Biggest professional organizations in B.C. in 2021

 

Ranked by number of dues-paying members or registrants

Published May 3, 2021. Amended June 15, 2021. Sources: Interviews with associations and regulatory bodies below and BIV research. Others may have ranked but did not provide information by deadline.

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Rank '21 Organization Services offered Top elected official Top staff official Membership '21/'20
1

British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (1)
200 Granville St Suite 900, Vancouver V6C 1S4
P: 604-742-6200 F: 604-899-0794​​​ bccnm.ca

BCCNP's legal obligation is to protect the public through the regulation of licensed practical nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

Yvonne Savard, board chair

Cynthia Johansen, registrar and CEO

61,000 (2)
61,000

2

Engineers and Geoscientists BC
4010 Regent St Suite 200, Burnaby V5C 6N2
P: 604-430-8035 F: 604-430-8085 egbc.ca

Protects the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience and professional practice standards for its registrants; individuals licensed by the organization are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in B.C.

Larry Spence, president

Ann English, CEO and registrar

38,000
37,000

3

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
555 Hastings St W Suite 800, Vancouver V6B 4N6
P: 604-872-7222 F: 604-681-1523 bccpa.ca

Protects the public interest by setting and enforcing high professional and ethical standards; promotes, assesses and increases the competence of members through ongoing professional development; enforces practice standards and rules of professional conduct; provides a means by which complaints can be dealt with in a fair and efficient way

Geoff Dodds, board chair

Lori Mathison, president and CEO

37,679 (3)
37,270

4

Real Estate Council of BC
750 Pender St W Suite 900, Vancouver V6C 2T8
P: 604-683-9664 F: 604-683-9017 recbc.ca

Protects the public interest by enforcing the licensing and licensee conduct requirements of the Real Estate Services Act. Licensed individuals and brokerages engaged in real estate sales, rental and strata property management, sets entry qualifications, investigates complaints against licensees and imposes disciplinary sanctions under the act

Elain Duvall, chair

Erin Seeley, CEO

25,889 (4)
25,632 (3)

5

BC Real Estate Association
1075 Georgia St W Suite 1425, Vancouver V6E 3C9
P: 604-683-7702 F: 604-683-8601 bcrea.bc.ca

Continuing professional education, advocacy, economic research and standard forms

Anthony Bastiaanssen, president

Darlene Hyde, CEO

22,920
23,157

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