Student housing triples in Abbotsford (flickr.com)

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Student housing investments provide homes throughout province

The Government of B.C. is investing in student housing as part of Homes for B.C., a 10-year housing plan with 8,000 new on-campus student beds to be built by 2028.

To date, 6,837 new beds (3,950 government funded, 2,887 funded by the institutions) for student housing are open or underway, so more British Columbians have affordable housing alternatives to pursue post-secondary education.

Provincially funded projects include:

Interior

  • 148 beds at Selkirk College in Castlegar (112) and Nelson (36). Total project cost is $24.5 million ($23.6 million provincial funding).
  • 376 beds at Okanagan College campuses in Vernon (100 beds), Salmon Arm (60 beds) and Kelowna (216 beds). Total project cost is $67.5 million ($66.5 million provincial funding).
  • 220 beds at University of British Columbia - Okanagan in Kelowna. Total project cost is $24.9 million ($18.7 million provincial funding).
  • 533 beds at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Total project cost is $38 million ($25.5 million provincial funding).
  • 100 beds at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook. Total project cost is $19 million ($12.9 million provincial funding).

Lower Mainland

  • 398 beds at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford. Total project cost is $73.7 million ($62.3 million provincial funding).
  • 362 beds at Capilano University in North Vancouver. Total project cost is $58.2 million ($41.5 million provincial funding).
  • 469 beds at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby. Total project cost is $114.5 million ($108.5 million provincial funding).
  • 386 beds at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. Total project cost is $103.5 million ($73 million provincial funding).

Northern B.C.

  • 108 beds at Coast Mountain College in Terrace. Total project cost is $21.6 million ($20.6 million provincial funding).
  • 12 beds at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. Total project cost is $5.3 million, fully funded by the province.

Vancouver Island

  • 217 beds at North Island College. Total project cost is $65.9 million ($63.9 million provincial funding).
  • 621 net new beds and new dining facilities at the University of Victoria. Total project cost is $229.2 million ($127.9 million provincial funding).

Media Contacts

Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training

Media Relations
250 508-5030