*Wednesday to Friday* The 163rd Health Officers’ Council 2026 Spring Hybrid Conference is set to take place from Wednesday, May 20th to Friday, May 22nd in the Ponderosa Commons Ballroom at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. We are looking forward to welcoming you all to Vancouver, the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory…
162nd Health Officers Council of BC Fall Hybrid Conference – November 25th-27th, 2025
Register Today The 162nd Health Officers’ Council 2025 Fall Hybrid Conference is set to take place from Tuesday, November 25th to Thursday, November 27th in the Ponderosa Commons Ballroom at the University of BC Point Grey Campus at 6445 University Blvd, in Vancouver, BC. We are looking forward to welcoming you all to Vancouver the…
161st Health Officers Council of BC Spring Hybrid Conference – May 6-8th, 2025
Register The 161st Health Officers’ Council 2025 Spring Hybrid Conference is set to take place from Tuesday, May 6th to Thursday, May 8th in the Coast Ballroom at the Coast Victoria Hotel at 146 Kingston Street in downtown Victoria, BC. We are looking forward to welcoming you all to Victoria, the traditional territory of the…
Federal Button Battery Regulation
Letter to Minister of Health | January 25th, 2024
Position Statement on Alcohol
Letter to Premier Eby, Honourable Ministers, and Provincial Health Officer | January 29th, 2024 Letter to Deputy Prime Minister Freeland | February 23rd, 2024 Position Statement on Alcohol
Determinants of British Columbia’s Opioid Overdose Emergency
Letter to Premier of BC Overdose Emergency Determinants
HOC Submission on Cannabis Regulation to BC Government
Cannabis Policy and Regulation to Protect and Promote Health and Safety HOC Cannabis Regulation Perspectives Oct 31 2017
Budget 2015 Consultations
Budget 2015 Consultations: Letter to Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services regarding recent Liquor Policy Review HOC submission Finance Committee Oct 16 2014
Op-Ed: Higher speed limits on BC’s provincial highways
Vancouver Sun Op-Ed Speed increases July 9 2014 The Health Officers Council of British Columbia | July 2014
New Submission on Liquor Policy Review
October 1, 2013: The Health Officers Council of BC has submitted a brief to the Liquor Policy Review currently being conducted by the Provincial Government. The submission calls for a public health approach to alcohol policy and regulation based on the best scientific evidence available. The full submission is available here: Liquor Review HOC Sept…