COVID-19 in Vancouver
Wearing a mask is required if you need to visit City, Park Board, and library facilities.
Continue to stay home if you’re sick, avoid large gatherings, and keep 2 m apart from others.
Stay strong, support local businesses, and keep following public health orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Moving Vancouver Forward
We're supporting and accelerating economic and community recovery through new programs and initiatives.
What's new
Discuss challenges faced by renters
Join us for a discussion on the challenges faced by renters in getting adequate, stable, and secure housing. Share your ideas with thought leaders, change makers, and community members.
Submit your Empty Homes Tax declaration
Submit your 2020 Empty Homes Tax declaration by February 2, 2021.
All residential property owners are required to declare each year, even if you live in your home or rent it out.
Marine Drive upgrades
We’re upgrading critical water, sewer, street, and electrical infrastructure along Marine Dr between Victoria Dr and Oak St.
- Construction begins: Jan 2021
- Anticipated completion: Dec 2022
Share input: Local Food Action Plan
Provide your input on how Park Board parks, facilities, programs, and community connections can contribute to a just and sustainable local food system.
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.
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, 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.
