The BC tech ecosystem is one of the fastest growing in the world. As the association that represents this incredible community of companies, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and visionaries, BC Tech is dedicated to providing opportunities for collaboration, learning, and growth. When you join BC Tech, you become part of a community of more than 500 local companies who love tech and are passionate about making BC the best place to grow a tech company.
If you have questions about membership and what it means for you and your company, email hello@wearebctech.com.
Are you looking to grow your company? We offer a variety of programs to support growth-stage tech companies. Regardless of which tech sector you’re in, we have resources and programs designed to help you scale your business. If you’re ready for growth, our programs can help you get started.
We offer a variety of support to help tech companies attract, train, and retrain top talent, including highly-skilled foreign talent, and we have partnered with BCjobs.ca to offer a 15% discount on all regular price plans, including Talent Day. For employees, we offer professional development opportunities to support your career growth.
BC Tech C-Councils are an exclusive member benefit and bring CEOs and C-level executives together for roundtables to share insights, best practices, and challenges—all with the goal of building better businesses. Participants of each industry vertical and functional C-Council group are in similar but non-competitive businesses.
The BC Tech Association is a trusted and respected voice for the tech sector in BC. Together, we affect positive change and advocate on behalf of all tech companies, in all sectors, offering support for access to capital, talent growth and development, market access, and growth acceleration.
BC Tech members receive exclusive invitations, early access, and special pricing on all kinds of events. Want to promote your event? Post it to our events calendar, visited by thousands of across the tech community each month.
BC Tech members get to benefit from the collective purchasing power of our community. Receive special discounts through exclusive offers available only to members, including the BC Tech Health Plan, Member Marketplace, and more! View all of our member discounts below.
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If your’e looking to promote an event, post it to our events calendar, visited by thousands of tech professionals each month.
BC Tech Members can submit media releases to our website for free.
Members get to enjoy special discounts off regular priced tickets for BC Tech Events. We pride ourselves on hosting high-quality events that bring the community together to learn, make connections, build relationships, and help tech companies grow.
Being a BC Tech member allows you to reap the benefits of our connections. Many of our partnerships include discounts on events in the community. Sign up for our events email list to keep up to date on discounts.
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Yes. All active BCTIA members have been seamlessly transitioned into BC Tech. You’ll continue to receive all of the Member Benefits you’re used to, and be the first to know about new things we have to offer. To learn more about your membership, and the transition to BC Tech, email hello@wearebctech.com.
All active BC Tech members receive a complimentary listing on the BC Tech Member Directory. If you notice that your listing is out of date, please email hello@wearebctech.com and include the information that you would like to have updated.
Get more out of your membership by supporting the tech community through a variety of partnership opportunities. Deepen your engagement and share your expertise with growing tech entrepreneurs through speaking opportunities, brand recognition, and more. To learn more about BC Tech partnership opportunities, email hello@wearebctech.com.
Yes, non-members are welcome to attend most BC Tech events, using the General Admission fee. Occasionally, we host events that are invite-only or member-only, so if you’d like to ensure you’re invited to these special events, become a BC Tech member today!
We do offer student memberships for full-time, post-secondary students studying in technology-related disciplines at BC-based universities. These memberships require proof of enrolment and are limited in quantity.
The BC Tech Association has always advocated on behalf of the entire tech industry, member or not, and we’ll continue to do so. If you don’t want to join, that’s okay, but the only way to access our experts, receive discounted tickets and invitations to exclusive events, and to enjoy our member benefits is to join us as a member.
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