Chamber of commerce 1599 in Marseille, France. Another official chamber of commerce would follow 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce is the Jersey Chamber founded in February 1768, the same year the New York City Chamber was founded, The oldest known existing chamber in the English-speaking world with continuous records, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1783. However, Hull Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present day Northern Ireland. As a non-governmental institution, a chamber of commerce has
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is a business association that serves the Greater Victoria Region of the province of British Columbia in Canada. The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) has been in operation since 1863, before the Confederation of Canada was formed, and only two years after the City of Victoria was founded and it has played a significant role in the Greater Victoria region ever since. Over the years, The Chamber has initiated or been involved with many of the developments in the region’s business community including encouraging the Canadian Pacific