JCI Halifax

JCI Halifax membership is open to anyone, 18-40, who shares strong values and an entrepreneurial spirit. The organization provides opportunities for business and individual development, community involvement, national and international opportunities. JCI Halifax is part of a larger organization, JCI Canada & Junior Chamber International.

JCI Canada

JCI Canada is a national organization of forty local chapters from coast to coast. It is affiliated with Junior Chamber International, a global movement of dynamic and motivated men and women, with a presence in 110 nations and territories. Leadership training, community contribution, business networking, fellowship, and international experience - JCI members are pursuing these opportunities and many more. We are 'Entrepreneurs in Action'. Creating positive change. Changing the world. Visit JCI Canada at www.jcicanada.com

Junior Chamber International

JCI (Junior Chamber International) is a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs. We are 200,000 active JCI members and millions of JCI alumni participating in projects, meetings, learning programs and events. JCI thrives in more than 6,000 communities located in more than 100 countries throughout the world.

JCI members are 18 to 40 year old professionals and entrepreneurs who have joined a local JCI chapter. We meet, learn and grow. We create positive change. We train to become better leaders. We organize projects in the areas of Business, Individual, Community, and International Development.

Building local, national and international networks, we draw on the experience of JCI alumni who have succeeded in various facets of life and who provide assistance when required. Representing countless occupations and skills, we are creative, bold leaders who are developing new skills, laying new foundations, and establishing new friendships and networks.

We believe in the advancement of the global community and the creation of positive change by improving ourselves and the world around us. We meet at local, national, and international events to exchange ideas and share best practices. We also learn from dynamic speakers and trainers at interesting and interactive seminars and presentations. We are growing personally and professionally because we are learning by doing, actively organizing projects and activities that benefit our communities and ourselves. Visit JCI at www.jci.cc

Our Creed

We believe...

That faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood of man transcends
the sovereignty of nations;
That economic justice can best be won
by free men through free enterprise;
That government should be of laws
rather than of men;
That earth's great treasure lies in
human personality;
And that service to humanity is the best
work of life.

- written in 1946

Our Mission

To contribute to the advancement of the global community by providing the opportunity for young people to develop the leadership skills, social responsibility, entrepreneurship and fellowship necessary to create positive change.

The organization operates on the premise that the development of individual character and personality will result in communities that are better developed and, eventually, in a more peaceful world. Most educational institutions focus on the passing of an examination and the amassing of degrees rather than the development of personalities.

It is said the purpose of education is to prepare the individual for "life," not just to be able to perform a job. Life is much more than just doing a job. Life is caring, sharing, loving, understanding and communicating. Junior Chamber strives to complete any lack in the development of its individual members.


Our Vision

The dream and purpose of Junior Chamber are most clearly expressed in the words of founder Henry "Hy" Giessenbier who said:

"From within the walls of the soul of this organization, wherein the foundation of character and citizenship are laid, I hope a message will come forth in the sometime of tomorrow that will stir the people toward the establishment of a permanent and everlasting world peace."

Giessenbier had the foresight to believe that character and citizenship could contribute toward a permanent world peace. His dream and purpose for Junior Chamber were to offer the membership opportunities that would build strong, positive characters and a sense of citizenship, not only for communities, cities and countries, but for the world.

Thank you to our generous sponsors...