BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Council of
BC YaCHT CLUBS
Advocating for Recreational Boaters
About the Council of BC Yacht Clubs
In January 1956, the first meeting of interested boating clubs was held in Nanaimo. It was then formally registered as British Columbia Non Profit Society in January 1980 representing the interests of boaters from more than 50 British Columbia boating organizations. We have representation on Provincial and Federal committees to provide and receive information pertinent to our recreational interests, and collaborate with like-minded outdoor organizations in BC and Washington State. In 1990, at the request of BC Parks, we formed B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society to assist in funding land purchases to be added to the Marine Park System. We meet four times per year, alternating between the mainland and Vancouver Island.
Current Council Activities
Top Priorities
- Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan
- Amendments to the Land Act
- Gambier Island Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaws
- Rejuvenation of the Council
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Projects
The Council is working and supporting a variety of projects
- Park Host
- Water Use Licence Applications
- Transport Canada
- Navigable Waters Act
- Sewage Regulations
- Canada Shipping Act
- Canadian Hydrographic Services
Marine Parks Forever Society
The Marine Parks Forever Society is an all-volunteer registered non-profit founded by the Council of BC Yacht Clubs in 1990
We advocate for and financially support the creation, expansion or enhancement of BC Marine Parks.
We also execute special projects for boaters like the popular “stern-tie program”.
Recent Developments
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Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan – Council actions
CBCYC has recently become aware of the initiative to amend the Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan (the “Plan”). CBCYC has […]
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Council letters (DMP, Land Act)
Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan (January 9, 2024): Amendments of the Land Act (February 5, 2024):
Boating News
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BC Parks marine user research – survey
BC Parks wants to speak with people who go boating on B.C.’s coastal waters and who visit marine parks: “Hearing […]
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Iconic Area On BC’s Central Coast Now Protected Forever
A historically important and ecologically rich area about 100 kilometres north of Vancouver Island on the BC coast is now protected […]
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Safe Boat Havens
Early in the 1990’s, the Council of B.C. Yacht Clubs, through its members, embarked upon the task of formulating a […]
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Volunteers spearhead ghost fishing gear clean-up in Pender Harbour
On Tuesday March 19 and Wednesday March 20, the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) in conjunction with SeaWolf […]
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Canadian Navigable Waters Act legislative review
Transport Canada is asking for feedback from recreational boaters along with the shipping industry on the reworked federal Navigable Waters […]
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Proposed National Marine Conservation Area Reserve on the Central Coast (NMCAR)
The government of Canada, through Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the province of British Columbia, and the Nations […]
Council News
Yacht Club Job Postings
⚓ No postings today, but the tide is always changing—new opportunities may dock soon!
Council Meetings
Our next meeting is on
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 11:00
at the Ladner YC and via Zoom
Our meeting schedule for 2025 is
February 15, 2025 online via Zoom
May 31, 2025 Nanaimo Yacht Club and via Zoom
September 13, 2025 online via Zoom
November 29, 2025 Ladner Yacht Club and via Zoom