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I think Footloose and I answered a similar question on this last year. Footloose's explanation is on the thread above.
BC is a "Seize or Sue" province as per their Personal Property Act which would include your vehicle, unless it was a vehicle used primarily for business. It means the secured creditor can seize or sue, but not both if there is a deficiency. Certain types of leases are not included, but irrelevant since your car was purchased.
Perhaps the credit counsellor thinks that if you surrendered the car, it wouldn't be a repossession. However, the law allows you to voluntarily surrender it if the lender agrees. Just make sure that the surrender extinguishes their right to sue, which it should by law. Perhaps, have the terms quickly reviewed by a lawyer before you sign it. If you let them come to take it, the problem is sometimes they won't and elect to sue. That's, a route you don't want to go because the amount would exceed the $25K BC Small Claims Court limit. Anyhow, I don't think there will be a problem.
If there is a problem, perhaps you could get Stephen Hoddinott to take over the payments. I hear he's looking for something to tow his tear drop trailer.