

Rising housing costs and low rental-housing vacancy rates mean renters may have difficulty finding and affording suitable housing.
This difficulty increases when they have to move because their building gets renovated or redeveloped.
We're taking action to add immediate supports for renters.
Enhanced Broadway Plan area protections
On June 22, 2022, Council approved the Broadway Plan, which introduced enhanced tenant protections for renters in the Broadway Plan area, in addition to the existing City-wide Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy (TRPP).
For questions about Broadway Plan area tenant protections:
- Email housingpolicy@vancouver.ca
- Phone 3-1-1
Learn more about the enhanced Broadway Plan area protections
For other renter-related concerns, visit renter supports and protections.
Renter Connect events
We are partnering with Kitsilano Neighbourhood House and Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House to host two Renter Connect events:
- Monday, April 3, 2023 | 3:30pm to 6:30pm
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 West 7th Avenue
- Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 East Broadway
These drop-in style events will help renters connect to services and supports including:
- Advice from city staff on tenant rights during redevelopment
- Legal advocacy organizations that provide legal info on tenancy issues
- Other government and social service organizations that provide support to renters
About the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy
The policy:
- Applies to rezoning and development applications received from February 15, 2016 onward
- Replaces the City's Rate of Change Guidelines (which applies to development applications received before February 15, 2016)
- Supplements the BC Residential Tenancy Act
Related documents
- Process and requirements bulletin (updated August 20, 2022) PDF file (300 KB)
- 2019 Policy (applicable after June 11, 2019) PDF file (420 KB)
- 2015 Policy (applicable before June 11, 2019) PDF file (789 KB)
- Summary of June 11, 2019 policy amendments PDF file (328 KB)
- Council report 2015 PDF file (570 KB)
- Staff presentation 2015 PDF file (5 MB)