Advocacy
What is Chamber Advocacy?
- We advocate for our members to give them a voice in government decisions that impact their businesses
- Examples:
- Improving infrastructure
- Reducing barriers for new and existing SMEs
- Reducing costs of doing business
- Building regulations that are clear, consistent and fair
- Developing skilled workforces
- Supporting sustainable economic development
Recent Examples of Chamber Advocacy:
What we advocate about?
- Government of Canada
- Federal taxes and regulations
- Interprovincial and international trade
- Industry-specific regulations and policies under federal jurisdiction
- Banking, transportation, telecommunications, etc.
- National economic development and tourism efforts
- Budget priorities and spending
- Public safety
- LTFN and other Indigenous governments and organizations
- Land-use planning
- Economic development (Tano T’enneh)
- Government of BC
- Provincial taxes and regulations
- Provincial infrastructure (highways, bridges, schools, hospitals)
- Industry-specific regulations and policies under provincial jurisdiction
- Forestry, mining, energy, agriculture
- Workplace safety and employment standards
- Provincial economic development and tourism
- Job creation initiatives
- Budget priorities and spending
- Public safety
- Local Government (City of Prince George, Regional District of Fraser Fort George)
- Property taxes
- Utilities
- Business licenses
- Development permits
- Economic Development initiatives
- Government policy initiatives
- Budget priorities and spending
- Public safety
- The BC Chamber and Canadian Chambers of Commerce
- The Chamber develops policy resolutions to bring forward to the provincial and national Chambers for approval at their AGMs.
- These policy resolutions are managed by the Advocacy Committee
- Developing policies are review and finalized by the Board.
Who do we advocate to?
- Government of Canada
- Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and other area Indigenous governments and organizations
- Government of BC
- Fraser Fort George Regional District
- City of Prince George
- The BC Chamber and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2026-2028 Prince George Chamber Policy and Advocacy Priorities
- Indigenous Affairs
- Lheidli T’enneh
- Tano T’enneh
- Economic reconciliation
- Natural Resources, Environment and Energy
- Forestry
- Mining
- Sustainability/Decarbonization
- Tourism
- Land Use
- LNG
- Hydro
- Renewables
- SMEs
- Taxation
- Regulation
- Recruitment and retention
- Skills training and education
- Health and safety
