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Extended business hours survey
Share your feedback on extending operating hours for bars, pubs, nightclubs, and restaurant alcohol service.
Submit your feedback by Sunday, March 9.
Submit a book for the 2025 Book Award
The book must have been published in 2024 and contribute significantly to an appreciation and understanding of Vancouver.
Submission deadline: March 5, 2025, at 4pm.
Apply for Vancouver Music Fund grants
The fund supports Indigenous and underrepresented groups working in the music and sound recording industry.
Apply for a demo recording or business foundations grant by March 12, 2025.
Tell us about your payment experience
We offer several ways to pay your bills, permits, and fines. Let us know what payment methods you use and your experiences with them. Your feedback matters.
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and this year we are shining a spotlight on Black-owned businesses in Vancouver.
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.
