--- title: "Where Burnaby's parties stand on schools | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/schools" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.148Z" meta: description: "Every Burnaby party's position on schools and the school district for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Burnaby party's position on schools and the school district for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Burnaby's parties stand on schools" "twitter:description": "Every Burnaby party's position on schools and the school district for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Burnaby's parties stand on schools" --- SCHOOL TRUSTEE · Burnaby 2026 # Where every party stands on schools 1 of the 2 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on schools and the school district. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties) **1**Parties with a published position **16**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this The City of Burnaby’s election page says the Burnaby Board of Education sets procedures and guidelines for the operation of Burnaby’s public schools. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on schools 1 of the 2 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 16 separate commitments. BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association has published the most, with 16. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on schools | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform/schools) | The BCA's platform asks the Ministry of Education to build schools for the number of students expected, names five school projects, and promises to ask for stable funding, keep the district's SOGI policy, set rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and grow the school meals program. It gives no costs. | 16 | | [NEW Burnaby](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/platform/schools) | *Nothing published. Checked October 29, 2026.* | — | BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS ASSOCIATION ## Press the Province for new schools, keep the SOGI policy, and grow school meals The BCA's platform asks the Ministry of Education to build schools for the number of students expected, names five school projects, and promises to ask for stable funding, keep the district's SOGI policy, set rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and grow the school meals program. It gives no costs. - Press the Ministry to build for expected enrolment - Make the case for five school projects - Push for inclusive childcare in every new school - Press the Ministry for funding for learning supports [Read all 16 BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform/schools) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 1 party has published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [NEW Burnaby](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/platform/schools) Nothing published on schools. Checked October 29, 2026. ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/housing) [Budget](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Governance](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/governance) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.