Health

BC's largest spending envelope — ministry programs, health authorities & capital facilities

Total Health Spend
$36.1B
Ministry of Health · 2026/27
BC's single largest ministry — growing $35.0B → $38.4B across the fiscal plan
Share of Provincial Budget
36.5%
of $98.8B total provincial budget
More than Education, Social Services, and Transportation combined
Health Facilities Capital
$3.8B
Health facilities capital · 2026/27
Hospitals, care facilities & health infrastructure — largest TS capital sector
Ministry of Health — Program Spending
2026/27 · Ministry of Health · Source: 2026 Service Plan
Health Spending Trajectory
4-year plan · Total ministry + key sub-programs · $ billions
Regional Services — funding flowing to BC's six regional health authorities and hospital societies — make up 70% of the ministry budget and drive most of the growth, rising from $24.8B in 2025/26 to $27.1B in 2028/29. Medical Services Plan covers physician and practitioner payments, growing from $8.1B to $9.4B as utilization and population aging increases demand. PharmaCare steps down slightly from $1.8B to $1.6B following drug coverage policy adjustments. Health Facilities capital ($3.8B in 2026/27) funds hospital construction and upgrades across the province — the largest single taxpayer-supported capital sector. These figures reflect the Ministry of Health budget; health authorities also draw on own-source revenues not included here.