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Share your thoughts: 2024 budget
Get involved in Vancouver's annual budget.
Tell us what your priorities are for City spending in 2024:
- Online
- Register to speak when Council reviews the budget
- Contact Mayor and Council directly
Clementine at the Garden: Sept 9
Join Clementine and friends for a family-friendly concert at VanDusen Botanical Gardens on:
- Saturday, September 9
- 10am to noon
Get your ticket now.
Short-term rentals business licence
Summertime brings more tourists. If you operate a short-term rental from your home, make sure you have your 2023 business licence and include it in all listing and advertisements.
Get Van311
Van311 is our app for connecting you with our services, including 50 plus new service request types.
Download the app on your iOS or Android devices or access from a desktop browser.
Stage 2 restrictions in effect
Stage 2 water restrictions are in effect starting August 4. No lawn watering is allowed.
Violation of Stage 2 restrictions may result in a $500 fine.
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.