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BC Ferries invests in non-profit groups and community organizations with the intention to generate a beneficial social and environmental impact. BC Ferries engages coastal communities and employees to identify community and social investment opportunities that fall in one of three categories:
 
  • Environmental Education
  • Health and Sport
  • Vibrant Communities
Depending on the initiative, BC Ferries may:
 
  • Provide in-kind travel
  • Provide funding
  • Partner with non-profit organizations on the delivery of programs and services
  • Encourage employees to volunteer and participate

Environmental Education

We operate in one of the most beautiful places on earth and are dedicated to preserving it for generations to come. As a major marine operator along coastal British Columbia, BC Ferries recognizes and accepts the responsibility to provide ferry services in the safest, most efficient and environmentally responsible and sustainable manner possible. We provide and support environmental education -- on our ferries and in local communities.

BC Ferries supports, partners and funds the following Environmental Education initiatives:

Coastal Naturalist program

Coastal Naturalist Program

Explore the world beneath the waves every summer with our Coastal Naturalists.

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SeaForward Kids Club

SeaForward Kids Club

Bringing our youth along in the journey towards being better global citizens.

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre

Learn about marine life in Howe Sound at this unique “collect and release” aquarium.

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Live It production interactive educational experience

Live It

Connecting classrooms across Canada to a digital library of bilingual educational resources incorporating environmental and Indigenous worldviews.

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BC Ferries shoreline clean-up Langdale

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

A national conservation program that provides Canadians the opportunity to take action in their communities wherever water meets land, one bit of trash at a time.

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Stream of Dreams

Stream of Dreams

An eco-education program that educates communities about their local watershed, empowers youth to make a positive environmental impact, and creates a community art legacy.

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Health and sport
BC Ferries believes in the long-term positive impact sports has on young people’s health and wellbeing. BC Ferries provides in-kind travel for the following Health and Sport initiatives:
 
  • ViaSport: Athletes are eligible to apply to viaSport for BC Ferries passage when travelling to competitions leading to a provincial championship event, and Provincial and National Championships. Click here to apply.
Junior kids lacrosse

Vibrant Communities

BC Ferries is a driver of the provincial economy and understands the importance of connecting communities to initiatives that encourage travel and economic development.

BC Ferries funds, supports and provides in-kind travel to the following Vibrant Communities initiatives:

PRISMA Festival Powell River

PRISMA Festival

Attracts internationally-renowned guest artists and top music students worldwide who perform daily musical events, symphony and chamber music concerts and more.

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BC Bike Race

BC Bike Race

A seven day mountain biking race on a 310-kilometre circle tour through the lush rainforest of British Columbia’s West Coast.

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BC Ferries media charity golf tournament

BC Ferries Media Charity Golf Tournament

The annual tournament features a great day of golf with some of the top media personalities in BC and has raised more than $800,000 for local charities over 14 years.

Community voices

Check out a few videos to hear what our communities have to say.


Interested in BC Ferries’ community and social investment program?