Budget Materials
Access all of the materials produced in support of Budget 2026.
Strategic Plan
Securing B.C.'s future
In a world of ongoing and heightened economic uncertainty, Budget 2026 makes careful choices to protect what matters most to British Columbians through investments to protect services such as health care, education and social supports while securing B.C.'s future through skills training and targeted investments to spur economic growth.
News Release
Download the budget overview distributed to news media.
Budget Speech
Budget 2026 is serious work for serious times. We’re focused on what matters most: protecting services, keeping taxes low for working families, and strengthening B.C.’s finances for the long term.
Media Presentation
Complete Budget Material List
- Budget News Release - February 17, 2026 (PDF, 121KB): the budget overview distributed to news media.
Accessible version -
Budget Backgrounders:
- Budget and Fiscal Plan (PDF, 2.42MB): 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.
- Securing B.C.'s future (PDF, 493KB): B.C.'s Strategic Plan, setting out the overarching vision, goals and priority actions for the Province of British Columbia.
- Slide Presentation (PDF, 1.23MB): the Finance Minister's slide presentation to the news media and stakeholders.
- Budget Speech (PDF, 161KB): the Finance Minister's address to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Accessible version - Estimates (PDF, 1.2MB): 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 (PDF, 934KB): 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's 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's strategic plan.
Crown List