New school sites in Calgary

Background

There are many partners involved in selecting a school site, developing plans and building a new school in Calgary. School boards, the Government of Alberta, The City of Calgary, developers and contractors are all a part of the process.

Here’s an overview of what happens:

  1. At the initial stage of community development, the developer provides land for new schools within their proposed developments, as required by the Municipal Government Act.
  2. School boards and The City select from the offered sites for potential future schools.
  3. School boards submit their priorities for new schools annually to the Government of Alberta.
  4. The Government of Alberta approves and allocates funding for schools, as the annual provincial budget allows.
  5. School boards submit development permit application to The City.
  6. The City provides details of the development permit through the Development Map and receives comments from interested parties.
  7. After receiving comments and reviewing the development permit application against applicable policies and the Land Use Bylaw, the City makes a decision on the development permit application.
  8. School boards submit a building permit application to The City if development permit approval has been given in step 7 above.
  9. The City approves the building permit.
  10. The City inspects for safety throughout the building process.
  11. The City approves the building occupancy.
  12. The school opens.

*Some school projects in Calgary are managed by the Government of Alberta on behalf of the school board. In these cases, the Government of Alberta, rather than the school board, is involved in steps five through eight.

The City’s role in new schools from 2024-2027

With a record number of schools being planned and built, there was a need for increased collaboration between all partners.

Through the development process, The City has assigned a dedicated team to review and make recommendations in an expedited manner on development permit and building permit applications.

After the development and building permits are approved and construction begins, The City has created a team of field inspection staff to maintain consistency and created a scheduled system of inspections to proactively identify potential construction delays.

Near the end of construction, The City will use a partial occupancy process to allow staff and equipment providers early entry to new schools, to help support accelerated construction schedules.

Find more info on school projects

School Name Type Community School Board DP Number

West High School

High School

Aspen Woods

Catholic

DP2025-00935

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