The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport is sharing new School Access Guidelines to help schools, school districts, and sport organizations enable more consistent community use of school facilities for sport and recreation when the facilities are not required for school use. The guidelines offer practical ideas and solutions, intended to help organizations engage …
A new grant payment schedule is set to take effect for the 2026-2027 school year. District Operating Grants will be paid as usual on the 15th day and last business day of the month. Program-specific grants will be paid at the end of the month. Please see this 2026-2027 Operating Grant Payment Schedule for more information.
School districts are required to complete the year end financial report for Feeding Futures and the National School Food Program. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by July 31, 2026. Please read the instructions carefully, as the template includes a report for each of the following: Instructions can also be found on the Ministry Events Calendar. Please contact ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca if …
This is a notification that the Ministry of Education and Child Care is posting a one-time School Food Innovation Grant. This funding opportunity is intended to help school districts strengthen existing initiatives and explore new approaches to improve school food program quality and efficiency. If your district is interested, please review the linked information and …
The new Operational Start-up Fund is for school districts who received child care capital funding through the Ministry of Infrastructure, or their selected operator, to expand or create new school age care programs on school grounds. Successful projects will receive $1,500 for each new school age care space, up to a maximum of $150,000 per …
The 2025-26 Classroom Enhancement Fund year-end reporting template (opens as download) is now available. Preliminary templates must be submitted by July 17. Final reports are due September 29 and should align with financial statements.
Ministry staff have been consulting with the Funding Equity Committee on the Labour Settlement Funding allocation methodology and have the following update: 2025-26 School Year Following the recent ratification of the BCTF collective agreement, funding for teachers and exempt staff wage increases, as well as increases to the Classroom Enhancement Fund have been added to …
Registration is now open for an upcoming Lunch and Learn webinar on Statements of Financial Information reporting. The Education Finance Branch and the Financial Management Committee will host this session on Tuesday, May 26, from 12:00–1:00 pm. Contact SDFR@gov.bc.ca for more information or if you have questions to submit in advance.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care, the First Nations Education Steering Committee, and Indigenous Services Canada invite you to register for this year’s British Columbia Tripartite Education Agreement Virtual Annual Meeting on Transportation on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific time. Details are available in this event backgrounder.
Updated Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) school district French funding allocations for 2026-27 are now available on the Ministry website. French Programs OLEP End of Year Reporting Form – FP-01 is due by July 31, 2026. For questions, contact EDUC.French.Education@gov.bc.ca
