School Travel Program (NEW)
The Legislative Assembly is pleased to offer a new travel grant program for B.C. school groups in grades 4 - 12 from outside of the Greater Victoria area.
This program is open to B.C. public schools, independent schools (with a group 1 or 2 classification), schools from the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, and schools operated by a First Nation.
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Please read this document to determine if your school group is eligible to apply and for application information.
Application Process
School groups must complete both the guided tour and a Virtual Classroom session in order to be eligible to receive the grant.
Step 1. Book a guided tour of the Parliament Buildings. The grant application is included as part of the online tour booking form. School groups travelling with more than 40 people will need to submit more than one request.
Step 2. Book a Virtual Classroom session. Select 'Virtual Classroom for the School Travel Program' as the focus of the session.
Step 3. Wait for notification. Applicants will be notified if they have been approved for a grant after the deadline of Sunday, February 1, 2026 for travel between April 1 and October 31, 2026.
Application Deadlines
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Apply before Sunday, November 2, 2025 for travel between November 17, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
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Apply before Sunday, February 1, 2026 for travel between April 1 and October 31, 2026 (excluding July and August).
Applicants will be notified if they have been approved for a grant shortly after the close of each application deadline.
Funding
The amount of funding per person is based on school district boundaries.
Funding will be provided for a maximum of 40 people, per group. Larger groups will need to submit more than one tour booking request and grant application.
Funding will be provided for up to two accompanying adults, regardless of how many adults are travelling with the group.
Independent, First Nation, and SD93 schools will be assigned to the region where their school is located.
Online learning schools may be asked to provide information to show where the students in the group are travelling from.
A list of eligible schools in the Sooke School District are available on page 4 of the information sheet.
Grant Payment
The grant will be issued once both program requirements have been completed (the guided tour and the Virtual Classroom session).
Payment is issued directly to the school and cannot be issued to individuals.
For more information, please email tours@leg.bc.ca.