On July 1, 2025, the teaching certificates of 3,481 certificate holders were suspended because their 2025-26 annual practice fee was not paid by June 30, 2025. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to review the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. Ensure certificate holders pay the annual practice fee so that they can teach …
On July 11, 2025, two teaching certificates were suspended for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to check the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. You can also use the Certificate Verification Tool to check the status of the certificate holders …
Hosted by the Funding and Financial Accountability Branch and the Financial Management Committee, join us for a Lunch & Learn Webinar on the Eligibility of Students for Operating Grant Funding Policy – Ordinarily Resident Policy. Contact EDUC.Compliance@gov.bc.ca for more information or if you have questions.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), in collaboration with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Ministry of Education and Child Care, invites you to attend a webinar on the Joint Verification Process (JVP). Details are available in this event backgrounder (PDF).
The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning’s procurement process, Request for Ministry Service Arrangement for Consulting Services (RMSA), is open on BC Bid for retired or retiring sector leaders including superintendents, assistant superintendents, secretary-treasurers, and directors. An intake process will occur in the coming weeks for potential contracting opportunities for this fall/winter. If you would like to be …
The ministry is working with the federal government to finalize and share Year 2 (2025-26) allocations for National School Food Program funding. Allocations will be emailed to Superintendents and Secretary-Treasurers and posted on the 2025-26 Estimated Operating Grants web page as soon as they are available. Feeding Futures funding has also now been confirmed as …
Make a Future has launched the Internationally Educated Teachers website to support the recruitment of international teachers wanting to work in British Columbia. Funded by the Ministry of Education and Child Care as part of the K–12 Workforce Plan and developed in collaboration with experts in teacher certification and immigration, this site offers clear guidance …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care would like to share an update to early learning programs and child care pilot initiates occurring in 2025-26. Please note that all child care pilot and early learning program funding changes are being formalized in funding letter agreements coming soon. Please contact EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca if you have questions.
The final Operating Grant tables for the 2024-25 school year following the May 2025 enrolment count are now available. Funding will be disbursed by June 30. Funding questions can be sent to EDUC.FundingAndAllocationUnit@gov.bc.ca.
Recent legislative changes have come into effect transferring some responsibilities from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Infrastructure. See this letter for more information.
