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Get public safety alerts
We use the Alertable app to issue public safety alerts.
Download the free app to receive alerts for significant emergencies where you may need to take urgent action.
Partnership program opportunities
Apply to our partnership program. It offers select corporate and community partners the opportunity to collaborate with us and create partnerships that benefit Vancouver and its residents.
2025 by-election candidates
Find out who’s running in Vancouver's 2025 by-election for City councillor.
Vote for 2 City councillors on Saturday, April 5.
Adopt a catch basin
Volunteer to adopt a catch basin. Help keep your neighbourhood a vibrant, safe, and healthy space.
Keeping a catch basin clear protects property from flooding and protects our water quality.
Launch Pad project
You can see 5 billboard spaces along the Arbutus Greenway featuring artwork by 20 recent graduates until October 2025. The exhibitions will rotate approximately every 6 weeks.
Parks, recreation, and culture

Stanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of Vancouver’s urban landscape.
Visit Stanley ParkAbout Vancouver
Housing
We're creating a city of communities that cares about its people, environment, and opportunities to live, work, and prosper.
Walk, bike, roll, transit
More people than ever choose to walk, bike, roll, and take transit to get around. Find out how we support these active ways of getting around.
Home, property, and development
Building and renovating
Get building permits and guidelines to keep your building and renovation projects up to code and on track.
Urban planning, zoning, and development
We considers the implications of a wide range of social, economic, physical, and environment issues on the liveability of Vancouver.
Your government
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is made up of the Mayor and 10 councillors who are elected at large for a four-year term.
Public consultation
Find out all the ways that you can join the conversation about the issues that matter the most to you.