School Act Amendments

The School Act Amendments resource is a compilation of key sections of the School Amendment Act (2023), and supporting ministerial orders, ministerial regulation and provincial policy that address a number of commitments made by the Ministry of Education and Child Care in the BC Tripartite Education Agreement and in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan.

The Province released its Distinctions-Based Approach Primer (“DBA Primer”) in December of 2023 to assist the Province in building an understanding of the legal basis for, and core elements of, a distinctions-based approach in all of the Province’s relations with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. The recent School Amendment Act, as well as recent and upcoming supporting ministerial orders, regulations and provincial policy are informed by the Province’s position set in the DBA Primer and any supplementary documents that will follow. First Nations Leadership have expressed concerns regarding a proper application of the Province’s Distinctions-Based Approach through resolutions and correspondence to the Ministry of Education and Child Care included in this resource.