Social Services Sector Roundtable (SSSRT)

Last updated on August 5, 2025

This roundtable provides a forum for senior government officials and community social service agencies. It was formed in May 2019. They collaboratively address issues and work to ensure coordinated social services delivery.

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Members

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​Government​

  • Ministry of Attorney General
  • Ministry of Children and Family Development
  • Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs
  • Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
  • Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
  • BC Housing
  • Community Living BC
  • Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat
 

Social Service Sector

  • Aboriginal Housing Management Association
  • BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
  • BC Association of Community Health Centres
  • BC Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
  • BC CEO Network
  • BC General Employees’ Union
  • BC Non-Profit Housing Association
  • Board Voice Society of BC
  • Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Community Social Services Employers Association of BC
  • Ending Violence Association of BC
  • Federation of Community Social Services of BC
  • Provincial Association of Residential and Community Agencies (PARCA)

 

It’s chaired by the deputy minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. It’s for senior government officials and community social services sector representatives to:

  • Maintain good relations through on-going communications
  • Discuss matters of importance within the sector
  • Address issues in a coordinated and collaborative way 

Meetings

Meetings occur at regular intervals throughout the year.

Sector profile 2024

This sector profile (PDF, 189 KB) provides information on the characteristics of the social services sector.  Funding and employee data is reported from 2024 Compensation and Employee Turnover Report (CSSEA) representing an 81% response rate.

Accomplishments to June 2025

This accomplishments document (PDF, 142 KB) captures the accomplishments of the SSSRT since it was established.

Short-term goals

Key areas of focus include:

  • Developing and implementing a Reconciliation Framework for social services sector
    • Led by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
  • Contracting and procurement practices review
    • Led by the Ministry of Children and Family Development
  • Implementing initiatives to support occupational health and safety and training across the sector
  • Approaches to address recruitment and retention challenges faced by the sector
  • Developing and implementing an education and training plan for the social services sector
  • Researching the complexity of social services sector to address data gaps

Forum

On Nov. 15, 2019, in Richmond, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction hosted the “Together for Social Change” forum. It included over 130 participants from community-based agencies, advocates and government.

The Forum Report (PDF, 3.3 MB) captured the discussions at the event.

The Social Services Sector Reference Group was also established. It’s an informal coalition of associations. To support the roundtable, they work together to ensure:

  • Broad sector participation
  • Effective communication with their members in support of the roundtable