The Federation of Canada’s Professional Chemists/Fédération des chimistes professionnels du Canada (FCPC) was established at an inaugural annual general meeting held in Vancouver on June 1, 2014. The founding members were six provincial organizations, the associations of the chemical profession of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, l’Ordre des chimistes du Québec and the Nova Scotia Chemical Society. Together they represent the interests of over 4,200 chemists across Canada.