Budget 2021 Materials

Strategic Plan

A Stronger BC, for Everyone

Budget 2021 keeps building on the progress we've made to make life more affordable and improve the services families count on. The strategic plan sets out the overarching vision, goals and priority actions for the Province of British Columbia.

Download the strategic plan

News Release

Download the budget overview distributed to news media.

Budget Speech

We are working every day to make life better for people and ensure everyone has an opportunity to share in the benefits of a resilient, sustainable economy.

Budget Highlights

Download the reader-friendly, plain-language overview of Budget 2021.

Media Presentation

All materials for Budget 2021

DOWNLOAD ALL BUDGET 2021 DOCUMENTS (23.5MB)

Budget News Release (April 20, 2021): the budget overview distributed to news media. | Accessible version
Budget Backgrounders:
- Economic Snapshot | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 财政计划 2021-22 - 2023-24
- Traditional Chinese
- 財政計畫 2021-22 - 2023-24
- Better health and mental health care | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 更好的身心医疗保健
- Traditional Chinese
- 更好的身心醫療保健
- Supporting people through the pandemic and after | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 帮助人民度过疫情并持续提供支持
- Traditional Chinese
- 幫助人民度過疫情並持續提供支援
- Helping B.C. businesses through the pandemic and recovery | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 帮助卑诗企业度过疫情并恢复生机
- Traditional Chinese
- 幫助卑詩企業度過疫情並恢復生機
- Investing in B.C. now for a strong economic recovery | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 投资卑诗以实现强劲经济复苏
- Traditional Chinese
- 投資卑詩以實現強勁經濟復甦
- Funding supports work with First Nations to advance reconciliation | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 资助与第一民族相关的支持工作，推进与原住民达成和解
- Traditional Chinese
- 資助與第一民族相關的支援工作，推進與原住民達成和解
- Preparing B.C. for a greener recovery | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 卑诗为实现绿色复苏作好准备
- Traditional Chinese
- 卑詩為實現綠色復甦作好準備
- Building more affordable housing | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 建造更易负担的住房
- Traditional Chinese
- 建造更易負擔的住房
- Child care: supporting B.C. families now and into recovery | Accessible version
- Simplified Chinese
- 儿童托育：从现在到复苏，持续支持卑诗家庭
- Traditional Chinese
- 兒童托育：從現在到復甦，持續支援卑詩家庭
Budget and Fiscal Plan: the main budget document; it lays out the Province's three-year fiscal plan, including economic outlook, revenues, spending, tax measures, and forecasting risks and assumptions.
Budget Highlights: reader friendly, plain-language overview of Budget 2021.
A Stronger B.C. for Everyone: Government's Strategic Plan, setting out the overarching vision, goals and priority actions for the Province of British Columbia.
Slide Presentation: the Finance Minister's slide presentation to the news media and stakeholders.
Budget Speech: the Finance Minister’s address to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. | Accessible version
Estimates: the detailed breakdown of proposed spending by ministry and government agency that must be debated and approved by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Supplement to the Estimates: provides additional information on proposed spending, organized into major categories such as salaries, grants, capital, travel, and operations.
Ministry Service Plans: provides an overview of every ministry and associated entities, including how they intend to achieve their service goals and how they support the direction laid out in the Government Strategic Plan.
Ministry List
Crown Agency Service Plans: provides an overview of every Crown agency, including how they intend to achieve their service goals and how they support the direction laid out in the Government Strategic Plan.
Crown List