--- title: "Kristin Schnider: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/kristin-schnider" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.049Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 21,994 votes, 1st of 16 (official count). Kristin Schnider was re-elected as a Burnaby school trus..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 21,994 votes, 1st of 16 (official count). Kristin Schnider was re-elected as a Burnaby school trus..." "og:title": "Kristin Schnider: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 21,994 votes, 1st of 16 (official count). Kristin Schnider was re-elected as a Burnaby school trus..." "twitter:title": "Kristin Schnider: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026" --- School Trustee · Burnaby 2026 # Kristin Schnider - Elected, School Trustee21,994 votes, 1st of 16. Official count, City of Burnaby. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with the most votes of the 16 trustee candidates. She was first elected in 2022 with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and the board has chosen her as its chair since November 2024. Kristin Schnider was re-elected as a Burnaby school trustee on October 17, 2026, with 21,994 votes in the City of Burnaby's count, the highest total of the 16 trustee candidates. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA), whose seven trustee candidates all won. Board minutes show she was first sworn in as a trustee in November 2022, served as vice-chair for two years, and was elected chair in November 2024 and again in December 2025. In a Freshet News questionnaire she named fair and predictable school funding, inclusive schools and more school space as her top issues. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association2026 ![Kristin Schnider, from City of Burnaby.](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/images/candidates/kristin-schnider-640.webp) *Kristin SchniderSchool Trusteev.* [Image: City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/elections/candidates/office-of-school-trustees-candidate-profiles) Promise tracker ## 19 promises. What Kristin has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Protect classroom supports while keeping the budget balanced**School funding · Own promise In the Freshet News questionnaire, asked how she would deal with the law that school districts must balance their budgets, she said the board must keep asking for more funding and protect classroom supports, working openly with parents, staff, students and the community. > “Together, we must continue to advocate for increased public education funding and protect vital classroom supports with a lens to equity and inclusion.” No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Work with the Ministry to add child care at school sites**Child care · Own promise In the Freshet News questionnaire she said the Ministry and school districts must work together to expand affordable and inclusive child care at school sites. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Work with the City to keep the Michael J. Fox Theatre open to the public**Facilities · Own promise In the Freshet News questionnaire she said the district cannot move K-12 funding away from classrooms to run the theatre, and that the district and the City must work together to keep it open to the public. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press the Ministry to build schools for the enrolment Burnaby expects**Facilities · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry of Education and Child Care to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects in the future, as well as the number enrolled today. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Make the case for Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East schools**Facilities · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to make the case for the new schools it says Burnaby needs, Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, and for new buildings to replace Cameron and Maywood. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Push for inclusive child care in every new school**Child care · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to push for child care that includes every child to be built into every new school. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press the Ministry for money for the learning supports students need**School funding · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry for the money to provide the learning supports Burnaby students need. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Invest in early help with reading and math**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to invest in early intervention in literacy and numeracy. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Ask for stable funding that grows with Burnaby**School funding · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advocate for predictable, stable funding that the school district can plan around and that grows as the city grows. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**More community input in school district planning**Board governance · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand community input in the school district's planning. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep the district's SOGI policy strong**Safe schools · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to keep the district's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policy strong, so that every student, staff member and family is respected and safe. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Recommit to reconciliation**Inclusion · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to recommit to meaningful reconciliation. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Advance equity and accessibility in the district**Inclusion · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advance the district's work on equity and accessibility. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools**Student well-being · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the federal government to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools, so that newcomer students and families can get support. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Set clear rules for AI in schools with teachers, staff and unions**Safe schools · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to work with teachers, support staff, their unions and experts to set clear rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools that protect student data and mental health. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Bring community input into the district's AI policy**Board governance · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to bring community input into the governance and policy decisions on AI. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**More after-school programs at schools, open to all families**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand after-school programs at schools, with access for all families. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Swimming and lifeguard programs for every student**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Grow the school meals program**Student well-being · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to grow the school meals program, so that no Burnaby student tries to learn while hungry. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Kristin Schnider Kristin Schnider was re-elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Burnaby's count gives her 21,994 votes, the highest total of the 16 candidates for the seven trustee seats, and the City's chief election officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association. Its seven trustee candidates took all seven seats, and Freshet News listed her in September 2026 as one of three BCA trustees seeking re-election. She was first elected in October 2022. Burnaby Now's candidate questionnaire of September 2022 listed her as a BCA candidate, and the minutes of the board's first meeting of that term, on November 22, 2022, show the chair welcoming her as a new trustee. Burnaby Now reported that the BCA won all seven seats that year and that she won her first term. The board chose her as vice-chair in November 2022 and November 2023, and as chair on November 26, 2024. It chose her as chair again on December 16, 2025. The board also elected her as its provincial councillor to the BC School Trustees Association in 2022 and 2024. As chair, she spoke for the board in April 2026 about a $9.4 million cost from a labour arbitration decision on teachers' pay. CBC News reported that she said the Province should pay it, because the provincial employers' association had negotiated the teachers' contract, and that without that money the district would have to cut core services. By her own account, in the statement she gave the City and in the Freshet News questionnaire, she works in communications for the Public Service Alliance of Canada and served two terms as chair of the Burnaby District Parent Advisory Council. voche.me has not checked these with PSAC or the council. In the Freshet News questionnaire she named three top issues: fair and predictable funding for public schools, inclusive schools for all students, staff and families, and more school space as enrolment grows. Her promise tracker holds her own promises from that questionnaire and the BCA platform's school commitments. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Fair and predictable school funding In the Freshet News questionnaire she named advocating for equitable and predictable public education funding as one of her top three issues, and said the board must keep pressing for more funding while protecting classroom supports. [Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/kristin-schnider/) 02 ### More school space as Burnaby grows In the same questionnaire she named addressing school capacity, by expanding and building new school spaces, as a top issue. [Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/kristin-schnider/) 03 ### Child care at school sites She told Freshet News that the Ministry and school districts must work together to expand child care at school sites. [Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/kristin-schnider/) 04 ### The BCA platform: new schools, stable funding and school meals The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Province to build schools for the enrolment Burnaby expects, to ask for stable funding for the learning supports students need, and to grow the school meals program. [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [BCA platform](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) Elector organization ## What the BCA promised for schools The Burnaby Citizens Association's 2026 platform has a section on public schools. It lists what the BCA says its trustees delivered and what they plan next. The BCA ran seven trustee candidates, and the City's count shows all seven elected. Its plans for schools include pressing the Province to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects, making the case for new schools at Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, asking for stable funding for learning supports, keeping the district's SOGI policy strong, setting rules for AI in schools, and growing the school meals program. The promise tracker lists each school commitment on the platform. [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [Freshet News · 16 candidates vying for seven seats on Burnaby board of education, by Theresa McManus, September 13, 2026](https://www.freshetnews.ca/16-candidates-vying-for-seven-seats-on-burnaby-board-of-education/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-29 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declaration, the BCA's page about her and its platform, her Freshet News questionnaire and VoteMate page, the Burnaby Schools trustee page and its 2022 news post, the board minutes of November 2022, November 2023, November 2024 and December 2025, Burnaby Now's report of the 2022 swearing-in, CBC News of April 2026, and her 2022 Burnaby Now questionnaire. Her work at the Public Service Alliance of Canada and her years with the parent advisory council are her own account and have not been checked. Her Instagram account showed only a page header to scripts, so no post was read. Her votes on the board were not read one by one. No news report of a statement from her after the 2026 vote was found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to now ### School Trustee, Burnaby Board of Education First sworn in on November 22, 2022, by the board's minutes, and re-elected on October 17, 2026 with the most votes of the trustee candidates. [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 22, 2022](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-22-2022.pdf) November 2024 to now ### Chair, Burnaby Board of Education Elected chair by the board on November 26, 2024, and again on December 16, 2025, by the board's minutes. She was vice-chair from November 2022 to November 2024. [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 26, 2024](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-26-2024.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Kristin Schnider directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Kristin Schnider's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Kristin Schnider do in the 2026 Burnaby municipal election? Kristin Schnider was elected School Trustee with 21,994 votes, 1st of 16 in the official count. The City of Burnaby published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Kristin Schnider? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Kristin Schnider's own campaign.
What party did Kristin Schnider run with? Kristin Schnider ran for School Trustee with BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association.
Does Kristin Schnider currently hold public office? Yes. Kristin Schnider currently serves as School Trustee and Chair, Burnaby Board of Education.
How many sources does this Kristin Schnider profile cite? This profile lists 17 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Kristin Schnider's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Kristin Schnider in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Kristin Schnider ran in? The 2026 Burnaby municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Burnaby · official election results, October 17, 2026 ](https://elections.burnaby.ca/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [City of Burnaby · Declaration of official election results, October 21, 2026 ](https://burnaby.widen.net/s/jzvsfrfktg/2026-elections-declaration-of-results)Checked October 29, 2026 - [City of Burnaby · candidate profiles, School Trustee ](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/elections/candidates/office-of-school-trustees-candidate-profiles)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Citizens Association · Kristin Schnider, School Board candidate ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/candidates/kristinschnider)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Freshet News · Kristin Schnider, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/kristin-schnider/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Freshet News · 16 candidates vying for seven seats on Burnaby board of education, by Theresa McManus, September 13, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/16-candidates-vying-for-seven-seats-on-burnaby-board-of-education/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [VoteMate · Kristin Schnider, BCA for Burnaby School Trustee, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13195?riding=796)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Schools · Burnaby Board of Education trustees ](https://burnabyschools.ca/board/trustees/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Schools · Newly Elected Board of Education Sworn In, November 2022 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/newly-elected-board-of-education-sworn-in-2022/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 22, 2022 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-22-2022.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 28, 2023 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-28-2023.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 26, 2024 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-26-2024.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, December 16, 2025 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-December-16-2025.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Now · 'A profound responsibility': Burnaby's new school board sworn in, by Cornelia Naylor, November 24, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/a-profound-responsibility-burnabys-new-school-board-sworn-in-6153971)Checked October 29, 2026 - [CBC News · Burnaby school district faces $9.4M shortfall after labour arbitration decision, by Akshay Kulkarni, April 18, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burnaby-school-district-millions-shortfall-9.7169146)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Now · Get to know your Burnaby school board candidates: Kristin Schnider, by Cornelia Naylor, September 5, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.burnabynow.com/2022-civic-election/get-to-know-your-burnaby-school-board-candidates-kristin-schnider-5847941)Checked October 29, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [BCA: Kristin Schnider](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/candidates/kristinschnider) [Burnaby Schools: the Board of Education](https://burnabyschools.ca/board/trustees/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Bill Brassington**](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/bill-brassington) [School Trustee**Colin Zuo**](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/colin-zuo) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Kristin Schnider a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.