Ministry Overview

The Ministry of Finance plays a key role in establishing, implementing and reviewing government's economic, fiscal and taxation policies. The ministry provides a variety of functions and activities including banking, accounting, financial and economic reporting, risk and debt management, capital project oversight, regulating the financial and real estate sectors, and serving as the registrar of corporate entities, personal property and manufactured homes. Through the Public Sector Employers' Council, which is chaired by the Minister of Finance, the ministry also helps to co-ordinate labour relations policies and practices across the public sector.

The ministry's clients include Treasury Board, Cabinet, Government Caucus Committees, ministries, agencies, boards, commissions, Crown corporations, businesses, investors and financial-sector agencies. Through its support of the government's New Era commitments, the ministry also broadly serves the people of British Columbia.