Alberta Commits $600 Million Towards Modular Classrooms
Student enrolment is growing rapidly, with more than 80,000 new students in Alberta’s classrooms over just three years, driven by unsustainable federal immigration policies and record level interprovincial migration. Schools are under pressure, and Alberta’s government is taking action to deliver more space across the province.
To meet this challenge head on, Alberta’s government is investing $200 million this year to deliver more modular classrooms in the 2026-27 school year. This investment will fund 189 new modular classrooms, along with 12 new washroom units, 10 replacements and 29 relocations. This funding will deliver about 5,450 student spaces in the communities with the greatest need.
“Student enrolment is growing, and we’re making sure schools can keep up," said Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Education and Childcare. "That’s why we’re building new schools across Alberta, with 161 projects underway right now. Modular classrooms help relieve crowding in the meantime, while permanent schools are built."
Alberta Infrastructure will work directly with school boards to deliver and install new modular classrooms, with most expected to be ready for students during the 2026-27 school year. Modular classrooms will go to the school boards with the greatest need, including in fast-growing rural communities.
This $600 million investment is part of the $8.6-billion Schools Now program, which will create or modernize more than 200,000 student spaces by 2031-32. Modular classrooms will account for 20,000 of those spaces, helping to bridge the gap while longer-term school construction continues. Currently, there are 161 ongoing public-school projects underway across Alberta.