About the Foundation

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation has been launched to showcase the best of our province, inspire our young people and celebrate BC's great achievers. It will be dedicated to celebrate and recognize British Columbia's spirit of excellence.

The Foundation is led by a board of directors from a broad cross section of British Columbians.

The Foundation offers the following awards:
British Columbia Community Achievement Award (launched 2003)
British Columbia Creative Achievement Award (launched 2004)
British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-fiction (launched 2004)
British Columbia Creative Award for Aboriginal Art (launched 2006)

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation, established with an initial endowment of $6 million from the province.