New classrooms slated for 10 schools across B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Construction has started on new classrooms at 10 schools, adding more than 1,700 new student spaces throughout B.C.

According to the province, since the beginning of 2025, construction on dozens of new classrooms for K-12 students has begun in Langley, Abbotsford, Kelowna, qathet (Powell River), Comox, Nanaimo, Pemberton and Prince Rupert.

The projects amount to $340 million in funding from the province.

In order to complete the projects in a timely manner, the government has implemented new building solutions, including prefabricated additions, and is encouraging school districts to use simplified and repeat school designs.

Since 2017, the province has committed more than $6 billion to adding school spaces, creating nearly 43,000 new student seats and more than 39,000 seismically safer seats in B.C. schools, a release reads.