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Post-secondary costs and loans platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

BC Green
  • Freeze domestic tuition and mandatory fees

    "Freeze domestic tuition and institutionally charged mandatory fees at public post-secondary institutions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with the federal government on setting a pathway to free post-secondary education

    "Work with the Federal Government to set a pathway to free post-secondary education." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Cap annual international tuition and mandatory-fee increases at inflation
  • Double the BC Access Grant, giving up to $8K per year for students with financial need

    "Double the BC Access Grant, providing up to $8,000 per year for students with financial need, while also reviewing and increasing thresholds for students in programs longer than two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide renter protections for university and college residences to cap increases in rates; set standards for fees, maintenance, and agreements; protect from eviction; and provide independent dispute resolution

    "Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

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  • Expand open education resources and zero-textbook-cost programmes

    "Expand open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost programs through BC campuses, reducing the cost of textbooks and required course materials for students." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide funding for new and expanded $10/day childcare centres on college and university campuses

    "Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide capital funding to build substantially below-market student homes on public campus land, including family-sized units

    "Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

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