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Seismic Mitigation Program

The Provincial Seismic Mitigation Program is a comprehensive seismic upgrading program to make schools safer in the event of an earthquake.

The Vancouver Project Office (VPO) is a joint Ministry of Education (MoE) / Vancouver Board of Education (VBE) undertaking, formed in 2014 to complete seismic projects as efficiently and economically as possible. 

The VPO is responsible for managing seismic Project Teams throughout the feasibility, design and construction phases. Each Project Team consists of:  

  • VPO staff
  • School principal
  • Consultants (architect and engineers)
  • Contractors

For a list of all projects in the Seismic Mitigation Program, see the Ministry of Education's Seismic Mitigation Program Progress Report.

Road to Seismic Mitigation

The following timeline explains this process from beginning to end. Click on the image to expand.

Who's involved?

The following diagram details which stakeholders are involved in the project. Click on the image to expand.

Completed Seismic Mitigation Projects Map of Completed Seismic Projects (1996 to September 2023)

Secondary Schools

  1. Britannia Secondary
  2. Byng Secondary (2003)
  3. Byng Secondary (2022)
  4. Kitsilano Secondary
  5. Hamber Secondary
  6. Magee Secondary
  7. Tupper Secondary
  8. University Hill Secondary (NRC UBC)
  9. Vancouver Technical Secondary

Elementary Schools

  1. Bayview Elementary
  2. Britannia Elementary
  3. Cavell Elementary
  4. Cook Elementary
  5. David Lloyd George
  6. Dickens Elementary
  7. Douglas Elementary
  8. Douglas Annex
  9. Fleming Elementary
  10. Fraser Elementary
  11. Gordon Elementary
  12. Hastings Elementary
  13. Hudson Elementary
  14. Ideal Mini (Building A @ Laurier Elementary)
  15. Jamieson Elementary
  16. Jules Quesnel Elementary
  17. Kerrisdale Elementary
  18. Kingsford-Smith Elementary
  19. Kitchener Elementary
  20. Laurier Elementary
  21. L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary
  22. Livingstone Elementary
  23. Maple Grove Elementary
  24. Maquinna Elementary
  25. McBride Elementary
  26. Moberly Elementary
  27. Nelson Elementary
  28. Norma Rose Point Elementary
  29. Norquay Elementary
  30. Queen Mary Elementary
  31. Roberts Elementary
  32. Secord Elementary
  33. Selkirk Elementary
  34. Selkirk Elementary B Building
  35. Sexsmith Elementary
  36. Shaughnessy Elementary
  37. Strathcona Elementary
  38. Tecumseh Elementary
  39. Tennyson Elementary
  40. Total Education (@ Brock Annex)
  41. Trafalgar Elementary
  42. Trudeau Elementary
  43. Van Horne Elementary
  44. Wolfe Elementary
  45. Weir Elementary
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PLEASE NOTE:  The data contained in the individual school profiles is supplied on an 'as is, where is' basis. The Vancouver School Board assumes no obligation or liability for the use of the data by any person and makes no representations or promises regarding the completeness or accuracy or its fitness for a particular purpose.

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