Overview
As part of the accelerator program, we have improved our funding process to speed up the construction of new school projects. Funding for projects that are ready to proceed to the next step can be approved without having to wait for the next budget cycle, saving valuable time and opening schools sooner.
By eliminating the wait, every project that received accelerated funding through the Schools Now program saw its construction schedule jump ahead by at least 6 weeks, and nearly two-thirds advanced by 9 months or more. Nine projects have now been accelerated twice, jumping their project schedules ahead even faster.
Accelerated projects
This new process is paying off, and we have accelerated 74 previously announced school projects across the province, with 9 projects accelerated twice, so far:
- 41 projects were approved to move to the next stage in May 2026
- 4 projects were approved to move to the next stage in February 2026
- 5 projects were approved to move to the next stage in November 2025
- 11 projects were approved to move to the next stage in May 2025
- 11 projects were approved for full construction funding in February 2025
- 11 school projects were approved to move to the next stage in fall 2024
In total, 45 of the program's 83 accelerations were for projects securing construction funding approval.
Funding approval dates reflect Treasury Board and Finance decisions (not public announcement dates).