My figures were meant to show that salaries were lower in B. C. than in neighboring Alberta.
As Metchosin says, there is no way that a starting teacher, or one with experience, can qualify for a house. Decent apartments and living costs plus Canada's high taxes make it difficult for a teacher to save towards qualifying for a home.
The same is true for trained nurses, and we have lost many recent graduates to the States.

Unless the teachers are part of a two-income family, a home ownership is not an option.

Something constructive must be done for special-needs children. Dumping them into the classroom with normal children saves money, but is short-changes both them and those with normal abilities.