COVID-19 in Vancouver
Stay strong, stay local, and keep following public health orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Continue to stay home if you’re sick, avoid large gatherings, and keep 2 m apart from others. Support local businesses and your neighbourhood.
Restart Smart Vancouver
We’re taking a careful, phased approach to recovering, restarting, and rebuilding.
What's new
Vancouver young planners, assemble!
Help guide us towards making the right choices for a future city where we can all thrive.
Find activities and resources to help you, our future leaders, learn more about your city.
Some outdoor pools now open
Kitsilano, New Brighton, and Second Beach pools are now open with new safety protocols.Change rooms are not open. Admission is by online reservation and in-person drop-ins.
Temporary changes to Granville Street
We have made temporary changes on Granville to create more room for people to move and support local businesses.
Some of the changes:
- Removed parking (between Drake and Nelson)
- Expanded patios
Join us in planning Vancouver together
Many of us have been significantly affected by COVID-19. We want to hear your ideas and experiences so we can rebuild and plan for a better future together.
Join the conversation
Water restrictions: May 1 - October 15
When you can water:
- Even-numbered addresses: Wed and Sat, 4am – 9am ONLY
- Odd-numbered addresses: Thurs and Sun, 4am – 9am ONLY
If you water outside of allowed times, you could be fined $250.
Parks, recreation, and culture
Stanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of Vancouver’s urban landscape.
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Housing
We're creating a city of communities that cares about its people, environment, and opportunities to live, work, and prosper.
Walk, bike, and 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.
