Briefs and Position Papers

The page includes briefs submitted to government and position papers published by the BCTF. The publications may also be referenced on our subject pages.

 Briefs and reports are in PDF format. 

• Brief to the Minister of Education, the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside (Jan 2021)
  
• COVID Brief for new Minister of Education (Jan 2021)
  
• Safeguarding teachers’ mental health through the second wave of COVID-19 and beyond: Submission to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (Dec 2020)
  
• Healthy, resilient schools: Cornerstones of community and COVID-19 recovery, Education Funding Brief 2021 (Jun 2020)
  • Summary of issues and recommendations
    
• WorkSafeBC System Review: A Brief to WorkSafeBC from the BCTF (Jul 2019)
  
• Education Funding: A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from the BCTF (June 2019)
  
• Closing the Gap, A Brief to the Fair Wages Commission—Living Wage from the BCTF (Jun 2019)
• Supporting Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs, A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth from the BCTF (Jun 2019)
  
• Study of Online Hate: A Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights from the BCTF (May 2019)
  
• Education Funding: A brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from the BCTF (Oct 2018)
• Funding Fairness for Adult Learners: A brief to the Funding Model Revew from the BCTF (Apr 2018)
  
• Rural Education: A brief to the Rural Development Consultation from the BCTF (Feb 2018)
• Education Funding Model: A brief to the Education Funding Model Review from the BCTF (Feb 2018)
  
• Education Funding: A brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from the BCTF (Oct 2017)
  
• Priorities for Public Education: A brief to the Ministry of Education from the BCTF (Aug 2017)