About

Tung Chan is a former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and a retired Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy. Tung was also a member of the Board of the Vancouver Foundation and Rick Hansen Institute.  From 2006 to 2010, Tung was the Chief Executive Officer of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (a group of registered charities dedicated to creating a world of multicultural harmony by building bridges, harvest diversity and foster social integration).

He is currently a Board member of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, a member of the Canadian Red Cross‘ B.C. and Yukon Provincial Advisory Committee, a member of the BC Community Care and Community Living Appeal Board, a member of the Board of the Chinese-Canadian Museum Society of BC and a member of the Fairchild TV Program Advisory Committee.

Tung holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia and a General Management Diploma from the Institute of Canadian Bankers, where he is also a Fellow.

Tung has lived in Holland for three years and has worked as a stockbroker in Hong Kong. Since coming to Canada in 1974 at the age of 22, Tung has been a Councillor and a Deputy Mayor of the City of Vancouver, manager of a Royal Bank branch, a Vice President of the TD Bank Group and a District VP of TD Canada Trust where he had operational and strategic responsibilities for two overseas branches (Hong Kong and Taiwan) and 17 domestic branches.

Tung has volunteered his time in leadership positions of numerous civic, cultural, business and educational organizations.  The following is an illustrative list of organizations that Tung has served: E-Comm Emergency Communications (Board Chair), Richmond Public Library (Board Chair), Fairchild TV (Program Advisory Board Chair), International Financial Center Society of BC (now known as Advantage BC; Vice-Chair), BC Premier’s Chinese Community Advisory Committee (Member), Province of BC Equal Opportunity Community Advisory Board (Member), Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Board member), Asia Pacific Foundation (Board member), the immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (Board member), the Metropolis BC (Board member), theUnited Way of the Lower Mainland (Board and campaign cabinet member) and most recently the BC Immigration Task Force (member).

In 2002 and 2012, Tung was awarded the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medal to recognize his contribution to the community. In 2013, Tung received an honorary doctor of laws degree from University Canada West.  In July 2014, Tung was invested into the Order of British Columbia by the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, to recognize his community leadership.