On-campus student housing coming to North Island College

The Government of B.C. is investing in student housing as part of Homes for BC, a 10-year housing plan with 8,000 new on-campus student beds to be built by 2028.

To date, 6,077 new beds (3,190 government funded, 2,887 institutional self-funded) for student housing are open or underway, so more British Columbians have affordable housing alternatives to pursue post-secondary education. Provincially funded projects include:

Interior

• 148 beds at Selkirk College in Castlegar (112) and Nelson (36). Total project cost is $24.5 million ($23.6 million provincial funding).
• 376 beds at Okanagan College campuses in Vernon (100 beds), Salmon Arm (60 beds) and Kelowna (216 beds). Total project cost is $67.5 million ($66.5 million provincial funding).
• 220 beds at University of British Columbia – Okanagan in Kelowna. Total project cost is $24.9 million ($18.7 million provincial funding).
• 533 beds at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Total project cost is $38 million ($25.5 million provincial funding).
• 100 beds at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook. Total project cost is $19 million ($12.9 million provincial funding).

Lower Mainland

• 469 beds at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby. Total project cost is $114.5 million ($108.5 million provincial funding).
• 386 beds at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. Total project cost is $103.5 million ($73 million provincial funding).

Northern B.C.

• 108 beds at Coast Mountain College in Terrace. Total project cost is $21.6 million ($20.6 million provincial funding).
• 12 beds at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. Total project cost is $5.3 million, fully funded by the province.

Vancouver Island

• 217 beds at North Island College. Total project cost is $65.9 million ($57.3 million provincial funding).
• 621 beds and new dining facilities at the University of Victoria. Total project cost is $229.2 million ($127.9 million provincial funding).