Northern Lights College (NLC) will receive $150,000 to support training for workers affected by the temporary decreased production at the Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp Mill.

North Island College (NIC) will receive $200,000 to support training for workers affected by the Myra Falls Mine suspension and Quinsam Mine closure near Campbell River.

As a demonstration of the increasing post-secondary links between British Columbia and South Korea, Sookmyung Women's University has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Royal Roads University to explore a joint master of arts in leadership program, and presented Premier Christy Clark with an honorary doctorate in political science.

Capilano University will receive $50,000 to support training for workers affected by the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill closure near Gibsons.

Targeted funding for health-care programs is allowing Camosun College to train more health-care assistants, as well as more mental-health and addiction workers, to meet the growing health-care needs of the region.

Parents, grandparents and guardians now have a new place to save for their child’s future.

An additional 754 critical-trades seats are being added to 10 public post-secondary institutions throughout the province to boost capacity and ensure students can access training in a range of in-demand occupations in sectors that support the provincial economy.                                          

The electrical and power engineering programs at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) will receive a funding boost of $151,600 from the provincial government to support in-demand occupations that support the provincial economy.

Targeted funding of $339,000 for 176 additional trades training seats will give Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) students access to training in a variety of in-demand occupations vital to the economy of British Columbia.

An additional 148 trades training seats at Okanagan College will give students access to training in a variety of in-demand occupations that support a range of sectors that are important to the provincial economy.