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Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan
Current Research and Reports
Step 1: Understanding Yesterday and Today
Step 2: Projecting Tomorrow
Step 3: Issues and Directions
- On July 12, 2007 City Council adopted the Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan: Issues and Directions Report, contained in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated June 26, 2007, to guide further research and development of a Draft Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan. View the Step 3 Report: Issues and Directions Report (
 PDF,
1.24MB)
Step 4, Part 1: Policies for Tomorrow, Downtown
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At the April 21, 2009 Public Hearing, Council requested that staff report back on the possibility of removing the limit of 5 FSR (Floor Space Ratio) of office uses in Downtown Area 'H' and adding Downtown Areas 'L', 'M' and 'N' to the Office Conversion Policy. At the Standing Committee of Council on Planning and Environment on October 22, 2009, Council unanimously approved the addition of Downtown Areas 'L', 'M' and 'N' to the Office Conversion Policy. View the report on adding Downtown Areas 'L', 'M' and 'N' to the Office Conversion Policy (PDF, 569KB). View the October 22, 2009 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 41KB). At the Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Council unanimously approved removing the 5 FSR limit on office uses in Downtown Area H. View the report on removing the limit of 5 FSR of office uses in Downtown Area 'H' (PDF, 312KB). View Public Hearing Minutes (PDF, 35KB).
- On April 21, 2009, a Public Hearing was held to consider the DODP Rezoning Policy, the Office Conversion Policy and a series of zoning changes affecting the Central Business District, CBD Shoulder and other areas of Downtown. View the Council report proposing new Downtown policies (PDF,
2.24MB). View the Minutes of the April 21, 2009 Public Hearing (PDF,
52KB). Council deferred the decision on these policies and zoning changes until the May 5, 2009 Regular Council Meeting where they were subsequently approved. View the Minutes of the May 5, 2009 Regular Council Meeting (PDF,
169KB).
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STEP 1 - INFORMATION SHEETS
1. Economy
1.1 Sectors
In North America, economic activities are grouped into sectors according
to NAICS. This refers to the 1997 North American Industrial Classification
System, which was the system used by Statistics Canada in 2001 to categorize
jobs and businesses by industry sector. Information sheets for these sectors
are available below:
- Accommodation & Food
(PDF,
235KB)
- Administrative Support,
Waste Management & Remediation (PDF,
211KB)
- Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
(PDF,
239KB)
- Construction (PDF,
243KB)
- Education (PDF,
249KB)
- Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
& Management of Companies (PDF,
202KB)
- Health Care & Social Assistance
(PDF,
228KB)
- High Tech & Creative Activities
(PDF,
207KB)
- Information & Cultural Industries
(PDF,
202KB)
- Manufacturing (PDF,
199KB)
- Mining, Agriculture & Utilities
(PDF,
201KB)
- Other Services (PDF,
201KB)
- Professional, Scientific
& Technical Services (PDF,
228KB)
- Public Administration
(PDF,
197KB)
- Retail (PDF,
252KB)
- Tourism (PDF,
72KB)
- Transportation &
Warehousing (PDF,
254KB)
- Wholesale (PDF,
210KB)
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1.2 Sub-Areas
The Metro Core is divided into 21 employment sub-areas. Information sheets
for a selection of these areas are available below:
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1.3 Structure
The Metro Core plays a key economic role in a growing region. Its economy
is growing, diverse and changing. All areas of the Metro Core have distinct
job clusters, are diverse, and are growing and adapting to change. Information
sheets that explain and profile the structure of the Metro Core economy
are available below:
- Business Linkages
(PDF,
35KB)
- Business Sizes (PDF,
68KB)
- Core Employees - Where
they Live (PDF,
39KB)
- Core Residents - Where
they Work (PDF,
35KB)
- Employment Change in
Metro Core Jobs (PDF,
57KB)
- Employment Change
in Metro Core Sub-Areas (PDF,
174KB)
- Employment Change
- Metro Core Industrial (PDF,
102KB)
- Employment
Change - Metro Core Retail (PDF,
99KB)
- Employment Make-Up
of the Core Today (PDF,
50KB)
- Employment Make-Up
of the Core vs. the City & Region (PDF,
91KB)
- Employment Role of
Core in City (PDF,
49KB)
- Employment Role
of Core in Region (PDF,
54KB)
- Geographic Distribution
of Employment in the Metro Core (PDF,
535KB)
- Head Offices (PDF,
44KB)
- Jobs to Labour Force Balance
(PDF,
51KB)
- Metro Core Share
of City - Change Over Time (PDF,
58KB)
- No Fixed Workplace Employees
(PDF,
46KB)
- Occupations in the Metro
Core & City (PDF,
55KB)
- Part-Time Workers (PDF,
33KB)
- Population & Job Growth
in the Metro Core, City & Region (PDF,
58KB)
- Self-Employment (PDF,
38KB)
- Transformation of Core
(T. Hutton) (PDF,
615KB)
- Working from Home (PDF,
73KB)
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2. Land Use and Development
2.1 Land Use and Development
Plans, Policies & Regulations
Existing land use regulations in the Metro Core reflect the vision of
the 1991 Central Area Plan. An information sheet that explains these regulations
is available below:
2.2 Land Use
and Development Profile
The Metro Core has over half of the office space in the region and contains
the 4th largest concentration of downtown office space in Canada. Information
sheets that examine the supply of employment space in the Metro Core are
available below:
- Broadway Corridor Office
Development Since 1998 (PDF,
121KB)
- Business Space Needs
in the Metro Core Today (PDF,
44KB)
- Downtown Office Developments
Since 2000 (PDF,
222KB)
- Downtown Office Space
by Class (PDF,
248KB)
- Office Space and
Vacancy Downtown – Change Over Time (PDF,
42KB)
- Office Space Downtown - Built
Form (PDF,
486KB)
- Office Space in
the Metro Core and Region (PDF,
33KB)
- Office Space in the South
of False Creek (PDF,
416KB)
- Residential and Non-Residential
Development – Change Over Time (PDF,
72KB)
- Vancouver &
Other Major Cities – Office Development in the Past Decade
(PDF,
50KB)
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3. Transportation
3.1 Travel
Patterns
Transportation patterns into and within the Metro Core have changed considerably
over time. Information sheets that explain and profile these patterns
are available below:
*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHEETS ARE BEING PREPARED ON SELECTED
TOPICS
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