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Chamber Accreditation

Accreditation is the highest national standard of Chamber excellence in leadership, governance and operations. It demonstrates to your community, members, and Board of Directors that your Chamber has dependable governance policies and procedures and has built resilient core operations that align with hundreds of Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade across Canada.

Accreditation is valid for 5 years. Applications submitted throughout 2025 will be Accredited for 2026-2031.

Application Deadlines For 2025:

Round 1 deadline: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Round 2 deadline: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Accreditation will be awarded during the national conferences in Mississauga, Ontario in October 2025.

#CCEC24 in Halifax, NS

Join us on October 16th and 17th for the national professional development conference, #CCEC24!

The conference is sold out for 2024!

Conference highlights include:

AI strategies for transforming chamber operations
Best practices for chamber advocacy work
Great collective impact through collaboration, partnerships and mergers
Energize your team to excel: how a coach approach can help to access and activate the power of your people
Overcoming barriers to create more inclusive chambers
Generating non-dues revenue with Chambers Plan
From vision to victory: winning strategies for chamber revenue and business development
National network lunch: Celebrating Accreditation