About Us

Contemporary Communications is an award-winning “boutique” public relations and communications firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Over the years we have worked with entrepreneurial start-ups, professional associations, government agencies and Crown corporations, major corporations, and non-profit organizations.

Our success is based on providing solutions and achieving results. We take great pride in delivering value to our clients every day – whether we’re providing strategic advice, handling media calls, launching a product, or managing a community relations program.

Our strength is our business model: a core team of communications professionals backed by highly experienced senior associates, an international network of affiliated independent public relations agencies, and suppliers in complementary areas such as government relations, public opinion and market research, graphic design, and web development.

When you hire us, you can take comfort knowing that you’ll be working with a great team of professionals who have extensive experience in all areas of communications because we’ve done it all!

Public Relations Global Network

Contemporary is a founding member of the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN), an international organization of leading, owner-operated public relations agencies in the United States, Europe, Central and South America, Pacific Rim, South Asia and the Caribbean. Contemporary is one of two Canadian members of the PRGN. Membership is by invitation only.

Our membership in PRGN is a valuable resource for our clients, enabling them to draw on both global expertise and local implementation, whether the need is specialized investor relations on Wall Street or public affairs expertise in the European Union.

Visit the PRGN website

National Speakers Bureau

Contemporary is part of the Contemporary Group of Communications Companies, created by Perry Goldsmith in 1973 with the goal of helping Canadian organizations and individuals to effectively communicate.

The Contemporary Group includes: the National Speakers Bureau (our sister company), the largest exclusive speakers bureau in Canada and sole agent to prominent individuals who inspire, inform and engage audiences; and the Global Speakers Agency, an international bureau for leading speakers across North America and around the world.

Visit the National Speakers Bureau website

What People Are Saying

It has been our pleasure working with you and all at Red Rocket on (the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s book and media package). We received many accolades on our products – from media people on the media kits to tourists on the books!  We even donated 1,000 of the postcards to the Vancouver Athlete’s Village during the Olympic Games so that athlete’s could write home to loved ones (which also promotes the Nation via our website listed on the back!).

Andrew Van Eden
2010 Senior Project Manager
Tsleil-Waututh Nation

“We would like to express our gratitude to you and your company for all the expert advice and guidance during our recent media “experience.” Boy, did we ever learn a lot.”

Barb Lea,
Abreast In A Boat

Contemporary Communications worked with the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada on the development of a fresh new brand identity, and helped us to increase our profile.

Contemporary’s staff have been crucial in helping us deal effectively and quickly with emerging issues in arthritis research.

Senator Pat Carney
Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Chair, Communications Committee

Contemporary Communications has generated coverage of Yaktrax reaching more than three million Canadians, boosted sales by more than 200 per cent, and almost doubled the number of retailers interested in carrying this winter footwear device.

Contemporary Communications has proven to us that public relations can have an impact on our bottom line.

Kuts Shoji
Shoji Marketing

I would like to offer my personal thanks for the great contribution (Contemporary Communications) made in assisting the BC Pacific Salmon Forum in the release of our Final Report.

You very ably stepped in at a critical time and … the content, presentation and public release of our Final Report went much more smoothly than we could have anticipated. To be able to take on such a controversial subject with no ‘learning curve’ is a demonstration of the skill and talent of your company. You are to be commended for a job well done.

Hon. John A Fraser
Chair, B.C. Pacific Salmon Forum

Contemporary Communications has taken the time to learn about our organization and has shown great knowledge and expertise in developing communications plans and strategies for us. They have helped us bring our workplace health and safety message to a broader audience using the full communications toolkit.

Scott McCloy
WorkSafeBC

In working with consultants, my approach is to work as partners and not the traditional client-consultant scenario. That’s how I like to work.

As well, it is important that a communications consulting firm invest the time to learn my business – which is complex – and Contemporary Communications has done that in a relatively short time. They respond quickly to requests for services and meet deadlines.

Roger Young
Leader, Public Affairs
British Columbia Safety Authority

Just wanted to send a big thank you for your speech-writing and coaching skills that helped to make Saturday’s events such a positive and fun experience.

Dr. Ian Gillespie
President, BC Medical Association