The agreement additionally advances shared commitments to workforce training and child care, which the government said are intended to help ensure B.C. has the skilled workers needed to build infrastructure and take advantage of new economic opportunities. The release does not include specific dollar figures, timelines or delivery mechanisms for these commitments.
The agreement
Premier David Eby announced that B.C. had secured the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney, establishing what the province describes as a new long-term partnership between the federal and provincial governments.
The agreement is built around B.C.’s position as Canada’s Pacific gateway and its strengths in clean energy, natural resources, critical minerals and trade infrastructure, the government said. It confirms the North Coast tanker ban will be fully maintained without modification and ensures B.C. would be compensated for environmental risk if the federal government imposes a pipeline on the province.
The deal does not require the Government of B.C. to support any pipeline proposal from Alberta, according to the release. Canada and B.C. will continue separate discussions on federal support for port infrastructure and additional assistance for the forest and steel sectors amid ongoing U.S. tariffs.
Government figures provided to CBC show B.C. hired 414 health‑care professionals from the U.S. since launching a recruitment campaign one year ago. Between March 2025 and January 2026, 89 doctors, 42 nurse practitioners, 260 nurses and 23 allied health workers accepted jobs across the province, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Health.