2026 B.C. Provincial Election

Final Voting Day: Saturday, October 24, 2026

As British Columbia’s provincial election approaches, AMSSA is supporting the settlement and integration sector with information and resources to help organisations stay informed and engage in the democratic process.

This page brings together key election information, resources and tools relevant to AMSSA members and the broader settlement and integration sector. It will be updated as additional information becomes available.

AMSSA has also reached out to political parties with questions related to immigration, settlement and integration and other issues affecting newcomers and the sector. Responses received will be shared here as they become available.

Here’s what you’ll find on this page:

B.C. Election Information

A provincial general election has been called in British Columbia. Final Voting Day is Saturday, October 24, 2026. Elections BC provides official and up-to-date information about voter eligibility, registration, voting options, candidates and voting locations.

Key Dates

  • October 16–21, 2026: Advance voting
  • October 18, 2026: Last day to request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone
  • October 24, 2026: Final Voting Day
  • November 6–10, 2026: Planned final count

Official Election Information

Elections BC: 2026 Provincial Election – Official election information, key dates and updates.
Elections BC: Ways to Vote – Information about advance voting, Final Voting Day, district electoral offices and voting by mail.
Elections BC: Who Can Vote – Information about voter eligibility in British Columbia.
Elections BC: Register to Vote – Current information about voter registration.
Elections BC: 2026 Provincial General Election Voter’s Guide – Information about registration, voter identification, voting options, accessibility, results and election integrity.

Candidates and Electoral Districts

Voters across British Columbia will elect 93 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Each MLA represents an electoral district, also known as a riding.

Use the official Elections BC candidate list to find candidates running in each electoral district and their party affiliation, where applicable.

Elections BC: View the 2026 Provincial Election Candidate List

Political Parties

Elections BC maintains the official list of political parties registered in British Columbia.

Elections BC: Political Parties – Information about political parties registered in British Columbia.
Elections BC: Registered Political Parties in B.C. – The current official list of registered parties, leaders and contact information.

AMSSA’s Letters to Political Parties

AMSSA has sent letters to political parties to introduce AMSSA and B.C.’s settlement and integration sector and to learn more about their priorities and positions on immigration, settlement and integration.

Through these letters, AMSSA is highlighting issues that matter to the sector and the newcomer communities it serves.

To support local engagement, AMSSA members can also download and customise our template letter to reach out to candidates in their communities. Click here for the template.

View AMSSA’s Letters to Political Parties

Responses received from political parties will be shared here as they become available. Responses will be added as they are received.

Dear Daljit Gill-Badesha and AMSSA Member Agencies,

Thank you for reaching out on behalf of AMSSA and your member agencies.

This work is deeply personal to me. Having volunteered with Rainbow Refugee and served on their Board of Directors, I have witnessed first-hand the courage it takes to rebuild a life in British Columbia. I know the systemic barriers newcomers and refugees face in securing safe housing, accessing trauma-informed healthcare, and finding dignified employment. Settlement providers are not an auxiliary service—your work is essential.

CentreBC rejects the politics of division in favour of practical, evidence-based solutions. Below are our direct commitments to AMSSA’s five priority areas:

  1. Immigration, Settlement, and Retention: We will advocate to expand BC’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to 11,000 spots annually by 2027, dedicating at least half to critical roles in healthcare, early education, and trades. To help newcomer families settle successfully, we are funding 120 Education and Family Navigators across school districts and boosting the Renter’s Tax Credit to $600/year (for household incomes up to $100,000).
  2. Foreign Credential Recognition: By 2028, we will align BC qualifications with global standards for internationally trained nurses, early childhood educators, engineers, and tradespeople. We will double Practice Ready Assessment capacity for international family doctors from 96 to 200 per year by 2028, and fast-track licensing for doctors and nurses from jurisdictions like the UK, US, and Australia within 30 days.
  3. Responsible Public Dialogue: Newcomers must never be scapegoated for systemic infrastructure strains. We will tackle capacity bottlenecks directly by delivering 20,000 below-market homes by 2031, halving development fees on rentals, and ensuring every resident has a primary care team by the end of 2031.
  4. Settlement Sector Sustainability: Our fiscal framework strictly protects front-line public and community services from spending cuts. We will also establish a $100 million annual Family Support and Early Intervention Fund for community-delivered services and will collaborate with sector leadership on stable, predictable operational funding.
  5. Truth and Reconciliation: We firmly reject residential school denialism and are committed to economic reconciliation, expanding First Nations equity loan guarantees to $3 billion and supporting modern treaties with $30 million annually. We are also investing $25 million per year to help eliminate all long-term First Nations drinking water advisories by 2029.

Thank you for reaching out.

Regards,
Michael Davis
Candidate Vancouver-Point Grey

Election Resources

The following resources from non-profit and community organisations can support informed, non-partisan engagement with the 2026 B.C. Provincial Election.

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
2026 Provincial Election Toolkit – Resources designed to help put children and youth on the public policy agenda during the provincial election. The page includes a dedicated 2026 Provincial Election Toolkit.

BC Non-Profit Housing Association
2026 B.C. Provincial Election – Community Housing Resources – Housing policy and sector resources to support evidence-based discussions, including a 2026 provincial election platform tracker focused on housing-related commitments.

Inclusion BC
The 2026 BC Election Guide – I Am Voting – Includes a 2026 B.C. Election Guide as well as a background document and questions for provincial political parties.

Your Non-Profit Power Up
Non-Profit Advocacy Toolkit – Practical tools covering election engagement, communications, government relations, candidate outreach, key messaging, events and media.

We hope these resources are helpful to AMSSA members and organisations across British Columbia as they navigate the 2026 B.C. Provincial Election.

AMSSA will continue to update this page as additional information and resources become available.