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The Ubyssey reported in July 2024 that People's University UBC organized the UBC encampment that demanded UBC divest, boycott Israeli universities and institutions and condemn what organizers call a genocide.

The association adopted a member-submitted resolution at its 2024 annual general meeting that includes advocating the immediate divestment of Staff Pension Plan holdings and ceasing business with suppliers named in the BDS campaign.

PACE Society published a statement on 2024-10-02 that says "PACE Society stands firmly in support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement" and calls for "a total arms embargo on Israel."

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada

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Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada published a letter to Canadian MPs on 2024-12-11 that asks Canada to "Call for economic sanctions against Israel at the United Nations" and to call for "an end to all arms transfers to Israel."

Leadnow's campaign page headed "Prime Minister Carney: implement an immediate two-way arms embargo against Israel" asks visitors to send "a message now demanding Canada condemn this attack and implement a two-way arms embargo against Israel". The organization is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement.

Canadian Memorial United Church is listed as a signatory of the February 2024 open letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs that urges "halting further arms exports, alongside export and brokering authorizations, to Israel" (hrw.org, anglicanlutheran.ca, worldbeyondwar.org).

Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBC

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On 2024-05-02 the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC-Vancouver published a statement, supported by a majority of its faculty, that calls on UBC "to accept the students’ demands in joining the movement for boycott, divestment, and sanctions."

Sisters Sage

October 17, 2026

A Vancouver wellness products business posted on its Facebook page on 2026-06-11: "These are the White Zios you’re giving your money to. QUIT IT!" and "Stop. Giving. These. Men. Your. Money.", about the owners of another Vancouver business.

Ismailis for Palestine is listed on the Apartheid-Free Communities signatory list and on the Vote Palestine list of organizations endorsing a platform that asks the Canadian government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel.

Alma Mater Society of UBC

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On 2026-04-09 the Alma Mater Society of UBC published an open letter to the UBC Vancouver Senate and administration following a March 2026 student referendum on whether the AMS should call for UBC "to cut ties with all institutions upholding apartheid, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and Tel Aviv University".

A British Columbia physicians' group lists "Supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel within the medical sector" among its goals on its newsletter sign-up page and appears on the Apartheid-Free Communities signatory list.

A Vancouver theatre company is on the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge signatory list and posted on its Facebook page on 2026-06-01 inviting people to the initiative's three-year anniversary event: "Register below and circulate widely to your networks!"

Solidarity Notes, a Vancouver labour choir, posted a 2017 event listing on its website for a BDS Vancouver picket calling to "Boycott HP", and it is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

Vancouver Granville for Palestine

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Vancouver Granville for Palestine, a Vancouver advocacy group, links to the "Ban Israeli Wines" campaign and the BDS Movement on its Linktree page, and it is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

Ban Israeli Wine BC describes itself on its website as "a BC-based campaign urging the provincial government to ban the sale of Israeli wine", citing appeals from the BDS movement, and it is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.