--- title: "Where British Columbia's parties stand on education | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/education" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:51.781Z" meta: description: "Every British Columbia party's position on schools, colleges and universities for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every British Columbia party's position on schools, colleges and universities for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where British Columbia's parties stand on education" "twitter:description": "Every British Columbia party's position on schools, colleges and universities for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where British Columbia's parties stand on education" --- ** MLA · BC provincial 2026 # Where every party stands on education 4 of the 10 parties on the October 24 ballot have published something on schools, colleges and universities. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All eleven issues ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties) **4**Parties with a published position **6**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this The province funds public schools, sets the curriculum and the framework for teacher bargaining, and funds colleges and universities. School boards run local schools inside that funding. 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 education 4 of the 10 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 6 separate commitments. OneBC has published the most, with 4. 1 commitment carries a figure you can hold a council to after the election: The party gives no cost or date.. The rest are directions without a number attached. 6 of the 6 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on education | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [OneBC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | 4 | | [CanWest Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party/platform/education) | CanWest Party says it would improve the education system and moral education. | 1 | | [Centre BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | 1 | | [BC Green Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform/education) | *Nothing published. Checked September 30, 2026.* | — | | [BC Libertarian Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [BC NDP](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp/platform/education) | *Nothing published. Checked September 30, 2026.* | — | | [Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Communist Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Conservative Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Freedom Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc/platform/education) | *Not yet researched.* | — | ONEBC ## OneBC on education - Remove SOGI 123 - Bring back standardized testing - A Parental Bill of Rights - Equal funding and an essential service [Read all 4 OneBC commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/platform/education) CANWEST PARTY ## Improve the school system and moral education CanWest Party says it would improve the education system and moral education. - Improve the education system and moral educationThe party gives no cost or date. [Read all 1 CanWest Party commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party/platform/education) CENTRE BC ## Centre BC on education - A provincial plan for artificial intelligence in schools [Read all 1 Centre BC commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc/platform/education) CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC ## Conservative Party of BC on education [Read all 0 Conservative Party of BC commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc/platform/education) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 6 parties have 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. - ### [BC Green Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform/education) Nothing published on education. Checked September 30, 2026. - ### [BC Libertarian Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party/platform/education) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 7, 2026. - ### [BC NDP](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp/platform/education) Nothing published on education. Checked September 30, 2026. - ### [Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc/platform/education) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. - ### [Communist Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc/platform/education) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. - ### [Freedom Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc/platform/education) Not yet researched by voche.me. 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