All child care providers can now apply to renew their Child Care Operating Funding agreements for 2024/25 and can also opt in to the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement. Child care providers are encouraged to thoroughly review and familiarize themselves with the Funding Guidelines before applying, as there are …
A French Immersion Program Reporting Guide is now available to support school TRAX data submissions. Please review this guide to ensure French Immersion students seeking to earn both a B.C. Certificate of Graduation and a Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires en Colombie-Britannique are on track with their course enrolments.
There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation about SOGI-inclusive education. With that in mind, the ministry has created a new resource to help parents understand the non-truths and truths when it comes to SOGI in B.C. schools. Visit the Resources section of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) web page for a copy of …
On January 22, federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced an intake cap on international student permit applications for a period of two years. K–12, graduate, and post-graduate study permits are excluded from the cap, and study permit renewals will also not be impacted. Ministry staff are working with partner ministries and federal government colleagues to …
This morning Premier David Eby announced that he has asked the ministry to work with school districts to address the use of cell phones in schools. The ministry is aware that many districts already address cell phone use in schools through their codes of conduct and will work towards all districts addressing cell phone use …
The official Call for Responses (CFR) posted on BC Bid on Nov 16, 2023, for organizations interested in providing Child Care and Referral (CCRR) services throughout the province, has now closed. The evaluation process has begun. Once evaluation is complete, all applicants will be notified with successful candidates moving forward with contract negotiations. If any …
The current ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund will be closing its current intake on February 9, 2024. In the coming weeks, the New Spaces Fund will introduce a new application process and new guidelines for the next intake scheduled to open in April 2024. Updated application and guideline materials will be available before the next intake …
The Ministry is exploring updates to the policy guiding dual credit programming in B.C. Changes being contemplated, informed by consultations with sector partners over the past year, include: permitting exploratory courses rather than requiring students to declare a future occupation; allowing for September and February funding access rather than September only; and, permitting eligibility for …
The 2023-24 First Nation Student Rates have been posted. Please contact SDFR@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
I wanted to share with you some changes the Premier has made today regarding his Cabinet. One change sees Minister of State Lore moving from our ministry team to lead the Ministry of Children and Family Development, and another sees Minister Dean taking over the lead for Child Care as our new Minister of State. …
