At BCEA, our mission is to continually enhance your experience and provide meaningful value. Your feedback is essential in helping us understand how we can better serve you. Therefore, we have created a survey to help us in our strategic planning sessions this year. This is a short survey that shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete. We appreciate your time and candid responses, and we're excited to hear what makes your experience with BCEA exceptional. As a thank you for sharing your thoughts, you will be entered into a draw to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

BC is looking to adopt the 2024 Canadian Electrical Code into regulation. Technical Safety BC is gathering feedback from the electrical industry to better understand the impact of these code changes. Participate in the consultation by clicking the link below.

Join Carol McGlogan, President and CEO of Electro-Federation Canada, for a presentation on Decarbonizing Canada via Electrification on March 13 at 12 p.m. EFC commissioned a white paper by the Pembina Group to examine the opportunities and challenges related to achieving GHG (greenhouse gas) reduction targets. Electrification is at the center of this transformation and Carol McGlogan will reflect on the research completed by Pembina and the resulting EFC policy recommendations to Canadian government stakeholders.

This presentation will be delivered virtually via Zoom. Tickets are $20+GST each.

On Friday March 22nd, join the AMP Network for its famous Beer Pong Tournament! Friendly reminder that this is not your traditional game – we put water in the cups. We encourage everyone to know your limits and to ensure you have a safe drive to and from the event. Compete in teams of two to win this round robin style tournament. There is also a team costume contest and best team name prize!

Tickets are $25+GST each or $50 for a team of two. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m., and the games will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The BC Electrical Association in conjunction with the Victoria distributors and manufacturers committee on the Island will be holding two Island shows this April:

   • Tuesday, April 16 at the Nanaimo Vancouver Island Convention Centre
   • Thursday, April 18 at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort & Spa

The Island shows have been very popular the last few years, and we are happy to extend them to the Nanaimo area. During our member forums, manufacturers and manufacturer agents felt it was time to bring Island shows back. An opening seminar is being organized to ensure a good kick off to the show. This show will also double as a career fair for the local community. Don't miss your opportunity to meet future employees! Details and table registrations can be found on our website.

Confirmed Exhibitors: City Electric Supply, Code Electric, CSC LED, Eaton, EB Horsman & Son, ECA BC, IPEX, Ken Watt & Associates, KJ Controls, K.M. Roberts & Associates, Lotus LED,  Mac's II Agencies, Nedco, RVE, Southwire Canada, Standard Products, Stelpro, Techspan, and Wesco.

Registration for our online Basic Electricity Course is now live. This course is a great primer for anyone new to the industry or who wants a refresher on the more basic aspects of the supply chain industry. The cost is $299+GST for members and $399+GST for non-members. Upon registration, you can complete the course at your own pace.

The provincial government is updating the Clean Energy Act to ensure that electricity rates stay affordable while continuing to reduce carbon pollution.

The Tse’khene Energy Transition Hub in the Kerry Lake East Indian Reserve in northern BC will produce hydrogen gas that will be able to be shipped by rail to a port facility in Prince Rupert.

B.C. Energy Minister Josie Osborne said that she is confident the province is "taking all the steps that need to be taken" to meet electric demand despite some concerns that snowpack levels are insufficient to produce the necessary hydroelectric power.

E-One Moli Energy (Canada) is opening Western Canada's first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Maple Ridge, BC, and it will be powered entirely by renewable energy.

The  BC Utilities Commission’s approved Fortis BC's Demand Side Expenditures Plan, which will see it invest $68.1 million on energy-saving programs for customers in the Southern interior and $626.7 million to lower its gas customers' bills.