2025/26 Capital Plan Instructions
The 2025/26 Capital Plan Instructions to inform upcoming capital project submissions are posted on the Capital Planning website. Please contact Michael.Nyikes@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
2024/25 Annual Facility Grant Allocations
The 2024/25 Annual Facility Grant (AFG) allocations are posted on the K–12 Capital Planning Resources website. Please contact Michael.Nyikes@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
Federal School Health Grants for Youth
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now accepting applications for the School Health Grant for Youth. This grant provides Canadian youth in Grades 9-12 with the opportunity to apply for funding to develop youth-driven and youth-inspired initiatives that encourage and promote healthy living in schools. Project initiatives must align with one or more of …
Changes to the Regional Coordinator Position at Child Care Resource and Referral Centres
The Regional Coordinator service roles have been redefined and renamed Service Area Coordinators as of April 1, to align with the new service areas identified in the recent CCRR solicitation. Child Care Resources and Referral Centre (CCRR) regional supports will continue to be provided by CCRR host agencies who have provided these services in the …
Reminder: Waitlist Fees No Longer Permitted at Government-funded Child Care Centres
Earlier this week, Minister of State for Child Care Mitzi Dean reminded the sector that effective April 1, families looking for licensed child care can no longer be charged a fee to put their children’s names on waitlists. Eliminating waitlist and waitlist-related fees at government-funded child care centres makes access to child care more equitable …
New $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres Opening
More B.C. families will save thousands of dollars every year as over 930 child care spaces moved into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program during March and April. This brings the total number of $10 a Day child care spaces in B.C. to over 15,000. With these newly converted spaces, offered at 27 additional child …
Changes to Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) Centre Service Areas
The general solicitation for new CCRR service providers is now complete, with all applicants being informed of the outcomes. The ministry has applied best practices at every step of the process to ensure the new contracts were awarded in a competitive, fair, and transparent manner. New contracts took effect on April 1.
Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, a summary of an outcome was posted about a teacher whose certificate was suspended for two days. The outcome has been anonymized to protect the identity of students who were harmed, abused, …
School District Capital Plans for Child Care
School districts can start preparing their 2024/25 and 2025/26 capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS) beginning April 8. Submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, and submissions for 2025/26 will close in alignment with the K-12 capital planning cycle, available in the Capital Planning instructions.
Reminder: Feeding Futures Spring Gathering – May 2
Please remind School Food Coordinators that the ministry will be hosting a Feeding Futures Spring Gathering on May 2 at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver. This event will bring School Food Coordinators from school districts across the province to network and share information on school food programs. Registration for all School Food Coordinators is …