VANCOUVER – In his first 100 days since taking office, Premier David Eby has made significant strides and delivered results on key priorities for British Columbians, and he is just getting started.

“Despite everything we’ve been through together, British Columbians are rightly optimistic about our  province and our future,” said Eby. “The end of our first 100 days is, of course, not an end at all. It’s only the beginning. Over the next 18 months, my team and I will work hard to make life better in ways that people will be able to see and feel – in their lives and in their communities.”

In January, the BC Affordability Credit landed in bank accounts, providing as much as $410 per family to 85% of British Columbians. Today, Premier Eby announced another round of this credit is on the way for B.C. families.

This is on top of boosting the BC Family Benefit in January, February and March, providing up to $350 per family and freezing ICBC basic rates for two years for businesses and drivers. In December, the BC Hydro bill credit of $100 made energy bills more affordable during one of our coldest months and child care fees were reduced by as much as $550 per month.

Premier Eby has taken immediate action on the housing crisis, including streamlining the permitting process to get construction started sooner, passing laws to establish housing targets that match population growth and adding more resources to get landlord and tenant disputes resolved faster.

The Premier launched a new $500 million fund that will protect tenants living in affordable rental buildings from speculators who would drive up their rents. Additionally, new changes to strata rules will mean families with kids now have more options when looking for a place to live and fewer condos are sitting empty and instead can be rented out to people.

To address pressure on our health care system, Premier Eby is making it easier, faster and cheaper for internationally educated family doctors and nurses to get licensed and start working in B.C. clinics and hospitals. He’s also launched the necessary work to establish the first new medical school in a generation at SFU in Surrey. A new cancer action plan will benefit cancer patients and their families through expanded access to care, along with actions to improve detection and prevention.

A Safer Communities Action Plan was also put in place to keep repeat, violent offenders off the streets, while expanding mental health crisis response teams and strengthening services. As part of this plan, RCMP will be receiving $230 million to hire to their full complement, and strengthen crime prevention and enforcement.

In order to support the needs of growing communities, Premier Eby announced $1 billion for local governments, which they can use to address their communities’ unique infrastructure and amenities demands – such as recreational facilities, parks and water treatment plants. This represents the largest single investment in communities in the province’s history.

The progress made in the first 100 days of the Eby government shows that he is hitting the ground running on the issues that matter most to people. In the coming months, this work will continue as the 2023 Budget is introduced, with new initiatives to build an even stronger province.