The CVRD has a number of committees and commissions that provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Directors.

There are three different categories:

• Standing Committees are made up of Chair-appointed Board members who advise the Board on specific issues and then carry out the Board’s instructions on those issues.
• Select Committees are established by the Board to consider and report on a specific issue, after which the committee is disbanded.
• Commissions are created by the Board to operate a CVRD service under a Board-mandated bylaw.