Graduating Achievement Award recipients celebrate with donors 

Congratulations to the 258 BCIT students who received Graduating Achievement Awards in 2023. This year’s student recipients were invited to meet and thank the donors who made their awards possible at the inaugural Student Awards Mix and Mingle events, which were held after each Spring Convocation ceremony in June.In total, more than 150 guests—including students, donors, faculty, and staff—attended the gatherings. Read more.

CN donates $475K locomotive to the BCIT Railway program

BCIT recently announced the Canadian National Railway Company's (CN) donation of a $475,000 locomotive. As CN’s largest gift-in-kind to BCIT, this donation marks the company’s second locomotive gift to the School of Transportation and long-standing partnership with the Institute. Through this contribution, students in the BCIT Railway program will have increased applied learning and training opportunities. Read more.

New student housing under construction at BCIT 

Construction is underway on a new 12-storey mass-timber building that will provide 470 students with affordable on-campus housing at the BCIT Burnaby Campus. The BC government is providing $108.5 million toward this $119.7 million project. This is the first student housing development at the Institute in 40 years and will more than double the supply of on-campus housing at BCIT. Read more.

2022/23 Donor Report: Reaching milestones, supporting students

It's been an incredible year of philanthropy at BCIT. Thanks to our dedicated community of donors, BCIT Foundation has raised more than $107 million through the INSPIRE Campaign, and BCIT students received nearly 1,900 awards totalling $2.7 million. Learn about our work towards our three pillars of access and inclusion, teaching and learning innovation, and campus redevelopment this past year. Read more.

BCIT partners with industry and government to close the skills gap

BCIT hosted Premier David Eby, Minister Selina Robson, Minister of Post-Secondary and Future Skills, and Minister Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, at the Annacis Island Campus for an announcement about the new StrongerBC: Future Ready Action Plan. The action plan focuses on five key pillars and will provide people with the skills they need to succeed in a changing economy. Read more.

From nursing to teaching, BCIT alumna and instructor finds a second home in the classroom

Through facing adversity, Nav Padda knew at a young age that she wanted to become a nurse.
In recognition of National Nursing Week (May 8-14), Nav sat down to share her story, including her career journey, personal hardships, exploration of specialty nursing, and passion for teaching the future generation of nurses at the BCIT Health Sciences Centre. Read more.

Cmolik Foundation and BCIT host 130 youth at the Annacis Island and Marine Campuses

BCIT and the Cmolik Foundation hosted over 130 inner-city youths from Lena Shaw Elementary School at the BCIT Annacis Island and Marine Campuses. The students explored the many motive power programs offered through the School of Transportation. A special thank you to Russ Cmolik and the Cmolik Foundation for their support of youth and applied education.

Inspiring a bold new chapter

The largest initiative in the history of BCIT, the INSPIRE Campaign is transforming our Burnaby campus into a dynamic new learning environment where solutions to our most urgent challenges are born, tested, and readied for the world. Together with BCIT's partners across all sectors, BCIT Foundation is seizing new opportunities towards our three pillars: access and inclusion, teaching and learning innovation, and campus redevelopment.

Learn more.