A new and innovative seaweed industry pilot project at North Island College (NIC) will equip people with the skills necessary to thrive in an emerging sector, promoting economic resiliency and growth for communities on northern Vancouver Island.

Canada’s first bachelor’s degree in traditional Chinese medicine will be offered at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) to train people for in-demand careers.

People training for good paying, in-demand careers will be able to access grants that cover most, or all, of their tuition thanks to the next intake of the StrongerBC future skills grant.

Camosun College students will soon have access to on-campus student housing for the first time with funding approved for a new 423-bed student housing project at the Lansdowne campus.  

The Province is strengthening supports to ensure the highest quality education for international post-secondary students.

More student housing is coming to Simon Fraser University (SFU) with the announcement of a 445-bed student housing project to be built at SFU’s Burnaby campus.

Okanagan College Penticton students will soon have access to affordable, on-campus housing for the first time with funding approved for a 101-bed student-housing project.  

More family doctors will be trained faster as the new medical school at Simon Fraser University (SFU) moves forward with funding for space and operations, as well as a proposed three-year curriculum model and a founding dean.