Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce

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The Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce (APCC) is a regional chamber of commerce in the four Atlantic Provinces of Canada. APCC is an alliance of local chambers of commerce and boards of trade throughout Atlantic Canada. Formed in 1896 as the Maritime Board of Trade (MBT) it was created by 10 local boards of trade in the three Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 1975 the Newfoundland Board of Trade joined with the MBT and the organization changed its name to APCC. Incorporated in New Brunswick the head office remains in Moncton, N.B. but the executive and administrative office is now located in Kentville, N.S.

A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, for example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local businesses are members, and they elect a board of directors or executive council to set policy for the chamber. The board or council then hires a President, CEO or Executive Director, plus staffing appropriate to size, to run the organization.

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The Board of Trade is a British government department concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for International Trade. Its full title is The Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations, but is commonly known as the Board of Trade, and formerly known as the Lords of Trade and Plantations or Lords of Trade, and it has been a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. The Board has gone through several evolutions, beginning with extensive involvement in colonial matters in the 17th Century, to powerful regulatory functions in the Victorian Era, to virtually being dormant in the last third of 20th century. In 2017, it was revitalized as an advisory board headed by the International Trade Secretary who has nominally held the title of President of the Board of Trade, and who at present is the only privy counsellor of the Board, the other members of the present Board filling roles as advisers.

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