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Special Purpose Government

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Section 3 of the Islands Trust Act

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Islands Trust Conservancy

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Islands Trust Applications Portal

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Reconciliation

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Island Planning

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Feb 18
2026

Financial Planning Committee Regular Meeting

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Time: 10:30 am
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Feb 18
2026

Islands Trust Council Committee of the Whole Special Meeting

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Feb 19
2026

Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting

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Feb 23
2026

Mayne LTC Regular Meeting

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Feb 25
2026

Executive Committee Regular Meeting

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Islands Trust Applications Portal

Find documents and guides for land use applications and access the Islands Trust Applications Portal.
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Policy Statement

Trust Council is considering updating its guiding document, the Policy Statement to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the future.
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Share Your Views

You can share your views with us in many ways including speaking at a meeting, emailing or writing to us, completing a survey, or reporting a bylaw contravention.
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Islands Trust Council

The 26 elected trustees of the Islands Trust Council are charged with carrying out a provincial mandate to preserve and protect this special part of the world.
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Conservancy

Protecting unique and fragile ecosystems, Islands Trust Conservancy is the conservation land trust for the Islands Trust Area.
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Bylaws

Trust Council bylaws address many topics and administrative decisions including annual budgets, meeting procedures and delegation of powers to other bodies.
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About The Islands Trust

Preserving and protecting over 450 islands
and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea
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Islands Trust Conservancy

Islands Trust Conservancy

Protecting islands in the Salish Sea

The Islands Trust Conservancy’s vision is for a network of protected areas that preserve in perpetuity the natural systems of the islands in the Salish Sea.

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Map My Islands

Your gateway to easily accessible, accurate and up-to-date data and informative mapping applications.

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Territorial Acknowledgement

Islands Trust and Islands Trust Conservancy respectfully acknowledge that the lands and waters that encompass the Islands Trust Area have been home to Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial. We are committed to reconciliation and to working together to preserve and protect this ecologically, culturally, and spiritually significant region in the Salish Sea. The Islands Trust Area is located within the treaty lands and territories of the BOḰEĆEN, Cowichan Tribes, K’ómoks, Lyackson, MÁLEXEȽ, Qualicum, scəẃaθən, səlilwətaɬ, SEMYOME, shíshálh, Sḵwxwú7mesh, ̱ Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Songhees, Spune’luxutth’, SȾÁUTW̱ , Stz’uminus, ɬaʔəmen, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Wei Wai Kum, We Wai Kai, W̱ JOȽEȽP,W̱SIḴEM, Xeláltxw, Xwémalhkwu, Xwsepsum, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm First Nations.