How is CLBC’s money spent?
- CLBC is a provincial Crown corporation that funds supports for people 19 years or older who have a developmental disability.
- CLBC receives funding from the government to provide services to more than 32,000 adults with developmental disabilities.
- CLBC has created a 2-page infographic that explains how our 2026-2027 budget is spent.
- This page walks through each section of the infographic and answers the following questions:
- How much of CLBC’s budget goes to funding services?
- How has CLBC’s budget changed since last year?
- How is funding for services spent?
How much of CLBC’s budget is for funding services?
CLBC’s yearly budget for 2026 to 2027 is $1.9 billion and over 93 percent of our budget goes to services for 32,000 adults with developmental disabilities. Less than 7% of our budget is for 800 employees and 28 offices across BC.
How has CLBC’s budget changed since last year?
Each year, CLBC expects to fund services for 1,300 more people. To meet growing needs, the provincial government increased our yearly budget by $81 million.
Most of our budget increase is for continuing to provide services started in the previous year (67%) and funding new services (24%). The remaining 6% (5.5 million) of this new funding is for CLBC operating expenses.
How is funding for services spent?
Now that we have looked at how our budget increase is spent, let’s look at how our overall funding for services (over 93% of our budget) is spent.
CLBC’s overall budget is $1.9 billion. $1.81 billion (over 93% of our budget) is for services for 32,000 adults with developmental disabilities. This is how funding for services is spent:
- Over 93% of this funding is for Service Providers who serve about 25,000 adults.
- 4% is for Individualized Funding for about 6,500 people. This option allows CLBC eligible people and their support network to direct and manage the support they receive.
- 2% is for Person Centred Societies for about 350 people. When families opt to directly manage service, they can form a non-profit organization to help their CLBC eligible family member with planning, decisions and support, rather than accessing supports through a service provider.
Service Providers receive over 93% ($1.7 billion) of CLBC’s funding for services. Service providers use this funding to provide services (80%), manage oversight of services (10%), and cover administrative costs (10%).
