Advocacy & Policy

The BC Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) is the largest and most broadly-based business organization in the province, representing local Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade and 36,000 businesses of every size and from every sector and region of the province.

This Policies and Positions Manual contains informed opinions and policy statements adopted by members during the policy sessions at the BCCC’s Annual General Meeting and Conference.

The manuals below reflect what members view as important issues and forms the foundation – along with the policies of the previous two years – of our advocacy work with all levels of government in the years ahead. It also serves as a working document for the BCCC’s staff and Policy Review Committee, as well as local Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, to regularly review and use to assess the timeliness, importance, and scope of the BCCC’s positions on issues that impact members.

Every year, members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, along with our policy committees, submit resolutions of a national scope to our policy process. This process culminates in a democratic vote on the floor of our AGM & Convention. The adopted resolutions help set our advocacy agenda for the upcoming year.

These resolutions are then brought to the attention of appropriate federal government official(s) and departments to whom the recommendations are directed. The method of presentation of each item will be determined by a number of factors, including subsequent events and legislation that may affect the subject matter, additional information that may become available, the timing of a presentation, etc. Throughout the year, members will be updated and advised of the action(s) taken on each of these positions by way of summaries and reports in Canadian Chamber publications.