British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will be home to a new Health Sciences Centre for Advanced Simulation (HSCAS) that will educate and train future health care professionals to meet the growing demands of British Columbian families.

Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $46.9 million investment.

Communities in Metro Vancouver will benefit from one-time targeted funding of $30,000 for Simon Fraser University to support adult-literacy programs.

Students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will benefit from hands-on learning opportunities following a government investment in new industry-standard trades training equipment, including replacement high-precision machining equipment.

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is receiving $357,450 toward the purchase of new trades and health care training equipment that will provide trades and health care students with hands-on experience.