownership of farmland
Make food sovereignty part of the Agricultural Land Commission’s mandate, with additional funding and staffing
Improve public data on who owns B.C.’s farmland, ownership changes and agricultural land use
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Develop a public interest test for large farmland purchases
Streamline the approvals process for water storage dugouts on farms
Have the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship help farmers protect food crops during drought
Limit farmland ownership over 4 hectares to citizens and permanent residents, unless settling within four years
Fund an Agricultural Public Land Bank to connect farmers with affordable farmland
Give local governments the power to tax unused farmland
Incentivise regenerative farming practices that build healthier soils, improve water management, reduce energy use, sequester carbon
Facilitate public institutional procurement of local food, with schools, hospitals and other institutions prioritising it
Ensure B.C.-grown food ends up on B.C. tables

BC NDP

Expand food processing on eligible land in the Agricultural Land Reserve that is not suited for primary food production

"Expand food processing opportunities on eligible land in the Agricultural Land Reserve that is not well suited for primary food production, while protecting prime farmland, to create local jobs and process more B.C. food here at home." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Agriculture.

Arts and culture

BC Green

Increase the annual BC Arts Council budget to $65M

"Increase the annual BC Arts Council budget to $65 million to enhance support for arts and culture initiatives." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Work with the arts sector to develop a provincial Arts, Culture, and Heritage Action Plan to guide future investments and initiatives

"Work in partnership with the sector to develop a provincial Arts, Culture, and Heritage Action Plan to guide future investments and initiatives." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Work with arts professionals to develop legislative responses to the impacts of AI on the creative sector

"Collaborate with sector professionals to identify and develop legislative responses to the impacts of AI on the creative sector." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Partner with organisations and First Nations in rural, northern, and coastal regions to fund arts, culture, and heritage programming

"Build partnerships with organizations and First Nations in rural, northern, and coastal regions to identify strategic plans and sustainable funding models for arts, culture, and heritage programming." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Create a dedicated "small live venue" license class, with lower fees and simpler zoning for smaller venues booking local artists

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Arts and culture.

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Arts and culture.

Economic growth

BC Green

Provide stable funding for regional economic trusts and other local institutions, and give First Nations, communities, and local governments a stronger role in shaping regional economic priorities

"Strengthen regional economic trusts and other local institutions with stable funding, and give First Nations, communities and local governments a stronger role in shaping regional economic priorities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy to respond to structural challenges from AI and new technologies

"Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy, in conjunction with business, unions, young people and academics, to respond to the structural employment challenges of AI and new technologies. This will include supports for workers displaced by new technologies, strategies for ensuring roles are available for young and inexperienced workers, and a review of how our employment insurance and social assistance systems need to adjust, such as moving to Universal Basic Income." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Use public procurement to grow BC technology companies
Have regional economic-development councils coordinate public institutions’ purchasing and identify opportunities to source more within BC
Use procurement reports to identify where spending leaves BC and where business development could fill gaps
Measure progress by how much public spending builds lasting capacity within BC
Make regional economic development a permanent part of how BC governs its economy
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Give every region a durable institution to set shared economic priorities and turn them into projects
Strengthen and expand existing regional economic institutions rather than impose a single new structure
Cover every part of BC with a regional economic development strategy and public reporting
Connect regional economic strategies with infrastructure, workforce planning, housing, transportation, land use and public services
Give regional strategies a formal role in provincial planning
Require ministries and Crown corporations to consider regional priorities in major decisions
Report on how the province has responded to regional strategies
Explain where regional priorities have not been advanced
Have regional institutions give regular advice on economic conditions, emerging opportunities and barriers requiring provincial action
Ensure First Nations are represented at regional economic development tables
Give regional institutions and First Nations multi-year core funding for economic-development staff, data, engagement and projects
Have regional teams help communities navigate provincial and federal programs and prepare investment proposals
Give each regional institution multi-year funding to direct toward locally identified priorities
Consider in regional economic strategies how different land uses interact over time
Raise the BC and Canadian share of equipment, services and expertise through BC Hydro’s long-term procurement
Weight BC Hydro procurement toward Canadian content, supply-chain resilience, Indigenous economic participation and wider economic benefits
Identify a small number of strategic opportunities where BC has strengths or pathways to build them
Give each priority a ten-year strategy with clear goals and regularly updated milestones
Create a small industrial-strategy unit at the centre of government
Develop Regional Energy-Economy Plans identifying where electricity, industrial land, rail, housing and workforce investment can combine
Reflect Regional Energy-Economy Plans in BC Hydro, infrastructure and industrial-investment decisions
Invest in promising BC technology companies

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Economic growth.

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Economic growth.

Film & TV

BC Green

Work across all levels of government to ensure faster location approvals and simplify studio-use rules

"Make BC the easiest place in North America to actually get a permit and start rolling cameras, by working across all levels of government to ensure faster location approvals and simplified studio-use rules across all of BC’s production hubs." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Reform the film and TV tax credit to remove complications

"Reform the film and TV tax credit to remove complications, ensure it enables and supports Canadian creatives, speeds up turnaround, and puts more local content in front of us." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Work across governments for faster film location approvals and simpler studio-use rules in BC’s production hubs
Reform the film and television tax credit to remove complications, support Canadian creatives, speed turnaround

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Film & TV.

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Film & TV.

Forestry industry

BC Green

Reset the forest sector around a sustainable fibre supply, regional planning, more local manufacturing, and more value from every tree harvested
End conventional clear-cutting across public forests, and work with First Nations, communities, workers, and industry to transition away

"End conventional clearcutting across BC’s public forests. Work with First Nations, forest communities, workers and the industry to transition away from conventional clearcutting and toward forestry that maintains forest structure and reflects the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Expand community and First Nations forestry with more and larger community forests without a requirement to maintain the Annual Allowable Cut

"Expand community and First Nations forestry by increasing the number and size of community forests, removing requirements that force them to maintain the Annual Allowable Cut, and working toward dedicating 20% of the AAC to community forests." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make more forest tenure be held by First Nations, communities, and smaller operators

"Reform forest tenure so that more tenure is held by First Nations, communities and smaller operators rather than concentrated among a small number of large companies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Shift forestry towards partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning, and longer rotations

"Shift forestry toward partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning, longer rotations and other practices that maintain more forest structure and better reflect the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
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Dedicate substantially more fibre to value-added production, with a short term goal of 30% to 50%, prioritising small and independent producers

"Dedicate substantially more of BC’s available fibre to value-added production, with a short-term goal of directing 30% to 50% of available volume toward higher-value manufacturing and prioritizing small and independent producers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Diversify milling and secondary manufacturing, including investing in facilities capable of using smaller-diameter and lower-quality fibre

"Diversify milling and secondary manufacturing so BC gets more jobs and economic value from every cubic metre harvested, including investment in facilities capable of using smaller-diameter and lower-quality fibre." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
End raw-log exports and close loopholes that allow minimally-processed or rough-sawn wood to leave without meaningful processing

"End raw-log exports and close loopholes that allow minimally processed or rough-sawn wood to leave British Columbia without meaningful processing here." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Share a greater portion of forest-resource revenues directly with First Nations, municipalities, and regional districts

"Share a greater portion of forest-resource revenues directly with First Nations, municipalities and regional districts so communities that host forestry receive more of its economic benefits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Ban the use of glyphosate and other chemical herbicides
Support forestry workers through the transition with dedicated retraining, upskilling, and employment supports
Publish current maps, harvest data, and planning information

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Strengthen government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Require basic ecological and cultural protections in private managed forests

"Amend the Private Managed Forest Land Act to ensure basic ecological and cultural protections on private land." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Reject the proposed Working Forest Model and its 45 million cubic metre harvest objective
Reject the Working Forest Model’s “no net loss” approach
Expand community and First Nations forestry by increasing the number and size of community forests
Remove requirements that force community forests to maintain the Annual Allowable Cut
Reform forest tenure so more is held by First Nations, communities and smaller operators
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Shift forestry toward partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning and longer rotations
Share a greater portion of forest-resource revenues directly with First Nations, municipalities and regional districts
Support forestry workers through the transition with dedicated retraining, upskilling and employment supports
Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information
Strengthen government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules
Institute selective logging and value-added industries
Work toward dedicating 20 per cent of the Annual Allowable Cut to community forests
Develop long-term plans for each forest region, led by First Nations and the Province
Rule out predetermining timber-production land or working backwards from a provincial harvest target
Complete a modern province-wide forest and ecosystem inventory, including LiDAR
Make key forest inventory, monitoring and reporting functions independent from the agencies allocating timber
Have an independent forest oversight body report publicly on forest reforms, ecosystem conditions and regional plans
Fund long-term diversification, worker transition and community development where forestry changes affect local employment and revenues
Develop new provincial forestry standards and apply them progressively across Crown lands
Support regional forest economic strategies developed with communities, workers, industry and participating First Nations
Let regional forest priorities guide provincial decisions on infrastructure, skills, financing and industrial policy
Set regional objectives for increasing the economic value and employment generated from each cubic metre harvested
Support engineered wood, manufactured housing, furniture, building systems, biomaterials and other higher-value uses of BC fibre
Use public housing, schools and infrastructure to provide predictable demand for BC wood products
Offer patient financing to help forest businesses retool and new manufacturers reach commercial scale
Require plans supporting regional processing and value-added production when major tenures are renewed or restructured
Keep markets for low-grade fibre from being used to justify additional harvesting
Set sustainable harvest levels through regional, area-based forest planning
Fully implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review in partnership with First Nations
End conventional clearcutting across BC’s public forests
Develop the transition from clearcutting regionally with First Nations and forest-dependent communities
Have BC Timber Sales help lead the transition away from clearcutting by testing new approaches
Have BC Timber Sales publicly report the costs and ecological outcomes of new harvesting approaches

BC NDP

Provide $50M to convert old-growth deferrals into permanent protections and retrofit mills

"Protecting old-growth trees: $50 million to convert old-growth deferrals of the most irreplaceable and rarest forests into permanent protections, while supporting mills to retrofit and make more value-added products with second growth." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Forestry industry.

Gig and contract workers

BC Green

Expand BC's successorship provisions to cover all workers who work in contracted industries when their business is sold or merged

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Gig and contract workers.

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Gig and contract workers.

Labour protections

BC Green

Increase the minimum wage annually, at a rate of inflation +1%, until parity with the living wage is reached
Implement a pilot model of sectoral bargaining, focused on precarious workers such as migrant care workers, retail and service workers, and fast-food and food service workers

"Implement a pilot model of sectoral bargaining following a modified version of the 1992 Baigent-Ready model updated to reflect the 2026 economy and job market. The pilot would focus on especially precarious workers with minimal access to traditional collective bargaining, including migrant care workers, retail and service workers, and fast-food and food service workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Index annual funding increases for the Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch to inflation, and immediately increase funding for both to address ongoing issues

"Implement indexed annual funding increases to the Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch as well as immediate core-funding top-ups to address the ongoing issues with lengthy delays, administrative challenges, and growing workload." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Establish an expert panel to review backlogs, delays, and inefficiencies at the Employment Standards Branch

"Establish an immediate expert panel to conduct a review to address the significant backlogs, delays, and inefficiencies at the Employment Standards Branch, which has struggled as an under-resourced and under-funded organization." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
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Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy to respond to structural challenges from AI and new technologies

"Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy, in conjunction with business, unions, young people and academics, to respond to the structural employment challenges of AI and new technologies. This will include supports for workers displaced by new technologies, strategies for ensuring roles are available for young and inexperienced workers, and a review of how our employment insurance and social assistance systems need to adjust, such as moving to Universal Basic Income." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers on all jobsites

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Direct WorkSafeBC to set enforceable wildfire smoke protections for workers

"Direct WorkSafeBC to establish enforceable wildfire smoke protections for workers, including airquality action levels, maximum exposure periods, requirements for employers to make appropriate protective equipment available, measures to modify or reschedule work, stop-work thresholds for non-essential outdoor work, and protection from reprisal for workers who raise air-quality concerns. These standards will recognize that some parts of BC can experience prolonged periods of wildfire smoke and focus on giving workers and employers the tools to protect health while allowing essential work and economic activity to continue safely." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Update the existing Pay Transparency legislation to implement Pay Equity, mirroring what's already in place for federal workers

"Upgrade the existing Pay Transparency legislation to implement Pay Equity, mirroring that already in place for federal workers, and ensuring all working people in BC, no matter their gender or race, receive equal pay for equal work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Expand successorship provisions to all contracted-industry workers when a business is sold or merged
Index annual funding increases for the Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch
Provide immediate core-funding top-ups to the Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch
Establish an immediate expert panel to review backlogs, delays and inefficiencies at the Employment Standards Branch
Upgrade the Pay Transparency legislation to implement Pay Equity as already in place for federal workers
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Give every worker the chance to join a union with sectoral bargaining
Weigh commitments such as local employment, apprenticeships, First Nations participation and fair wages in public tenders
Attach conditions to technology investments to retain jobs, intellectual property and productive capacity in the province

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Labour protections.

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Labour protections.

Mining and minerals

BC Green

Build a responsible critical minerals strategy, focused on high environmental standards, recycling and recovery, and more processing and value-add in BC

"Build a responsible critical-minerals strategy focused on high environmental standards, recycling and recovery, and more processing and value-added activity where it makes sense in BC." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Have full-time worker representation on mine health and safety committees

"Commit to having full-time worker representation on mine health and safety committees, ensuring every worker in BC returns home safe at the end of the day." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Create a public inventory of mine tailings and other mineral-rich waste, and establish a dedicated pathway for re-mining projects that combine mineral recovery with remediation.
Ensure full-time worker representation on mine health and safety committees
Invest in recovering and recycling critical minerals
Publish a BC Critical Minerals Value Chain Plan
Run pilot projects testing new mineral recovery technologies while maintaining strong cleanup requirements
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Resolve liability and regulatory barriers to mineral recovery through pilots, maintaining strong cleanup requirements
Require mines in BC to publicly report where their minerals and concentrates are sold
Modernize mining laws to protect communities and prioritize resources BC needs for renewables
Map critical watersheds, intact ecosystems, biodiversity values and cumulative industrial pressures before long-term mineral-development decisions
Set ecological limits before identifying where mining should occur
Set “world-leading” standards for mining
Require mines in BC to publicly report, where known, where their minerals are processed or refined
Publish an accessible mineral supply-chain database

BC NDP

Run environmental assessments and permits for major mines concurrently to reduce timelines

"Accelerating approvals for major mines by running environmental assessments and permits concurrently — cutting timelines by over 60%." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Set fixed permitting timelines for mining exploration

"Meeting fixed permitting timelines for mining exploration paired with strong environmental protections and meaningful First Nations engagement." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Strengthen inspection powers and enforcement of worker safety issues at mines

"Protecting worker safety by strengthening inspection powers and enforcement and ensuring full-time worker representation on health and safety committees." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Mining and minerals.

Startups and small businesses

BC Green

Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections

"Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections and give municipalities new tools to address long-term commercial vacancies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections, beginning with a commercial rent registry and phasing in limits on rent increases during tenancies, at renewal and between tenants. The system will include protections against evictions or non-renewals intended to avoid the rules, alongside a fair process for exceptional cost increases, major improvements and redevelopment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Allow municipalities to tax persistently vacant commercial properties

"Give municipalities the power to tax persistently vacant commercial properties." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make government easier for small businesses to navigate with a single front door for approvals, simpler forms, and clearer timelines, and incentives for local governments to join that system

"Create a single front door for business approvals, where businesses submit information once, and provincial ministries and agencies coordinate permits and licences behind the scenes. Work with and incentivize local governments to join the system, with common application forms, clear timelines and shared digital processes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make government contracts easier for smaller firms to compete for, including by breaking them up into smaller opportunities and removing administrative and qualification barriers

"Use public procurement to support BC businesses, workers and supply chains, including making contracts easier for smaller firms to compete for." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make provincial procurement more accessible by breaking large contracts into smaller opportunities and removing disproportionate administrative and qualification barriers, giving small and locally owned businesses a fair chance to compete for public work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Publish longer-term government procurement plans so BC businesses can invest in supplying government

"Publish longer-term procurement plans so BC businesses can see what government will need and invest to supply it." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Publish longer-term procurement plans so BC businesses know what government will need before contracts go to market, giving smaller firms time to invest, hire and build the capacity to compete." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
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Give workers a first opportunity to buy businesses that are being sold or closed, with financing and support from the government

"Support local business succession and employee ownership by giving workers a first opportunity to buy businesses that are being sold or closed, and providing financing and expert support for transitions to employee, cooperative and other local ownership models." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Allow existing tenants, First Nations, local governments, cooperatives, and eligible community organisations to register to get the first opportunity to purchase commercial properties that come up for sale

"Create a Community Right to Buy for commercial properties, allowing existing tenants, First Nations, local governments, cooperatives and eligible community organizations to register an interest in commercial properties and receive the first opportunity to purchase when they are put up for sale." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Require new government regulations and administrative requirements to consider their impact on small businesses

"Adopt a “Think Small First” approach across government, requiring new regulations and administrative requirements to consider their impact on small businesses and avoid unnecessary complexity without weakening protections for workers, consumers or the environment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Expand BC's inter-municipal business license system

"Expand BC’s existing inter-municipal business licence system so more mobile businesses can work across neighbouring communities with one licence, and support more regions and municipalities to participate." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Make government easier for small businesses to navigate, with simpler forms and clearer timelines
Use public purchasing, infrastructure, financing, workforce training and research to help BC businesses scale
Help BC businesses build stronger domestic supply chains
Create a single front door for business approvals, with ministries coordinating behind the scenes
Expand the inter-municipal business licence so more mobile businesses work across neighbouring communities on one licence
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Support small businesses through Community Wealth Building
Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections for businesses
Limit commercial rent increases during a tenancy, at renewal and between tenants
Keep the regulated rent with the commercial space when a tenant leaves
Set allowable annual commercial rent increases through an independent provincial process
Let landlords or tenants seek commercial rent adjustments in exceptional circumstances
Create a provincial commercial rent registry recording rents, leases and additional charges
Establish reasonable protections against eviction or non-renewal intended to circumvent commercial rent protections
Set clear rules around additional costs charged through commercial leases
Begin by collecting commercial rent and lease data province-wide, with rents recorded from a baseline date
Phase in commercial rent protections across the province
Provide provincial financing and loan guarantees to help locally rooted buyers acquire strategically important commercial properties
Review new rules for unnecessary complexity for smaller businesses, without weakening worker, consumer or environmental protections
Work with municipalities on common application forms and clearer approval timelines
Support local governments that modernize permitting and reduce unnecessary differences between jurisdictions, using economic development funding
Divide public contracts into smaller components where practical
Make qualification and insurance requirements for public contracts proportionate to the work
Let smaller firms bid on public contracts as partnerships or consortia
Adopt fair payment timelines for smaller suppliers to public bodies

BC NDP

Introduce a $5K refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire a young person for their first, full-time, 12-month job

"Hiring incentive for young people: During the trade war, the Youth Hiring Tax Credit offers a $5,000 refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire a young person (aged 18–30) for their first full-time, 12-month job." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Provide interest-free loans of up to $1M to small businesses impacted by the tariffs or wildfires

"Direct financial relief: The Small Business Tariff & Wildfire Relief Fund provides interest-free loans of up to $1 million for up to 72 months to help small businesses recover from the recent wildfires or Donald Trump’s unfair tariffs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Provide $6M in enhanced market research grants, one-on-one advice, and new support to help businesses diversify their markets and supply chains

"Help to find new markets: Delivers $6 million annually in enhanced market research grants, one-on-one advice and new support to help businesses diversify supply chains to buy Canadian and sell their products to non-U.S. markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Startups and small businesses.

Tourism

BC Green

Expand the Adventure Tourism Hub to be a permanent one-window system to make it easier for outdoor tourism businesses to secure permits and tenures on public land

"Expand the Adventure Tourism Hub into a permanent one-window system to make it easier for outdoor tourism businesses to secure permits and tenures on public land, with clear timelines, strong environmental standards and early First Nations involvement." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Provide stable, long-term funding to Indigenous Tourism BC to grow Indigenous-owned tourism businesses

"Provide stable, long-term funding to Indigenous Tourism BC to grow Indigenous-owned tourism businesses, train workers and support First Nations developing tourism on their own terms." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative permanent

"Make the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative78 permanent, supporting businesses and communities with climate-adaptation planning, training and funding, and strengthening emergency communications so visitors get clear, local information during wildfires and other disruptions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Identify established tourism areas in regional planning, and consider the long-term impacts of major industrial development on tourism

"Give tourism and recreation greater weight in land-use decisions by identifying established tourism areas in regional planning and considering the long-term impacts of major industrial development on the landscapes and local economies they depend on." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Support communities to plan tourism growth around local priorities and capacity

"Support communities to plan tourism growth around local priorities and capacity, including housing, transportation, infrastructure and pressure on natural areas. Help busy destinations focus on shoulder seasons, longer stays and greater local benefit, while supporting new destinations and locally owned businesses in communities with room to grow." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
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Provide dedicated tourism and hospitality workforce funding for training, career development, and retention, with a focus on rural and seasonal communities

"Create dedicated tourism and hospitality workforce funding for training, career development and retention, with a focus on rural and seasonal communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Provide dedicated funding for workforce housing in tourism-dependent communities

"Create dedicated funding for workforce housing in tourism-dependent communities, supporting local governments and First Nations to secure land, service sites and build housing for year-round and seasonal workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Invest in public infrastructure supporting regional economies, including tourism, recreation and transportation
Provide stable, long-term funding to Indigenous Tourism BC
Make the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative permanent
Give tourism and recreation greater weight in land-use decisions
Support communities to plan tourism growth around local priorities and capacity
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Help busy destinations focus on shoulder seasons, longer stays and greater local benefit
Fund tourism and hospitality workforce training, career development and retention, with a rural and seasonal focus
Expand the Adventure Tourism Hub into a permanent one-window system for public-land tourism and recreation tenures
Move more quickly to clear existing backlogs in adventure tourism permitting
Establish transparent service standards for adventure tourism permitting
Review where public land can support low-impact tourism, with environmental standards and early First Nations involvement
Support places with capacity for more visitors to develop new businesses and destinations
Identify important tourism and recreation assets in regional economic strategies

BC NDP

Invest $5M in the Prince Rupert Port Authority to expand cruise operations, growing the local tourism economy

"A re-elected BC NDP government will also invest $5 million in the Prince Rupert Port Authority to help grow the local tourism economy. The funding will support work with the cruise terminal, local government, and businesses to expand cruise operations and build on Prince Rupert’s success as a growing destination for cruise ships, supporting good jobs for people in the community." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Tourism.

Trades & manufacturing

BC Green

Work with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous, and racialised communities

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Ensure affordable tuition for trades training programmes

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Immediately reinstate a plan to build the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment through a Project Labour Agreement

"Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

Luc Burns

BC Green candidate in your district

Prioritize small and independent producers in directing more fibre to value-added manufacturing
Diversify milling and secondary manufacturing, including investment in facilities that can use smaller-diameter and lower-quality fibre
End raw-log exports
Close loopholes that let minimally processed or rough-sawn wood leave British Columbia without meaningful processing
Dedicate substantially more fibre to value-added production, with a short-term goal of 30 to 50%

BC NDP

Work with the federal government to build a new BC shipyard

"Work with the federal government to build a new B.C. shipyard, in partnership with shipbuilders and labour, creating thousands of jobs across BC, supporting national defence and helping expand BC’s shipbuilding industry so that we can build the next generation of B.C. Ferries. BC has up to $250 million available through the Strategic Investment Fund to leverage private sector investments and federal funding through the Canada-BC Shared Prosperity Agreement reached with Prime Minister Carney." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent with $60M/year in funding

"Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent, with $60 million in annual funding, including dedicated support to help tariff-impacted forestry mills modernize, protect jobs and reach new markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Trades & manufacturing.

Trump's Tariffs

We don't have any BC Green policies on Trump's Tariffs.

BC NDP

Require ministries, Crown agencies, and health authorities to use BC and Canadian-made goods and materials on public projects, wherever viable

"Eby’s new “Built in BC and Canadian” plan will apply to ministries, Crown agencies and health authorities, and require them to put B.C. and Canadian-made goods and materials to work on public projects, wherever it is viable. It means that where a BC or Canadian supplier is available to supply goods and materials at a competitive price and on time, it must be sourced domestically." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require projects to buy from B.C. or Canadian suppliers when they can deliver on budget and on time." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Help and encourage municipalities to use BC and Canadian-made goods and materials

"Municipalities will be encouraged to do the same and be helped to source Canadian products for local infrastructure." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Build 70% of the North Coast Transmission Line's Phase 1 towers with Canadian steel, and 100% of Phase 2 towers

"To demonstrate leadership, this new approach will immediately apply to the construction of the nation-building North Coast Transmission Line. BC Hydro will be directed to build 70% of Phase 1 towers and 100% of Phase 2 towers with Canadian steel." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Set minimum requirements for BC and Canadian-made materials in public infrastructure

"Set minimum requirements for B.C. and Canadian-made materials in public infrastructure, including wood, steel, aluminum and cement." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Apply penalties to US-made goods and materials in public infrastructure

"Apply penalties to U.S.-made goods and materials, which will count against these requirements." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
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Provide interest-free loans of up to $1M to small businesses impacted by the tariffs or wildfires

"Direct financial relief: The Small Business Tariff & Wildfire Relief Fund provides interest-free loans of up to $1 million for up to 72 months to help small businesses recover from the recent wildfires or Donald Trump’s unfair tariffs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Provide $6M in enhanced market research grants, one-on-one advice, and new support to help businesses diversify their markets and supply chains

"Help to find new markets: Delivers $6 million annually in enhanced market research grants, one-on-one advice and new support to help businesses diversify supply chains to buy Canadian and sell their products to non-U.S. markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative

Remove the PST on Canadian beer, wine, and spirits

Young workers

We don't have any BC Green policies on Young workers.

BC NDP

Provide $4M/year to scale up workforce development and training opportunities via the Youth Climate Corps

"Expanding the Youth Climate Corps: We will expand our investment in the Youth Climate Corps of BC, providing $4 million annually to scale up workforce development and training opportunities for young people across BC. From providing FireSmart home assessments to ecological restoration and invasive species removal, the Youth Climate Corps of BC connects youth aged 17-30 with important job opportunities offering a livable wage to help build up climate resiliency." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Introduce a $5K refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire a young person for their first, full-time, 12-month job

"Hiring incentive for young people: During the trade war, the Youth Hiring Tax Credit offers a $5,000 refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire a young person (aged 18–30) for their first full-time, 12-month job." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Young workers.