The Langley Chamber is joining business organizations across BC in calling on the provincial government to cancel its planned expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to certain professional services before it takes effect on October 1, 2026.

The expansion, announced in Budget 2026, would apply PST to a range of professional services that are currently not taxable, including accounting, engineering, security services, and commercial real estate services. The Province has estimated the change will generate more than $500 million annually, but the Langley Chamber continues to warn that the cost will be carried by businesses and ultimately passed through the broader economy.

Since first raising concerns about the proposed expansion, the Langley Chamber has met with senior members of the Minister’s team and with the Ministry of Finance to outline the impacts this change will have on businesses. The Chamber has raised concerns not only about the economic impact, but also the significant logistical and administrative burden of forcing affected businesses to register, collect, and remit the tax.

For many businesses, this will mean new compliance obligations, changes to invoicing and accounting systems, staff training, customer communication, and added risk around collection and remittance. For businesses already facing higher payroll costs, property taxes, insurance, rent, utilities, and regulatory pressures, the Chamber says this is the wrong move at the wrong time.

The Langley Chamber is also warning that this expansion could set a concerning precedent for future taxation of other business services.

The Langley Chamber continues to call on the Province to abandon the PST expansion before it takes effect and instead focus on policies that support affordability, investment, competitiveness, and business growth.