British Columbia

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".

SFUFA's September 2024 bulletin states that two member motions passed in an electronic vote following its AGM, the first urging SFU administration "to suspend institutional partnerships with Israeli academic institutions, divest from Israeli commercial interests" and the second urging it "to divest from companies involved in arms production".

Vancouver Island University Faculty Association

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On 2024-05-31 the VIUFA Executive resolved "That VIUFA divest from any and all investments, direct and indirect, in companies that are complicit in the violence, occupation, and dispossession occurring in Gaza and the West Bank."

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!"

A Salt Spring Island baker posted on its Instagram account on 2025-07-23 that it was "signing this Apartheid Free Communities pledge", and on 2025-09-20: "Sanction Israel now. Arms embargo now."

A British Columbia felted-hat maker posted on its Instagram account on 2025-09-28: "boycott products and companies that are complicit in genocide - i use the @nothanks_app, it’s informative and super easy to use".

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.

A November 2025 statement published on the Vancouver chapter's website says that Independent Jewish Voices Victoria and Vancouver "express their support for the growing initiative to Ban Israeli Wines in British Columbia".

Faculty for Palestine at SFU states on its website that it "endorses the non-violent call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)" and runs a campaign page asking faculty to pledge not to accept invitations from or partner with Israeli academic institutions.

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.

Comox Valley for Palestine

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In a statement dated 25 January 2025 on its website, Comox Valley for Palestine wrote: "we will continue to educate and implement BDS campaigns within our community".

Victoria Labour Council

October 10, 2026

In February 2026 the Victoria Labour Council published a resolution it submitted to the Canadian Labour Congress convention, resolving that the CLC "declare trade, services and relationships with Israel to be “hot cargo” and to cut ties with the Histadrut".