Who Are We?

We are a registered charity that collects donated computers (and all types of other tech), trains and hires youth to refurbish the computers, and then distribute the computers to schools, nonprofits, libraries, First Nations groups, and students. 

Since 1994, we has been delivering the Computers for Schools program to British Columbia, distributing over 160,000 computers!

Board of Directors

The BCTLS Board of Directors champions and guides the strategic direction of the organization.
​Nolan Clark 
Secretary-Treasurer
Senior Manager at PwC Canada​
Bev Collins
Director
​​Executive Director at PCNA
Mark Kurschner 
Director
​President at Product Care Association
Chad Leaman
Chair
Director of Innovation at Neil Squire Society​
Sandy Sigmund 
Director
Vice President of Encorp Pacific
Deena D. Simon 
Vice Chair
​Business Development Manager at Microserve
H.B. Teo 
Director
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Director at Ministry of Education
Peter Vogel 
Director
​ICT Department Head at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School 
Goodwin Young 
Director
Founder of Inception Software Technology Inc.

Why Do We Do It

Vision

A BC where everyone has equal access to technology and to tools to facilitate learning.

Mission

To provide job training for youth and access to refurbished technology for British Columbians.

Values

1. Digital Inclusion and Literacy
2. Learning and Educating
3. Environmental Stewardship

Outcomes and Impacts of our Work

These are just some ways that what we do affects our community within the 3 pillars of sustainability. 
Environmental
Environmental Outcome
By reusing computers and other tech, its useful life is often doubled. This reduces the number of new computers that must be produced.   
Environmental impacts
Since 1994, we have refurbished over 160,000 computers and counting! This has had a tremendous impact on preserving our environment.
Economical
Economical Outcome
By distributing computers, at little or no cost, we enable the development of digital skills –providing Canadians with education and skills building opportunities.
Economical impacts
We have provided technical employment to hundreds of youth over the years. Our former technicians have gone on to start great careers in the tech industry! 
Social
Social Outcome
​We facilitate digital inclusiveness by helping meet the growing need for computers in classrooms and the community. This provides equal access to markets, services and political, social and physical spaces that are only available online.
Social impacts
It's difficult to measure the impact of having access to a computer and digital resources has on peoples' lives. Whether they use it for education, job searching, communication, or skills building; digital inclusion is an extremely important in today's time.