Earlier this week, you received a letter from Ministers Lisa Beare and Bowinn Ma, sharing the news that the Capital Management Branch is moving to the new Ministry of Infrastructure. As noted in the letter, the Ministry of Infrastructure is responsible for overseeing major capital project planning, procurement and delivery for schools, hospitals and health facilities, post-secondary institutions, court houses, correctional facilities, and other important social infrastructure that BC communities need. The new ministry will help ensure that the government is coordinating the delivery of important infrastructure projects for people throughout the province as efficiently as possible.
These changes are internal to the organization of our government ministries and do not change the services that are provided to school districts. Support with capital planning will continue when Capital Management Branch staff move to the Ministry of Infrastructure in the new year, while operating funding that supports the delivery of your services will continue to come from the Ministry of Education and Child Care.
We are actively working with the other impacted ministries to ensure this transition is done with consideration for the needs of our partners like you. We appreciate your patience, and we will share more information with you as it becomes available.