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Trades & manufacturing platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.

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.

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

We don't have any OneBC policies on Trades & manufacturing.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Trades & manufacturing.

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