Campus Redevelopment at BCIT Burnaby Campus

Exciting new developments got underway at BCIT this past year. Through the BCIT INSPIRE Campaign and with the support of the Province of British Columbia, a tireless Campaign Cabinet, Campaign Patrons, donors, industry partners, alumni, faculty, and staff, two campus redevelopment projects are transforming teaching and learning spaces at the Burnaby campus. The new Health Sciences Centre will be completed in fall 2022 and work on the Trades and Technology Complex will begin soon. Learn more about campus redevelopment plans and stay connected to learn more about the INSPIRE Campaign: bcit.ca/inspire

EDUCATION INNOVATION FOR HEALTH SCIENCES

Since breaking ground in December 2019, the $78.3 million Health Sciences Centre is on track to welcome students in fall 2022. At 106,660 square feet, the Centre will allow BCIT to advance teaching and learning technologies and significantly increase training capacity for key in-demand healthcare professionals. Set to be the most sustainable building on the Burnaby campus, the four-storey building will be a net-zero carbon emission space, integrating patient-care simulation, allied heath and laboratory science, while staying true to the applied learning for which BCIT is known.

STUDENTS TO GET NEW AND RENEWED $162.2M FACILITIES

Students, staff, and faculty in BCIT trades and technology programs will soon have access to new training facilities with an investment of $162.6 million in the Trades and Technology Complex (TTC) at the Burnaby campus. A collection of new and renovated buildings and enhanced campus infrastructure, the TTC will create increased access to world-leading, adaptive learning environments for 21st-century trades education. The investment builds on BCIT’s outstanding leadership in trades training and contributes directly to BC’s economic and workforce development priorities.

The Province of British Columbia is providing $136.6 million and the BCIT Foundation is providing $26 million of privatesector support towards the first phase of the TTC, which includes significant contributions from industry partners across six sectors. The multi-building development will train future trades and technology professionals to meet the growing skilled-labour demand, as well as ensure that the workforce is ready to adapt to the growing challenges of tomorrow. ∆

Opposite: The new Health Sciences Centre at the BCIT Burnaby campus. Below: Artist’s rendering of the Trades and Technology Complex at the BCIT Burnaby campus.