Mission

Good Company Victoria (GCV) is an independent not-for-profit society for advocating for people who work in the tech industry in Greater Victoria. Our core values are:

  • People-centricity: focus on empowering individual workers by connecting, networking, and information sharing.
  • Independence: remaining independent of business interests and corporate influence as a community advocating the individual workers and their rights.
  • Transparency: advocating for more transparency and equal and free access to information, and exemplifying transparency as an organization.

Pillars

Good Company Victoria believes that there are good companies in Victoria and built on common pillars which makes them great. GCV’s goal is to promote the following pillars to see more healthy and successful companies in Victoria with developing and engaged employees.

  • Honesty and Forthcoming: Information is shared as openly as possible and the sharing of information is encouraged, especially when it is not easy.
  • Safety and Equity: Workers are treated with respect and are never mistreated or taken advantage of. Workers are safe from sexism, sexual harassment, racism, and homophobia.
  • Inclusion and Diversity: Diversity of experience and background lead to stronger teams and better collaboration. Companies are successful when they intentionally build inclusive environments.
  • Worker Advocacy: A good company supports workers beyond the immediacy of the current situation. A good company provides opportunities for the workers to grow personally and technically. A good company will fight for the employee both in the office and in the community. Companies take a proactive stance towards ensuring worker’s physical and mental health and work-life balance.

Membership

GCV is founded by the following founding members, as individuals and irrespective of their business affiliations:

  • Graham Baradoy
  • Laura Cooper
  • Mohammad Jafari
  • Mel Reams
  • Steven

Membership is open at the moment by committing to:

  • accept and stand for the mission and pillars of the society.
  • donate 6 hours/month of volunteer time.

Decisions are made by a simple majority vote. Voting right is acquired after attending two consecutive board meetings and lost after missing three consecutive meetings unless a leave is approved by the board.