United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) believes that education is a human right for all and that access must be matched by quality. The Organization is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education.

The United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union was established in 1945 through the merger of the United Fishermen's Federal Union and the Fish, Cannery and Reduction Plant and Allied Workers Union. It survived strong competition from the B.C. Gillnetter's Association in 1952 and the Seafarers' International Union in 1953. The UFAWU was suspended by the Trades and Labour Congress in 1953 for alleged communist activities. It was not until 1972 when the Union's application for affiliation with the Canadian Labour Congress was accepted that its right to represent the majority of B.C. fishermen was recognized. The Union has strengthened the bargaining position of its members and it has undertaken to improve wages and working conditions in the industry.

The UFAWU was established in 1945 following the merger of the United Fishermen's Federal Union (UFFU) and the Fish, Cannery, Reduction Plant and Allied Workers Union. The UFFU was a continuation of the United Fishermen of British Columbia, which was established as the British Columbia Seiners' Association in 1931 . The UFFU was joined by the by the Salmon Purse Seiners' Union (SPSU) in 1940, and by the Pacific Coast Fishermen 's Union (PCFU) in 1944 . The SPSU was formed in 1936 from Fishermen and Cannery Workers Industrial Union (established 1933), itself a continuation of Fishermen's Industrial Union (established 1931) . The UFAWU was suspended by the Trades and Labour Congress in 1953 for communist activities . It was recognized by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1972.

The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) is a national charitable organization establisted in 1946.

The United States has a consulate location in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.