Membership Information
Why Become a Member?
Victimization can strike without warning, leaving individuals and families to navigate complex emotional, legal, and practical challenges they never expected to face. Police-based victim services programs play a vital role in helping people regain safety, stability, and confidence during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
By becoming a member of Police Victim Services of British Columbia (PVSBC), you join a province-wide community of dedicated victim services staff, police partners, criminal justice professionals, and engaged community members who share a common vision:
to ensure that every person impacted by crime is treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.
Membership strengthens your voice and connects you to a network committed to:
- Advancing best practices in trauma-informed, culturally safe support
- Enhancing collaboration between police, community agencies, and justice partners
- Elevating the needs of programs and clients through advocacy and sector leadership
- Building professional capacity through training, mentorship, and shared expertise
Together, we are shaping a stronger, more coordinated victim services sector—one where no survivor faces their journey alone.
Membership Options:
| Victim Serving Agency/Program Membership: For programs or agencies that provide services to victims/witnesses of crime or trauma | ~ $100.00 per annum ~ | |
| Police Service Or Detachment Membership: For any policing agency | ~ $100.00 per annum ~ | |
| Non-Profit Membership: For any non-profit society or agency | ~ $100.00 per annum ~ | |
| Corporate Membership: For any corporation, including unincorporated businesses | ~ $200.00 per annum ~ | |
| Individual / Volunteer Membership: For any Victim Services program volunteer or community member who is interested in victim services | ~ $25 per annum ~ |
If you are unable to use the online payment option to pay for your membership fees, please print and complete the PVSBC Membership Application From to mail your payment cheque or EFT.
Membership Benefits:
- Discounted rates to training events and professional development opportunities
- Eligibility to be a regional or community representative on the Board of Directors
- Receiving national and international updates on issues and bulletins pertaining to the industry and profession of victim services
- Access to PVSBC publications, resource and special project updates
- An annual Membership Directory of Police-based Victim Services Programs as well as affiliated individual and corporate members