Tickets & Registration

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Tickets

We are continuing our equitable process for GOV 2026 to help more youth attend GOV at least once.

Chaperones need to fill out an application to request tickets (you can request up to 12, including chaperone tickets). Please note that requesting a ticket does not guarantee that you will receive one.

Applications open in the GOV app on September 18, 2025 at 10 a.m. PST and will close at 11:59 p.m. on September 19, 2025 or when the waitlist fills (whichever comes first).

Extra tickets will not be available during the GOV conference as we anticipate selling out again!

Key Dates

Sept 18

Ticket applications open at 10:00 a.m. PST

Sept 19

Ticket applications close at 11:59 p.m. PST (if the waitlist does not fill beforehand)

Oct 2

Successful applicants will be offered tickets via email

Dec 2

Deadline to pay for your group’s GOV tickets

Dec 8

Any unpaid tickets will be released to people on the waitlist

Jan 30

Tickets cancelled by 4:00 p.m. will receive a full refund

Feb 27

Tickets cancelled by 4:00 p.m. will receive a 50% refund

Mar 11

Tickets cancelled by 4:00 p.m. will receive a 25% refund

Application Process

✅ Create your account in the GOV app or log in to your account and ensure your information is up to date

✅ Submit your application starting at 10:00 a.m. PST on Sept. 18, 2025

✅ We will sort applications by region to ensure delegates from all regions are represented and then tickets will be reviewed according to the time you submitted your application (first-come first-serve). From there, groups who were waitlisted in 2025 or who are bringing majority of youth in care or with disabilities will be given priority

✅ Check your emails on Oct. 2, 2025 (including spam folder) to see if you have been offered GOV tickets. Please note that we will not send an email if you were not offered tickets

✅If you were offered tickets, pay for them by December 2, 2025. If you were not offered tickets, please check your emails again on December 8, 2025 to see if you were offered tickets from the waitlist.

Please note that our GOV team is mighty but small! For this reason, we are not able to respond to inquiries about why your application was rejected.

Payment Policy

Registration fees are set at $300 per person (delegate or chaperone) or buy five, get one free. (If you select 12 tickets, two will be free).
Full payment must be received by BCAAFC no later than Dec. 2, 2025 or your seats will be released to the waitlist.
Tickets are non-transferable.
We can take payment through credit card or cheque:
- Credit card payments must be done through Square. You will receive an email directly from Square with the link to pay (and follow-up emails until the total is paid). A receipt will be emailed to you directly from Square.
- If paying by cheque, advise our office by email at [email protected]. Please mail your cheque to 551 Chatham Street, Victoria BC V8T 1E1. A receipt will be issued shortly after your cheques arrives at the BCAAFC office to your e-mail. A receipt will be issued shortly after your cheques arrive at the BCAAFC office to your e-mail. Cheques should be made out to BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres or BCAAFC. Be sure to note on the cheque stub that this is a payment for GOV 2025.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made by 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2025 will receive a full refund.
Cancellations made by 4:00 p.m. on Feb. 27, 2025 will receive a 50% refund.
Cancellations made by 4:00 p.m. on March 11 will receive a 25% refund.
No refunds will be issued after March 11, 2025.
Refunds will be made by cheque only, paid to the group organization/owner holding the tickets. Processing time will be 30-60 days.

Registration

Every person attending GOV needs to register in the GOV app.

Registering prior to day one of GOV helps us plan a safe, accessible event that meets the diverse needs of the people in your group. It also helps ensure that Registration Day goes smoothly for your group so you can get started on the fun right away!