Education platforms

Here's what the BC '26 Provincial parties are promising.

AI in schools

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We don't have any BC NDP policies on AI in schools.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on AI in schools.

BC Green

  • Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12
  • Develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students

    "Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12 in order to develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students. This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the Federal Government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on AI in schools.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on AI in schools.

Childcare

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We don't have any BC NDP policies on Childcare.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Childcare.

BC Green

  • Lift the freeze on new $10/day enrolments introduced by the 2026 budget

    "Commit to making quality $10-a-day child care available to families all across British Columbia by lifting the freeze on new $10-a-day enrolments introduced in Budget 202638, and use it as the foundation to later implement universal child care coverage by 2031." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Implement universal childcare coverage by 2031
  • Create one point of registration for all $10/day childcare spaces across BC

    "Make registering for care simple; create one point of registration for $10/day spaces across BC, replacing today’s centre-by-centre waitlists so families no longer have to win a lottery to access affordable care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Reduce compliance paperwork for $10/day childcare spaces

    "Make it easier for early childhood centres to become, and remain, part of the $10/day spaces by reducing burdensome compliance paperwork. New spaces and priority registration going to public, non-profit and Indigenous-led centres, building a system rooted in community care, not private profit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Create a new universal early childhood education funding model to address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing

    "Create a universal early childhood education funding model to reduce administrative burdens for child care operators, allowing them to focus on quality care for children. This model will address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

    "Work with child care operators to support ongoing growth in capacity through capital upgrades to schools and existing facilities, a workforce development plan, and sufficient operational flexibility to meet the needs of families now and in the future." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators

    "Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators, offering financial support during their essential training periods." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, reaching $35-45/hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience

    "Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, and reach $35-45 per hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide funding for new and expanded $10/day childcare centres on college and university campuses

    "Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Ensure early childhood educators have pension plans and extended health benefits, to improve retention

    "Ensure early childhood educators have access to pension plans and extended health benefits to improve job security and retention." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Childcare.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Childcare.

K-12 curriculum

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BC Green

  • Make sure educators have resources to teach critical thinking skills
  • Make sure educators have resources to teach about electoral systems and the responsibilities of citizenship
  • Make sure educators have resources to teach about the World Wars, the Holocaust, the Cold War, apartheid South Africa, and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Arabs around the formation of the state of Israel
  • Make sure educators have resources to teach about human rights movements and the impacts of colonialism
  • Ensure every school district has resources to provide language learning options, particularly for Indigenous and French languages, and American Sign Language

    "Ensure every school district has the resources to develop credible and robust language learning options, particularly for Indigenous and French languages, and American Sign Language." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure educators have the resources to equip students with critical thinking skills and knowledge about: our electoral systems and the responsibilities of citizenship, the World Wars, the Holocaust, the Nakba, the Cold War, apartheid South Africa, the human rights movements, impacts of colonialism, and other critical moments in history." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

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We don't have any OneBC policies on K-12 curriculum.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on K-12 curriculum.

K-12 funding

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on K-12 funding.

BC Green

  • Develop a new needs-based, stable, and sustainable funding model based on the needs of each school district

    "Eliminate the inclusive education funding gap. We will review the per-pupil funding formula to develop a new needs-based, stable, and sustainable model to fund actual costs, resource needs, and professional development requirements of each school district." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Reallocate private school funding to the public school system in phases

    "Reallocate private school funding to the public school system, in a phased approach to support students currently enrolled." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Create a school supplies programme to ensure students have stationary and supplies without teachers having to pay out-of-pocket

    "Create a school supplies program that ensures students have access to the stationery and supplies that they need to learn to their full potential and teachers don’t have to pay out of pocket." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Increase provincial funding for community schools

    "Increase provincial funding support for community schools, to help create space for community connection and make use of public buildings that would otherwise be empty outside of school hours." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on K-12 funding.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on K-12 funding.

LGBTQ+ students and bullying

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BC Conservative

  • Repeal the Ministry of Education's endorsement of SOGI 123, an independently-developed set of anti-bullying and teaching resources related to sexual orientation and gender identity

    “I’ll say this about SOGI. I think that it has become an absolute lightning rod for division in our province, and it has become a challenge. And I think that many people are confused about what SOGI has become in our school.

    I firmly believe that we have to repeal SOGI. Obviously we have to provide a safe place for our kids. Just like I said in Bridgeview yesterday, I went as a child to the Bridgeview Elementary School and felt safe.

    We need to continue that tradition. But I do believe that SOGI has to be repealed.”

    — conservativebc.ca, 2026-10-13

BC Green

  • Continue supporting and expanding SOGI 123, an independently-developed set of anti-bullying and teaching resources related to sexual orientation and gender identity

    "Continue supporting and expanding the SOGI 123 initiative to create inclusive school environments that support 2SLGBTQIA+ students and address the topics of gender identity and sexual orientation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on LGBTQ+ students and bullying.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on LGBTQ+ students and bullying.

Post-secondary costs and loans

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

BC Green

  • Freeze domestic tuition and mandatory fees

    "Freeze domestic tuition and institutionally charged mandatory fees at public post-secondary institutions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with the federal government on setting a pathway to free post-secondary education

    "Work with the Federal Government to set a pathway to free post-secondary education." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Cap annual international tuition and mandatory-fee increases at inflation
  • Double the BC Access Grant, giving up to $8K per year for students with financial need

    "Double the BC Access Grant, providing up to $8,000 per year for students with financial need, while also reviewing and increasing thresholds for students in programs longer than two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide renter protections for university and college residences to cap increases in rates; set standards for fees, maintenance, and agreements; protect from eviction; and provide independent dispute resolution

    "Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Expand open education resources and zero-textbook-cost programmes

    "Expand open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost programs through BC campuses, reducing the cost of textbooks and required course materials for students." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide funding for new and expanded $10/day childcare centres on college and university campuses

    "Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide capital funding to build substantially below-market student homes on public campus land, including family-sized units

    "Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

Post-secondary housing

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We don't have any BC NDP policies on Post-secondary housing.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Post-secondary housing.

BC Green

  • Provide capital funding to build substantially below-market student homes on public campus land, including family-sized units

    "Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need

    "Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need, supported through the new post-secondary funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide renter protections for university and college residences to cap increases in rates; set standards for fees, maintenance, and agreements; protect from eviction; and provide independent dispute resolution

    "Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Post-secondary housing.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Post-secondary housing.

Post-secondary institutions

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Post-secondary institutions.

BC Green

  • Replace the current post-secondary funding model through a public, system-wide review that will bring new public funding

    "Replace BC’s outdated post-secondary funding model through a public, system-wide review with new provincial funding on the table. This will include reviewing the roles and mandates of all 25 public institutions, how funding is distributed, regional access, research and teaching responsibilities, trades and technical education, transfers between institutions, and the needs of communities around the province." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Set a long-term path to 75% of core institutional operating costs being publicly funded

    "Set a long-term path to restore public funding so that, over time, at least 75% of core institutional operating costs are publicly funded." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Modernise post-secondary governance to give campus communities a stronger voice in institutions

    "Modernize post-secondary governance so campus communities have a stronger voice in the institutions where they study and work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide temporary funding to institutions to stabilise them after the rapid decline in international student enrolment

    "Provide temporary stabilization funding to institutions facing severe shortfalls from the rapid decline in international enrolment, tied to plans that protect core programs and student services while institutions move toward a more sustainable funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Amend the Labour Relations Code to recognise paid graduate teaching and research work as employment, including graduate students, protecting their right to unionise

    "Protect the right of graduate student workers to unionize by amending the Labour Relations Code to clearly recognize paid graduate teaching and research work as employment, including graduate research assistants." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Post-secondary institutions.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Post-secondary institutions.

School construction and upgrades

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on School construction and upgrades.

BC Green

  • Develop a detailed capital improvements plan to ensure schools met high standards for safety, functionality, and climate resilience

    "Develop a detailed capital improvements plan to ensure school facilities meet high standards of safety, functionality, and climate resilience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on School construction and upgrades.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on School construction and upgrades.

School nutrition

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on School nutrition.

BC Green

  • Create a universal school food programme

    "Create a universal school food program that provides opportunities for schools, community organizations, and farmers to promote sustainable practices and educate children on healthy eating habits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on School nutrition.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on School nutrition.

Student mental health

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We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Student mental health.

BC Green

  • Establish a sustainable funding model for organisations addressing under-resourced student needs

    "Establish a sustainable funding model for organizations addressing diverse and under-resourced student needs, such as the Take a Hike Foundation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Student mental health.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Student mental health.

Trades & manufacturing

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BC NDP

  • Work with the federal government to build a new BC shipyard

    "Work with the federal government to build a new B.C. shipyard, in partnership with shipbuilders and labour, creating thousands of jobs across BC, supporting national defence and helping expand BC’s shipbuilding industry so that we can build the next generation of B.C. Ferries. BC has up to $250 million available through the Strategic Investment Fund to leverage private sector investments and federal funding through the Canada-BC Shared Prosperity Agreement reached with Prime Minister Carney." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent with $60M/year in funding

    "Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent, with $60 million in annual funding, including dedicated support to help tariff-impacted forestry mills modernize, protect jobs and reach new markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Trades & manufacturing.

BC Green

  • Work with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous, and racialised communities

    "Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Ensure affordable tuition for trades training programmes

    "Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements

    "Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Immediately reinstate a plan to build the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment through a Project Labour Agreement

    "Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Trades & manufacturing.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Trades & manufacturing.