British Columbia

City of Burnaby is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge, which commits signers to "join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation" (apartheid-free.org). Comox Valley for Palestine states on a candidate questionnaire page that the City of Burnaby has signed the Apartheid Free Communities Pledge. A Canadian Press report published on 2025-08-27 says Burnaby council passed a motion unanimously asking the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel, and that the motion commits the city to signing an “apartheid-free” community pledge.

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."

Mennonite Church British Columbia hosts on mcbc.ca the text of the Mennonite Church Canada 2016 resolution that asks regional churches and congregations "to avoid investing in or supporting companies that do business with Israeli settlements and the Israel Defense Forces", and its BC Palestine and Israel Network page says its mandate "is aligned with" that resolution.

Surrey Muse Arts Society is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement and as "Surrey Muse Arts Society, Canada" among the signatories of the Publishers for Palestine Statement of Solidarity, whose demands include "Uphold the call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid".

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.

The Pacific Mountain Regional Council recorded on its website that its general meeting of May 30 to June 2, 2024 carried proposal WF24-05, which asks the council and the General Council to "develop and make available information to support boycott and divestment actions against products, companies and institutions who profit from or derive benefit from the occupation of Palestine".

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).

BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

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A BCGEU union resolution published on its International Solidarity page states "call for an end to Canada's arms sales to Israel", and the union reposted the April 2024 joint statement calling on Canada to suspend arms trade with Israel.

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."

Institute for Community Engaged Research, UBC Okanagan

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On 2024-05-24 the voting members present at the AGM of the UBC Okanagan Institute for Community Engaged Research voted unanimously to endorse a joint statement that calls on UBC to "End any relation that might be connected to ‘plausibly genocidal acts’ within the terms of the ICJ ruling."

Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, UBC Okanagan

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On 2024-06-03 members of the UBC Okanagan Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies voted 26 to 1 to endorse a joint statement that calls on UBC to "End any relation that might be connected to ‘plausibly genocidal acts’ within the terms of the ICJ ruling."

Squamish Earth First is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement, which calls on the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel (armsembargonow.ca), and as an endorsing organization of the Vote Palestine platform, which calls for a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel (votepalestine.ca).

Victoria Health Workers Against Genocide is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge, which commits signers to "join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation" (apartheid-free.org), and as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement, which calls on the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel (armsembargonow.ca).

Clov-Lang For Palestine is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge, which commits signers to "join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation" (apartheid-free.org), and as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement, which calls on the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel (armsembargonow.ca).

A Prince George group posted on its Facebook page on 2025-12-03 that it is "calling for sanctions against Israel" and demands "a two-way arms embargo on Israel", and on 2025-08-24 asked followers to "demand sanctions and an arms embargo".

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.

Free Palestine Tri Cities is listed on the Apartheid-Free Communities signatory list as "Free Palestine Tri-Cities BC", and a logo with its name appears among the endorsers on banisraeliwine.ca, a campaign urging the BC government to ban Israeli wine.

Victoria Peace Coalition 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, and a logo with its name appears among the endorsers on banisraeliwine.ca.

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.