BC Gov News

The Province continues to enhance B.C.'s response to the toxic drug crisis, investing $1 billion through Budget 2023 over the next three years.

By Katrine Conroy

The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s kindergarten-to-Grade 12 education system as of Sept. 5, 2023.

By Kathy Eichenberger

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs provides local governments with infrastructure funding through a variety of grant programs to help support water-related infrastructure.

For the Growing Communities Fund, 85% of the total funds are allocated to municipalities and 15% go to regional districts. The allocation generally follows the population split between incorporated (urban/suburban) and unincorporated (rural) areas of the province and provides a slight boost to address the increased costs of servicing rural growth areas as they are constrained in their population base to raise servicing costs.

The Province is committed to developing laws, standards and policies that make B.C. more inclusive for everyone.

In British Columbia, there is a shared commitment to ensure that the province is a place where the inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples are recognized, and First Nations, Métis and Inuit people thrive.