The Simon Fraser University (SFU) school of medicine is accepting applications for its first class of future doctors, marking the launch of the first new medical school in Western Canada in nearly 60 years.

More than 500 new student beds are coming to the University of Victoria (UVic), with funding approved for student housing designed for upper-year undergraduate and graduate students.

The Province is building a new secondary school that will create 2,000 spaces, giving students in the region more room to learn close to home.

More than 350 new student beds and a dining hall are coming to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Surrey campus, marking the first on-campus housing project for KPU.

A bigger and better emergency department at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital is open so more patients can receive greater access to emergency care.   

North Island College’s first on-campus student housing complex is now open for students.

The new Royal Roads University (RRU), John Horgan Campus is open, offering innovative post-secondary options for a growing number of students living in the Westshore.

Construction is beginning on a new and expanded long-term care facility in Cranbrook. 

People in Nelson and nearby communities now have improved access to care with the opening of the Nelson community health campus.

Surrey’s ongoing infrastructure expansion continues with Clayton Heights Secondary adding 1,000 new student seats for families.