The British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 New Democrats released the partyB次元官网网址檚 platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19.

The B.C. Conservative Party has not released its platform, but has made a series of policy announcements and promises as election day approaches.

Here is a look at some of the top promises made by each major party:

NDP

B次元官网网址� Leader David Eby made perhaps the biggest promises in the fall campaign before it even began, promising that a re-elected NDP government would open involuntary-care facilities for those with overlapping addictions, mental illness, and brain injuries.

B次元官网网址� Eby also promised that the NDP would scrap B.C.B次元官网网址檚 long-standing carbon tax if the federal government dropped its requirement for the tax, and would instead shift the burden to B次元官网网址渂ig polluters.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址� On the campaign trail, Eby has promised that the NDP will exempt $10,000 of individual income from taxes every year, which translates to an annual tax reduction of about $1,000 for most households and $500 for individuals.

B次元官网网址� Housing remains a central issue for the NDP, which vows to expand the existing speculation tax and prioritize building homes on public land, while also promising to eliminate no-pet clauses in purpose-built rentals.

B次元官网网址� The NDP has promises to complete the SkyTrain line to Langley as well as move toward SkyTrain or light rail to the North Shore of Metro Vancouver. Free transit for seniors during off-peak hours is also pledged.

B次元官网网址� The party pledges to freeze car insurance premiums that the NDP says have fallen 20 per cent annually due to changes made by EbyB次元官网网址檚 government.

Conservatives

B次元官网网址� One of B.C. Conservatives Leader John RustadB次元官网网址檚 first announcements in the campaign was the B次元官网网址淩ustad Rebate,B次元官网网址� a plan to exempt $3,000 a month of rent or mortgage interest costs from income taxes, beginning with $1,500 monthly in the 2026 budget.

B次元官网网址� Rustad has also promised to end the Insurance Corporation of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渕onopolyB次元官网网址� on car insurance and open the market to other providers to lower prices for consumers.

B次元官网网址� The Conservatives have touted energy independence as a goal if they are elected, which includes a feasibility study into nuclear power as a possible future source in a bid for B次元官网网址渁ffordableB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渞eliableB次元官网网址� baseload electricity.

B次元官网网址� Rustad promised to eliminate existing provincial mandates on electric vehicles and heat pumps and would only support alternative energy sources such as solar and wind when it makes B次元官网网址渆conomicalB次元官网网址� sense.

B次元官网网址� The Conservatives have made public safety a major battleground issue and tied it to B.C.B次元官网网址檚 drug-decriminalization policy, vowing to implement B次元官网网址渮ero-toleranceB次元官网网址� for public drug use while increasing the police presence.

B次元官网网址� The party has also put forward a plan for B次元官网网址渆conomic reconciliation,B次元官网网址� where Indigenous communities partner with the province to support projects with B次元官网网址渂oth economic and environmental benefits.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址� The Conservatives say they will end bans on plastic straws and cutlery and remove compulsory fees for plastic bags in order to B次元官网网址渞estore freedom of choice and focus on real solutions for our environment.B次元官网网址�

Greens

B次元官网网址� Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says her partyB次元官网网址檚 platform is aimed at peopleB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渨ell-beingB次元官网网址� and includes a promise to create frameworks to measure B.C.B次元官网网址檚 social and environmental performance instead of using GDP as the standard measurement.

B次元官网网址� Furstenau promised the Greens will address root causes of issues with long-term solutions, such as increasing social and disability insurance and B次元官网网址渨raparound supportB次元官网网址� for youth aging out of care to combat poverty.

B次元官网网址� A major part of the Green platform is promising to tax the wealthy, with proposals to double property tax rates for homes valued at $3 million or more and to implement an 18 per cent tax of corporate profits over $1 billion.

B次元官网网址� In turn, the Greens promise to invest on a number of climate action, renewable energy and infrastructural fronts, including $650 million annually for municipal infrastructure to support new housing and $250 million to expand child care.

B次元官网网址� The Greens have also promised a number of health-centric proposals, including removing all tobacco sales from pharmacies and making all vaccines free for B.C. residents.

B次元官网网址� The party is the only one in the B.C. election pledging to maintain the carbon tax with or without federal mandates, and Furstenau has also vowed to B次元官网网址渋ntroduce a windfall profits tax on oil and gas companies,B次元官网网址� and redirect revenue from industrial carbon pricing to fund community climate action.