Vancouver and Coastal Community Board in action

Our Vancouver and Coastal Community Board has donated $15.5 million since 2005 to 1,207 grassroots projects, charities and organizations.

How we made a difference in 2024

$900K

Budget allocated

59

Local charities

Tracey McVicar (Chair)

Partner, CAI Capital Partners

Tracey McVicar is a Partner at CAI Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity firm based in Vancouver. Prior to joining CAI in 2002, she was an investment banker at RBC Capital Markets and Raymond James Ltd.

CAI has invested over $1.5 billion in equity in a variety of North American businesses. CAI specializes in partnering with founders of mid-market essential services businesses to facilitate their growth, retirement and succession over time.

Tracey is currently Chair and/or a director of several CAI portfolio companies. She is a director of Element Fleet Management (EFN – TSX) and a former director of Teck Resources Limited (TECK.B – TSX) and BC Hydro Corporation.

In addition to her business commitments, Tracey is an active board member of several community and professional organizations, including the TELUS Vancouver and Coastal Community Board and the Fraser Institute. She is the Chair of Golf for Good, an annual golf tournament that has raised over $4 million since 2006 for non-profit organizations that “do a lot with a little”. Tracey has been recognized with business and community awards including WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100, BIV’s Top 40 Under 40 and BC Business Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Women in BC.

In 2017 she was featured in the publication “Canada 150 Women” by Paulina Cameron and in 2019 she was honoured with a Luminary Award by Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland. In 2025, in recognition of her contributions to the community, she was awarded the King’s Coronation Medal.