More than $13.9 million in provincial funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) will allow Simon Fraser University (SFU) to conduct cutting-edge research in the areas of health and life sciences.

The B.C. government is investing $515,000 in a pilot training program designed to support Aboriginal digital skills development and greater participation in B.C.’s rapidly growing technology sector.

Service BC is expanding the services it offers, by partnering with the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (SDSI) in the community of Fort St. John.

The week of March 21 – 25, 2016, has been declared the first ever Technology Skills Appreciation Week in B.C.

Effective Feb. 29, 2016, Service BC is expanding the services it offers, by co-locating with the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (SDSI) office in Dawson Creek.

The B.C. government and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) have welcomed new partner Bioenterprise BC to the BC Acceleration Network (BCAN) to support the growth of innovative agri-tech businesses in the province.

The B.C. government has accepted a Letter of Intent from the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to acquire stewardship of the provincial portion of the Jericho lands.

The Province will provide an additional 88 units of transitional housing and shelter, as well as 40 rent supplements for campers currently residing at the Victoria courthouse lawns.

Operating grants to public post-secondary education institutions continue to be aligned with education and training for in-demand occupations, with an additional $90 million targeted in 2015-16.