With the 2025 UBCM Convention fast approaching, we couldn’t be more excited to gather in beautiful Victoria. UBCM president Trish Mandewo, Councillor of the City of Coquitlam, will preside over this year’s Convention, bringing to a close her two-year term. The incoming president will be installed on the final day of the convention.

We’ve lined up five days of relevant and engaging study sessions, clinics, forums and workshops. Topics and themes have been chosen based on the current social, economical and political climate, and designed by dynamic speakers, policy staff, and industry leaders.

Read Our Annual Report

The 2025 UBCM Annual Report and Financials are now published. After a busy year, the report shares the key achievements and important work UBCM has carried out on behalf of members.

UBCM is a small but high-impact organization, and we put our energy into delivering programs efficiently and advocating for local governments. Inside the report, you'll find highlights of Executive and Committee work, along with updates on member services and programs such as Local Government Program Services and the Canada Community-Building Fund program. You'll also find UBCM's audited Financial Statements.

Members will have the chance to review the report at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 24th at 9:20 AM immediately following the Convention Opening Session in Carson Hall at the Victoria Conference Centre.

Stay Up-to-Date and Tag #UBCM25

Visit the 2025 Convention page on ubcm.ca for updates including this year’s Convention Program, Bulletins and FAQ, plus Provincial Appointment Desk details, and more. Please contribute and share by using #UBCM25 on your social media channels.

If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to The Compass to receive weekly news from the Union of BC Municipalities. During convention week, daily highlights, announcements and key decisions are published in The Compass – Special Convention Edition. To ensure breaking convention news lands in your inbox, subscribe to get on this email list.

Get Resolutions Ready!

The 252-page UBCM Resolutions Book is now available online and includes 270 resolutions received from the membership by the June 15 deadline. The UBCM Executive are putting forward one Extraordinary Resolution (ER) and five Special Resolutions (SR) for consideration. This makes a total of 276 resolutions that address a wide range of issues affecting BC communities.

The Extraordinary resolution is seeking membership support to amend the UBCM Bylaws in order to streamline the resolutions process. There is an accompanying background document that can be found in the Appendix of the Resolutions Book. We encourage the membership to review both the Extraordinary Resolution and the backgrounder and come prepared to share your views and to vote on this important resolution. 

Three resolutions sessions are scheduled in the Convention Program for the mornings of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We look forward to the policy direction that our members will set. Please take the time to review the resolutions and Resolutions Committee Comments. Please also take the time to review the Conference Rules and Procedures for Handling Resolutions, which begins on page 5 of the Resolutions Book. These Rules outline how the resolutions debate will proceed.

The UBCM Policy Book 1 will be made available the evening of Sunday, September 21st. Once ready, it will be posted to the UBCM website as well as the Convention App. The Policy Book will contain any Late Resolutions received from the membership as well as a budget document. Policy Book 1 will be considered during the Friday morning resolutions session.

The perspective of each and every local government matters, so join us in having your say and plan to attend the resolution sessions!

Welcome Returning &

New Sponsors

UBCM would like to recognize and thank the 2025 Sponsors for their continued support. Sponsorships help reduce the cost to deliver the convention, thereby reducing the registration costs and lowering barriers for local governments to attend.

To learn more about sponsorship and sponsoring organizations at the UBCM Convention, please visit our FAQ page here.

Stay hydrated during convention week!

The Victoria Conference Centre is fully equipped to keep you hydrated throughout the week of Convention with multiple water stations on each floor. In an effort to reduce waste, we encourage all delegates to bring a reusable water bottle with them and refill as needed.