Individual Membership

Our individual members are people who work or have worked in the ocean and marinespace economy, that still value the association with the small and medium enterprises and corporations that work in this group of sectors, who value the responsible use and development of the ocean and marine resource.

This is for people who:

• Are compliant with all local, government and professional requirements and laws;
• Are studying in these sectors and publish research papers or are full time students;
• Are the key contacts for their organization or are in a public leadership position;
• Sole owner, home office consultants, agents or representatives designated by another organization for a region;
• Want to be recognized as an industry leader;
• Want to earn more business contacts and prospects for sales opportunities;
• Want to give something back after serving private or public interests after retirement;
• Want to increase their professional stock value and market recognition;
• Want to keep their finger on the pulse of activities in this sector and show that they are informed.

Small and Medium Enterprise Membership

Our small and medium enterprise members exist in both the public and private sector, consist of one or two key contacts that are related to sales or quality information on products or services, have less than 25 employees and spend more than 80% of their time working in and around the ocean and marinespace and value its responsible use and development.

This is for Businesses, Government Branches or Divisions or non-government organizations with less than 25 employees who:

• Are compliant with all local, government and professional requirements and laws;
• Are selling products and services into the global market;
• Are working in the market and hope to grow their small business into a medium sized business;
• Need to communicate and deliver information to all public audiences and specific industrial sectors;
• Want to build new relationships outside their own industrial category in order to explore new opportunities;
• Want to demonstrate to clients, purchasers, their peers and the public that they strive for a clean, safe and secure ocean and marinespace economy.
• Want to support a collaborative organization that seeks to continuously improve the conditions for the Ocean and marinespace economy including the retention and expansion of existing business and the recruitment of new business;
• Who regulate or conversely comply with regulations in any number of ocean and marine related occupations or industrial activities.

Corporate Membership

Our Corporate Members, are much the same as our small and medium enterprise members, with the exception that they maintain more than 25 employees, are from large corporations with more than one premise, that may be regional or global in scope, and may include local governments, senior governments, tribal governments and of course, private sector interests, who value the responsible use and development of the ocean and marinespace.

This is for Businesses, Government Branches or Divisions or non-government organizations with more than 25 employees who seek the same things that small and medium enterprise do.

Partners and Fellow Benefits

Clearly, to operate in any one of the five types of industry, everyone is required to demonstrate to their constituents, customers, clients and the public at large, how they:

• Contribute to society, through responsible use of their “Social License”, something that is earned, not granted;
• Give back from the returns on investment, not only to shareholders who invest in them, or taxpayers who elect them or pay rates, but also to the communities in which they operate in recognition of what the community givers up in other lost opportunities, workforce, and futures;
• Use and develop the environment is a responsible way;
• Achieve tangible results from the investment of taxpayer dollars; and;
• Collaborate between other Societies and organizations to amplify the achievement of goals to which people commit themselves.
• It is expected that people and organizations who contribute at these levels have strong beliefs and affinity with the scope of OCEAN Industries BC and the organization, its Board of Directors and Staff, Associate Consultants and all Members will work to acknowledge these contributors in everything they do.

All Members and Partners Receive:

• Access to “Ask the Expert” referrals by OCEAN Industries BC, a confidential referral service for Members only;
• Access to all OCEAN Industries events, affinity programs, products and services
• Access to OCEAN Industries BC staff and Board of Directors for consultation and direction at no cost;
• Application to the Annual Awards of Excellence Program;
• Communications tool kits for each industrial sector [in developmental stages]
• Event postings on the Ocean and Marinespace web site;
• Job Postings on the Ocean and Marinespace web site;
• Ocean and Marinespace for Elementary School programming;
• Ocean and Marinespace Membership recognition when submitting RFEIQ, RFP and unsolicited proposal to prospects;
• Opportunities to contribute to the Ocean and Marinespace Scholarship Fund at the British Columbia Innovation Council;
• Opportunities to lead and serve on the Board of Directors and all Task Forces established by the Board of Directors;
• Opportunity to have local and regional roundtable meetings convened n behalf of a particular interest;
• Participation in OCEAN Industries BC Focus Groups;
• Place or Work Certificate of Membership issued annually;
• Potential brand licensing opportunities using the Ocean and Marinespace brand  for your product or service;
• Sharing of Best Practices in Social, Economic, Environment and Governance subjects;
• Special Member prices on all Ocean and Marinespace products and services;
• The opportunity to have Billable services delivered by OCEAN Industries BC on the Members behalf, including research, roundtables, public forums, briefing preparation, but excludes paid political lobbying;
• Use of Ocean and Marinespace brand on marketing materials; ansd;
• Use of OCEAN Industries copy written images and products for marketing and communications purposes.