Elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with the sixth-highest vote total of the 16 trustee candidates. He ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and by his own account he works on settlement and jobs for newcomers.
Stephen Andrada was elected as a Burnaby school trustee on October 17, 2026, with 19,624 votes in the City of Burnaby's count, the sixth-highest total of the 16 trustee candidates. He ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA), whose seven trustee candidates all won. The Philippine Canadian Inquirer reported his win as one of four Filipino-Canadians elected in BC that day. In a Freshet News questionnaire he named student safety, keeping education assistant ratios and frontline supports, and federal funding for Settlement Workers in Schools as his top issues.
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Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
In the Freshet News questionnaire he named funding the classroom as a top issue: keeping the district's education assistant ratios and frontline supports, and protecting all workers in the school system.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Stephen Andrada, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In the Freshet News questionnaire he said the trustees' role is to put students first, and that the BCA will keep working with the City and partners to find an operator for the theatre.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Stephen Andrada, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Stephen Andrada was elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Burnaby's count gives him 19,624 votes, the sixth-highest total of the 16 candidates for the seven trustee seats, and the City's chief election officer declared him elected on October 21, 2026. He ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association, whose seven trustee candidates took all seven seats. He was not on the board in the 2022 to 2026 term, by the Burnaby Schools trustee page.
The Philippine Canadian Inquirer reported in September 2026 that the BCA had named him, a Filipino-Canadian community leader, as a school board candidate, and that he had served as president of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in British Columbia. On October 20 it reported his election as one of four Filipino-Canadians who won seats in BC's municipal elections.
By his own account, in the statement he gave the City and in the Freshet News questionnaire, he has lived in Burnaby for 14 years, works as a director of employment and career services helping newcomers settle and find work, and holds a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from the University of the Philippines, a master's in management, and a master's in public administration from the University of Baguio. voche.me has not checked these.
In the Freshet News questionnaire he named three top issues: making sure every student is safe and seen, funding classrooms by keeping education assistant ratios and frontline supports, and pressing Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools. His promise tracker holds his own promises from that questionnaire and the BCA platform's school commitments.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
In the Freshet News questionnaire he named funding the classroom, by keeping education assistant ratios and frontline supports, as a top issue.
Freshet News · Stephen Andrada, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026He named pressing Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools as a top issue, and wrote that he runs to advocate for settlement and integration supports for newcomer students and parents.
Freshet News · Stephen Andrada, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026The 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 platformThe 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.
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 him and its platform, his Freshet News questionnaire and VoteMate page, the Burnaby Schools trustee page, Freshet News reports of September 13 and October 18, 2026, three Philippine Canadian Inquirer reports and one Filipino Reporters report.
His work, his degrees and his alumni association role are his own account or repeat it, and have not been checked with his employer or the universities. His Instagram and Facebook accounts showed only a page header to scripts, so no post was read. No statement from him after the 2026 vote was found.
Elected on October 17, 2026 with the sixth-highest vote total, by the City's count. The Philippine Canadian Inquirer reported his win on October 20, 2026.
Philippine Canadian Inquirer · Four Filipino-Canadians win seats in B.C.'s 2026 municipal elections, by Abi Sarabia M., October 20, 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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Stephen Andrada was elected School Trustee with 19,624 votes, 6th of 16 in the official count. The City of Burnaby published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
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Stephen Andrada ran for School Trustee with BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association.
Yes. Stephen Andrada currently serves as School Trustee, Burnaby Board of Education.
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The 2026 Burnaby municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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