Members voted to approve the special resolution up for vote at the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) Annual General Meeting held in Burnaby on March 27. 

The effect of the special resolution that members approved will be to strengthen GVR's governance framework, reflecting: 

• Updates that align with changes to the Societies Act in 2022/23 
• Best practices in modern board governance 
• The use of gender-neutral language

The two most notable changes members will see are: 

• The removal of proxy voting as now members can attend member meetings and vote either in-person or online, providing a more secure, effective and accessible voting process than the paper proxy voting process 
• Relocation of committee provisions from the bylaws to member regulations and detailed terms of reference 

Find new wording and other key information about these changes in the AGM package.

Approximately 282 members participated in the AGM at the Delta Hotel Burnaby either online or in-person.

GVR CEO Jeff King and Chair Diana Dickey delivered their reports, which you can read in our 2024 Annual Report.

We created this video reflecting on the accomplishments and projects GVR completed on your behalf in 2024.

We also shared the below video highlighting GVR’s new charitable program that we will launch in January 2026.

After the AGM, we welcomed three guest speakers who provided key updates and valuable insights on the future of the real estate profession.

Our guest speakers were:

• Tolga Yalkin, BCFSA Chief Executive Officer and Chief Statutory Officer
• Anthony Bastiaanssen, CREA Regional Director for BC and Yukon
• Bob Rennie, Founder and Executive Director of the rennie group

We would like to thank all members who participated as well as our guest speakers for joining us.