Early childhood professionals educated in languages other than English will have reduced costs and more support to become certified to work in British Columbia’s child care sector, as a result of financial support to translate educational documents into English.  

To help ensure accommodation is available for critical-response personnel and the tens of thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires, the Province is restricting travel for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodation in several communities in the Okanagan.

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement on the wildfire situation in B.C.:

British Columbians now have more options to access government information and services with the recent launch of the Province’s verified account on Weibo, which removes barriers for English learners whose primary language is simplified Chinese.

Seniors in B.C. will be better protected against abuse as the Province continues to work with partners to further raise awareness and co-ordinated community responses to prevent abuse and neglect.