Advocacy (Government Relations) is one of the Strategic Zones of the Surrey Board of Trade where the “Voice of Business” in Surrey speaks to the major issues of the day which affect businesses and our city. Further, the role of our advocacy is to be proactive, researching and identifying the issues which will become of critical concern to our membership, and developing a policy position to speak to the appropriate levels of government. We are continuously interacting with the City of Surrey and various local jurisdictions, and federal and provincial agencies and regional bodies.

The Surrey Board of Trade is published widely on our perspectives through letters to the editor, media releases, opinion pieces and articles to the various regional and provincial newspapers and broadcasters, as well as through our own bi-monthly publication, Business in Surrey.

Finally, we represent our membership through various policy submissions, to the Provincial government by direct contact, and to the federal government, through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and direct contact.