Letter How-Tos

Find your MLA

• If you don't know it, use your address to find your constituency: https://elections.bc.ca/resources/maps/find-your-district/

• THEN (OR) use your constituency to find your MLA: https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/find-mla-by-constituency 

• Click on your MLA's name for their office address and email.

Address your email

• Copy and paste your MLA's email into the To: line if you are sending an email. If you are sending a letter to the Ministry of Health, use the Health Minister's email address below.

• CC some or all of these people as well:

  • Health Minister Josie Osborne: HLTH.Minister@gov.bc.ca

  • Premier David Eby: premier@gov.bc.ca

  • For letter tracking and further support, LifeLineBC: info@lifelinebc.ca

  • If you're a senior, Susie Chant, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services: susie.chant.mla@leg.bc.ca

  • If you are rural, Debra Toporowski, Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health: debra.toporowski.mla@leg.bc.ca

  • If you also need mental health/addiction care, Amna Shah, Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions: amna.shah.mla@leg.bc.ca

  • If you are Indigenous, Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: s.chandraherbert.mla@leg.bc.ca

Letter help and best practices

• Email subject line should be short, relevant, and catchy. We have ideas here!

• Start your email or letter with your name, mailing address, and email address on the top left.

• Next, include today's date in "Month Day, Year" format (i.e. January 14, 2026).

• Put your MLA's or the Ministry's contact information next, including their mailing address and email address.

• Now enter a salutation, like "Dear Mr. Smith:" or "To the Ministry of Health:".

• Write your letter, or use one of our templates. You can either send the template without edits, add your own experiences to it, or use it as a starting point for your own custom letter.

  • Your personal story is the most effective advocacy piece of a letter. If you're comfortable sharing any part of your experience with your MLA, it will be more impactful and drive your message home more effectively.

• End your letter with a call to action, like asking for a meeting or phone call, especially if you are writing to your MLA.

• Close your letter by writing something like "Sincerely," or "Kind regards," then type your full name. On the next line, add the text [digitally signed] if you are sending by email. If not, leave out and print, sign, and send your letter via the mail.

• If you CCed anyone on the email or letter, add each on its own separate line now like so: 

  • cc: Health Minister Josie Osborne

  • cc: Premier David Eby

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