Recruitment and training initiatives are underway for the coming school year to get more certified teachers into B.C. classrooms and build B.C.’s K-12 workforce.

Surrey students will return to larger schools once three school expansions are finished construction as government creates more student spaces quicker.

Students and families in Chilliwack will benefit from a significant investment for 300 more seats at A.D. Rundle Middle school as part of government’s plan to expand schools quicker.

Families and children living in Homalco and the Campbell River area will soon benefit from 79 new child care spaces as construction of a child care centre gets underway.

More families throughout B.C. will have access to affordable and high-quality child care as the Province invests in almost 600 new licensed child care spaces.

Families in North Vancouver will soon have 145 more student spaces as construction begins on an expansion to Lynn Valley Elementary school. 

More student seats are on the way for families in the Southeast Kootenay School District with funding approved for a new elementary school.

For the first time in B.C., francophone families and child care providers will benefit from a new francophone Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) centre that will provide resources and supports in French.