BCITSA Food Support Hub

Community FridgePrice: Free | Conditions: None Compared to the Food Pantry, the Community Fridge can be an even lower-barrier way to access support because it does not require any identification. Anyone is free to take what they need and give what they can. Students can find the Community Fridge near the Food Pantry on the…

Discover Your BCIT Student Association

During your educational journey at BCIT, you are part of a safe, accessible, and respectful environment that fosters your growth and learning. The BCIT Student Association (also known as the BCITSA or the SA) plays a huge part in cultivating this space for you. The BCITSA is a non-profit, student-funded organization run by your fellow…

Exploring Our Burnaby Campus

Mi Chap Tukw: The Indigenous Gathering Place or Mi Chap Tukw, meaning “a home away from home,” is a welcoming and safe space open to everyone at BCIT, including families. Located at SW1 (room 1521), Mi Chap Tukw is here to celebrate the richness and beauty of Indigenous culture, as well as to nurture a…

New Student Patio is Open!

Burnaby Building SE2, 3rd Floor  *The food pantry is a BCIT Student Association initiative in partnership with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. The goal is to bring fresh food to the Burnaby Campus for students facing food insecurity.   Visit bcitsa.ca/food-support/ to learn more!

How Students Can Protect Themselves from Rental Scams

With inflation reaching record highs worldwide, brought on by COVID-19, students at post-secondary institutions in BC have been facing a precarious and uncertain situation over affordable rentals. These ongoing circumstances have lured many BC students to become the unwitting targets of rental scams during the summer. According to Simone Lis, president of BC’s Better Business…

A forest fire

“This isn’t what we signed up for.” Two BCIT international students speak on the harsh reality of living here

THE FORESTS ARE LITERALLY BURNING Beautiful BC is on fire. Last year, temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius and the province recorded over 1,600 fires. Karim Raafat, a BCIT student from Egypt, is deciding to go back home for the summer to experience more temperate weather. “We thought we’d get beautiful mountains, forests, and crystal-clear lakes.…