She completed her post-secondary education at the University of British Columbia, receiving a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Education (Elementary), and Diploma in Special Education (Learning Disability). Kang has received a master's degree in Special Education (Gifted and Creative Learning) and completed two levels of Montessori Certification. She continued to further her education, obtaining certificates in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard University, and certificates in Change Leadership, and Financial Accounting, both from Cornell University.
Kang's personal interests are in the areas of social sustainability, youth and young adults, education, and immigration.[3]
As a city councillor, Kang served the community of Burnaby through several sub-roles[3] such as
Council Liaison for the Public Library Board
Vice Chair of the Environment Committee
Member of the Public Safety Committee
Council Youth Liaison.
Kang also led environmental initiatives and infrastructure projects while on Council – fostering the development of a food scrap recycling program, and planning the renovation and restructuring of the city's main library.[4][6]
Effective June 27, 2017, Kang was on unpaid leave from her position as Burnaby city councillor due to her recent election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Her vacant position on Burnaby City Council was left unfilled until the 2018 municipal election.[7]
Kang won re-election as MLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake in the 2020 provincial election, and was named Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training in November 2020.[16] She was subsequently named Minister of Municipal Affairs in the Eby ministry on December 7, 2022.[17] After the 2024 election, she was named Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, her second time overseeing the ministry.[18]
↑加國省議員康安禮返鄉訪彰化縣長王惠美 推動兩地觀光與投入老人照護[Canadian MLA Anne Kang visits homeland and meets Changhua County magistrate Wang Huei-mei, promotes tourism and explores senior care] (in Traditional Chinese). Changhua County Department of Civil Affairs. August 9, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
