British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act allows you access to information held by the City of Vancouver. You have the right to request any record in the custody or control of the City of Vancouver. This includes records containing your personal information.
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City Manager's emails and memos to Mayor and Council
Read emails and memos sent directly to Mayor and Council from the City Manager and Deputy City Manager.
Proactive FOI releases: current year
Find freedom of information (FOI) records we proactively released for the current year. Personal and confidential records are excluded.
Proactive FOI releases: previous years
Find freedom of information (FOI) records we proactively released for the previous years. Personal and confidential records are excluded.
Find agendas, decisions, and reports for City Council meetings, including released decisions and reports from in-camera (closed) meetings.
Find agendas, decisions, and reports for Park Board meetings.
Report of the Ad Hoc Integrity Commissioner – June 7, 2021
On March 11, 2021, the City Manager appointed an ad hoc Integrity Commissioner in accordance with section 5.6(a) of the Code of Conduct By-Law No. 12886 (the "By-law"). The ad hoc Integrity Commissioner was appointed to consider a complaint brought by a member of the public (the "Complainant") in relation to a post on the X account of Mayor Kennedy Stewart on January 28, 2021. On June 7, 2021, the ad hoc Integrity Commissioner delivered a report (the "Report") to City Council, the Complainant and Mayor Stewart. The Report found that Mayor Stewart did not breach the City’s Code of Conduct Policy. On June 9, 2021, a copy of the Report was made available to the public in accordance with section 6.31(c) of the By-law.
Request information
Download and complete a request form to access general information or your own personal information.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services
Order an incident report online about a fire, vehicle accident, or other emergency where Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services responded.
How we collect, use, and share your information
To be transparent and accountable, we must publish a Personal Information Bank (PIB) directory of ways we collect, use, and share your personal information.
Each listing explains why we collect that information, how we use it, and who we share it with.
Access to information and privacy annual reports
The Access to Information and Privacy Annual Report summarizes our activities and performance. The report includes department achievements, comparative FOI metrics, new transparency initiatives, management of electronic records, and privacy leadership.
- 2023 Annual Report PDF file (688 KB)
- 2022 Annual Report PDF file (475 KB)
- 2021 Annual Report PDF file (379 KB)
- 2020 Annual Report PDF file (1 MB)
- 2019 Annual Report PDF file (1 MB)
- 2018 Annual Report PDF file (600 KB)
- 2017 Annual Report PDF file (1 MB)
- 2016 Annual Report PDF file (1.3 MB)
Related freedom of information laws
City of Vancouver's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy By-law 11451
Provides for the administration of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
Gives you the right to access records. Prevents the unauthorized collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information by public bodies.
Contact the Access to Information and Privacy Office
Email: foi@vancouver.ca