2026/27 Capital Plan Instructions
The 2026/27 Capital Plan Instructions to inform upcoming capital project submissions are posted at Capital Planning web page. Please contact Michael.Nyikes@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
2024/25 Operating Grants – Correction to February 2025 Enrolment Totals
After a review of the enrolment totals from the February 2025 data collection, the ministry has confirmed there were data discrepancies affecting some districts’ operating grants for inclusive education enrolment growth and newcomer refugee enrolment. The operating grant tables have now been updated with the corrected enrolment and are available here Interim Operating Grants web …
British Columbia Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA) 2025/26 Joint Transportation and 2024/25 Revenue and Spending Report – Due by May 16
Signed BCTEA 2025/26 Joint Transportation Plans and signed 2024/25 Revenue and Spending Reports are due to bctea@gov.bc.ca by May 16. Joint Committee approvals are dependent on timely submission of Joint Plans. Information is available in this backgrounder to support the Joint Plan submission process, reporting requirements and to learn about the new extracurricular allocation process.
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, an outcome was posted regarding Edward John Thomas Mulrooney, whose certificate was suspended for five days.
Reminder to Remit Annual Practice Fees – Due May 15
Under section 37 (Annual practice fee) of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit to the ministry the $95 annual practice fee that is deducted from the wage of certificate holders employed with the board. Please ensure you remit the 2025-26 fees and related list through the Employers’ Area on or before May 15. If you have …
Annual Practice Fee
Under section 37 of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit the $95 annual practice fee for all certificate holders employed with the board. Please remit the 2025/26 fees through the Employers’ Area on or before May 15. If you have any questions, please email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca or call 236-455-1872.
OLEP French Federal Funding Reporting Changes
The Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) school district End of Year Report – FP-01 is available and due by July 31, 2025. New for 2025/26, the OLEP Planning Form – FP-02 is due by October 31, 2025. FP-01 and FP-02 reports, updated School District French Funding Guide and district funding allocations for 2025-26 are …
Revised Operating Grants for the 2024/25 School Year
Updated Operating Grant tables are available on the 2024/25 Interim Operating Grants web page based on actual enrolment data from February 2025. Labour settlement funding for teachers’ professional development has also been added to Table E of the Summary of Grants to Date tables. Please contact FFAB.ECC@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
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, outcomes were posted regarding William Donald Harvey who agreed to a reprimand, and Jeffrey Forden Mooney, whose certificate was previously relinquished and is subject to a 60-month ban from reapplying to teach …
2024/25 National School Food Program and 2025/26 Feeding Futures Funding
Information regarding district allocations is now available for 2024/25 National School Food Program funding and 2025/26 Feeding Futures funding. Spending criteria and a question and answer document are also available to guide funding use. Please email ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. Also, a reminder that the School Food Programs team will be hosting a …