The new BC Budget 2026 increased CLBC’s budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year by $81 million in new funding, bringing the total budget for CLBC to $1.9 billion. This builds on the Budget 2025 budget increase of $252 million over three years.
The increased budget will help address CLBC’s caseload growth in 2026/27. The number of people eligible for CLBC-funded supports has grown by about 25 percent over the last five years.
“The vast majority of CLBC’s budget continues to be invested in providing supports for the people we serve. I recognize the province is facing significant fiscal pressures, so I’m glad funds have been prioritized to allow us to continue to support newly eligible people, and those who need new or additional services,” said Ross Chilton, CEO of CLBC
CLBC will spend more than 93 percent, or $1.81 billion, of its 2026/27 projected total budget on services that support the quality of life for CLBC eligible individuals. The remaining part of the budget is invested in systems, oversight and quality assurance functions that help ensure people receive consistent, safe and reliable services across the province.
Each year, CLBC completes a comprehensive, province-wide service demand assessment that helps to inform its funding decisions for the year.
“We’ll be sharing more information about our budget in the coming months, after our staff have done the important work of finalizing service requests in this fiscal year,” said Ross Chilton.
To learn about CLBC’s priorities for 2026, please read our current Service Plan here.
You can find the 2026 BC Budget at BC Budget 2026.
Once CLBC has the new budget, when will I know if my request for service has been funded?
- Once CLBC learns of its overall approved budget for the year, staff in each region work to finalize the plan for services it can fund this year in the coming months.
- We will keep families informed as soon as possible about our ability to meet their requests.