Our Clients

Ference & Company has served a wide variety of clients in virtually all sectors of the Canadian economy. The following is a partial listing.

Agriculture
Arts and Heritage
Business and Economic Development
  • Active Malaspina Mariculture Association
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
  • BC Agriculture Council
  • BC Aquaculture Research and Development Council
  • BC Fruit Growers Association
  • BC Hog Marketing Commission
  • BC Horticulture
  • BC Mushroom Marketing Board
  • BC Ministry of Agriculture
  • BC Nursery Trades Association
  • BC Vegetable Marketing Commission
  • Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
  • Canadian Grain Commission
  • Chilliwack Agriculture Commission
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association
  • Ginseng Growers Association of BC
  • Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
  • UBC Centre of Aquaculture and the Environment
  • Association of British Columbia Animation Producers
  • BC Institute of Film Professionals
  • BC Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
  • Canadian Heritage
  • Canadian Heritage Information Network
  • North Shore Arts Commission
  • North Vancouver Recreation and Culture
  • Prince George Folkfest and Multicultural Heritage Association
  • Yukon Anniversaries Commission
  • Apparel Association for BC
  • Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table
  • Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • BC Construction Industry Training Organization
  • BC Hydro
  • BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training
  • BC Ministry of Employment, Business and Economic Development
  • BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
  • BC Ministry of Environment
  • BC Ministry of Finance
  • BC Ministry of Jobs, Training and Technology
  • BC Ministry of Small Business and Revenue
  • BC Ministry of Transportation
  • BC/Yukon Community Futures Association
  • Canada West Tourism Marketing Partners
  • Canadian International Development Agency
  • Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
  • Canadian Tourism Commission
  • Capital Regional District
  • Central Okanagan Regional District
  • Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation
  • City of Kelowna
  • City of North Vancouver
  • City of Surrey
  • City of Vancouver
  • City of Vernon
  • Construction Sector Council
  • District of Chilliwack
  • District of Matsqui
  • District of Mission
  • District of North Vancouver
  • District of Tumbler Ridge
  • Federal Economic Development Ontario
  • Financial Institutions Commission of BC
  • Government of Northwest Territories Department of Renewable Resources
  • Government of Northwest Territories Economic Development and Tourism
  • Government of Saskatchewan
  • Government of the Yukon Department of Renewable Resources
  • Industry Canada
  • Industry Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Leadership and Management Development Council
  • Linx BC
  • Manufacturers & Exporters Canada
  • Mount Waddington Regional District
  • Obair Economic Society
  • Office of the Procurement Ombudsman
  • Pan Canadian Community Futures Network
  • Powell River Regional District
  • South Okanagan Regional District
  • S.T.A.R.T. Economic and Employment Development Society
  • South Peace Enterprise Centre
  • Sunshine Coast Regional District
  • Treasury Board of Canada
  • Thompson-Nicola Regional District
  • Town of Grande Cache
  • Vancouver Agreement
  • Vancouver Economic Development Commission
  • Village of Lumby
  • Western Economic Diversification Canada
  • Whuneez Economic Development Society
  • Women’s Enterprise Society
  • YVR
Employment and Social Development
Forestry
Health Care
                      • Alberta Advanced Education
                      • Alberta Children and Youth Services
                      • BC Housing
                      • BC Ministry of Advanced Education Skills and Training
                      • Ministry of Attorney General
                      • BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
                      • BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance
                      • BC Ministry of Community Services
                      • BC Ministry of Education
                      • BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services
                      • BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
                      • BC Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation
                      • BC Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat
                      • BC Trucking Association
                      • Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
                      • Careers Employment and Support Services Program
                      • City of Surrey
                      • Employment and Social Development Canada
                      • Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
                      • Grand River Employment and Training
                      • Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness
                      • ICBC
                      • Service Canada
                      • UBC College for Interdisciplinary Studies
                      • BC Ministry of Forests
                      • BC Wood
                      • Binational Softwood Lumber Council
                      • Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
                      • Natural Resources Canada
                      • Northern Interior Forest Training Institute
                      • Peace Value Added Wood Associations
                      • Alberta Health Services
                      • BC Cancer Agency
                      • BC Health Services
                      • BC Health Technology Network
                      • BC Medical Association
                      • BC Ministry of Health
                      • Canadian Mental Health Association
                      • Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
                      • Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy
                      • Canadian Red Cross
                      • College of Registered Nurses of BC
                      • First Nations Health Authority
                      • Health Canada
                      • Mental Health Commission of Canada
                      • Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit
                      • National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
                      • National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
                      • Sports Medicine Council of BC
                      • Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Immigration and Settlement
                      • BC Ministry of Attorney General
                      • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
                      • Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Culturally-Response Indigenous Evaluation
                      • Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
                      • Aboriginal Business Canada
                      • All Nations Trust
                      • Ashcroft Band Development Corporation
                      • BC Aboriginal People’s Fisheries Association
                      • BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
                      • Burns Lake Native Development Corporation
                      • Champagne/Aishihik Band
                      • Council of Yukon Indian
                      • Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
                      • First Citizens Fund
                      • First Nations Marine Society
                      • First Nations Tourism Association
                      • First Nations Health Authority
                      • Fort Babine Enterprise Society
                      • Hamalco Indian Band
                      • Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
                      • Kispiox Indian Band
                      • Kitikmeot Inuit Association
                      • Kwanlin Dun Band
                      • Musqueam Indian Band
                      • National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
                      • Nanoose Indian Band
                      • Neskonlith Indian Band
                      • Nisga’a Final Agreement Adjustment Project (NFAAP)
                      • Northern Native Fishing Corporation
                      • Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
                      • Nunavut Association of Municipalities
                      • Okanagan Indian Band
                      • Seabird Indian Band
                      • Sliammon Indian Band
                      • Soowahlie Indian Band
                      • Teslin Indian Band
                      • Treaty Negotiations Office
                      • Yukon Indian Development Corporation
                      • Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Innovation
                      • BC Food Technology Group
                      • BC Innovation Council
                      • BC Regional Science and Technology Network
                      • Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
                      • Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
                      • Design BC
                      • Fuel Cells Canada
                      • Industry Canada
                      • Kwantlen Polytechnic University
                      • National Research Council Canada
                      • Natural Resources Canada
                      • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
                      • Science Council of BC
                      • Simon Fraser University
                      • Technology Industries Association of BC
                      • University of BC
                      • University of Victoria
                      • WestLink Innovation Network Ltd.
Non-profit Sector
                        • BC Chicken Marketing Board
                        • BC Construction Industry Training Organization
                        • BC Co-operative Association
                        • BC Libraries Co-operative
                        • John Braithwaite Community Centre
                        • Maritime Employers Association
                        • MOSAIC
                        • Neil Squire Foundation
                        • Pacific Coast Vessel Owner’s Guild
                        • UBC Sauder School of Business
                        • Vancouver Foundation
                        • West End Community Centre Association
                        • Williams Lake Association for Community Learning
Public Safety
                      • BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
                      • City of Surrey
                      • Justice Canada
                      • National Crime Prevention Centre
                      • Public Safety Canada
                      • Royal Canadian Mounted Police