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The Vancouver contemporary art gallery is listed by Writers Against the War on Gaza among Canadian institutions that made PACBI commitments, a boycott of Israeli cultural and academic institutions.

Or Gallery

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The Vancouver artist-run gallery states that it commits to PACBI, in line with a 2021 Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres commitment to BDS.

Room Magazine

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The Vancouver literary magazine's board decided on March 24, 2024 to commit to PACBI, not to work or partner with Israeli institutions it calls complicit, and asked its distributor to pull the magazine from Chapters/Indigo.

The Vancouver literary and art magazine announced on January 14, 2025 that it joined PACBI and will not work or partner with Israeli academic, artistic, and cultural institutions it calls complicit.

The Vancouver Quaker congregation signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge in May 2025, pledging "to join others in working to end all support to Israel's Apartheid regime", and announced it on its website in June 2026.

Simon Fraser Student Society

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The SFU undergraduate student union's Palestinian Liberation Issues Policy (adopted April 2022, carried in its December 2023 policy book) supports boycotting the state of Israel and institutions and companies that support it, including an academic boycott of Israeli universities under PACBI guidelines.

Out On Screen

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The Vancouver nonprofit that runs the Vancouver Queer Film Festival committed in May 2024 to BDS and the PACBI guidelines, stating it will not collaborate with Israeli cultural or academic institutions.

BC Teachers' Federation

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The provincial teachers' union adopted a motion at its March 2026 AGM recognizing the BDS movement and committing the Federation to be guided by its principles in its advocacy, purchasing, and investment decisions, with a BDS-aligned procurement and investment policy due by the 2027 AGM.

Wildfires Bookshop

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The New Westminster bookstore signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge and is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, which defines this as a commitment to boycott Israeli and complicit products.

Cross & Crows Books

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The Vancouver bookstore signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge and is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, which defines this as a commitment to boycott Israeli and complicit products.

Spartacus Books

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The Vancouver collective bookstore is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, which defines this as a commitment to boycott Israeli and complicit products, and displays an Apartheid-Free badge on its own website linking to that list. It also signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

The Wild Bunch Flower Shop

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The Vancouver florist is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, where its entry says it is "Participating in BDS in the floral industry". It also signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

Zimt Chocolates

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The Vancouver chocolate maker is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, where its entry says "We've always strived to be Apartheid-Free – particularly with our sourcing". It also signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

The Victoria bookstore is listed as an Apartheid-Free business by the Canadian BDS Coalition, where its entry states it upholds "the principles of boycotting Israeli and complicit products" and screened its suppliers for ties to the Israeli government. It also signed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.

The Moncton-area group is a member of the Canadian BDS Coalition and co-hosted a May 2024 "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions - Stop the Bombs!" event in Moncton, telling followers to "fight the genocide by refusing to support companies that benefit from or support the occupation".

The Fredericton group ran a "Flood Costco's Inbox - BDS" campaign during Israeli Apartheid Week 2024, asking people to request that Costco "boycott all Israeli products", and co-hosted a May 2024 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions event in Moncton.

Fierté Fredericton Pride announced in 2024 that it would not accept sponsorships from businesses or organizations on the Canadian BDS Coalition list and barred listed banks and businesses from its parade.

Springhouse

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Springhouse, a plant-based restaurant, market and meal-delivery business in Halifax, announced on its Facebook page in January 2024 that it removed all Pepsi and Coca-Cola products as part of the global boycott in support of Palestine.

The Charlottetown group organized a "human chain" walk to nearby businesses "on the BDS (boycott divestment sanctions) List" (June 2024), and a "Boycott Indigo" action at the Charlottetown Indigo over its CEO's tie to a foundation the group says recruits for the Israeli military (July 2025).

The Charlottetown non-profit told followers to boycott businesses that sponsor the "Walk with Israel" (May 2025), sharing a graphic reading "Boycott supporters of the Zionist entity". It promoted BDS with a "Boycott Divest Sanction Works" sign at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market (July 2024) and endorsed a call to use the No Thanks boycott app ("BDS works.", July 2026).