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Capital Planning

Last updated on April 10, 2024

The capital plan submissions from boards of education are used by the Ministry of Education and Child Care to determine which priority capital projects may be included in the ministry’s Capital Plan for the following fiscal year. The capital plan submissions also provide the ministry with important insight into future year capital priorities, which can be used for longer term government planning and the determination of potential future capital funding requirements for the public education system.

School Districts can start preparing child care capital plans using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System on April 8, 2024. Submissions for 2024-25 will be accepted until May 15, 2024. Refer to the Capital Plan Instructions for information on the 2025-26 submission timelines. 

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Capital Plan Instructions

 

Child Care Capital Planning

  • School districts can start preparing capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System on April 8, 2024
    • Submissions for 2024-25 will be accepted until May 15, 2024
    • Refer to the Capital Plan Instructions for information on 2025-26 submission timelines
  • This year, school districts will use the Capital Asset Planning System to request funding for child care projects on school grounds in addition to education capital funding
  • To help ensure fair and equitable access to capital funding, school district requests will be considered at the same time as other applications to the New Spaces Fund
  • The ministry will review requests, select projects, and notify school districts if they have been selected to move forward. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified
  • Child care capital funding is provided through the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund. Refreshed ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund program materials, including updated funding guidelines, will be available in spring 2024
  • For more information, refer to the 2024-25 Capital Plan Instructions, which will be updated and posted to the Capital Planning web page the week of April 2, 2024

School districts with questions about the process or capital concept development can contact their Regional Director and Planning Officer team. School districts with questions about child care operational planning and programming can contact the Child Care Development Support team at ccdevsupport@gov.bc.ca.

 

School Site Acquisition Charge

The School Sites Acquisition Charge (SSAC) is a charge per dwelling unit to be paid by residential developers. The charge collected by local government is transferred to school boards to help them to fund for new school sites needed as a result of new residential development.

 

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