How we process and release FOI requests
In compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act of British Columbia, information in the records that falls under an exception or exemption in the Act, such as personal and confidential information, is severed from the record or "blacked out". Severed information in a document displays as a gray box. The section(s) of the Act applied to the severed information is in red text in the upper left corner of the grey box.
Beginning in 2016, we post all FOI responses with the exception of those that contain personal, third party, or City confidential information. We update releases monthly. The original request for records is contained in the response letter.
Information released in 2026
Documents and data are organized based on the date of release. Select a month for the information released.
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March
Release date Applicant Type Record type Request March 3 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (829 KB) All communications in the care and custody of the Chief Licence Inspector Sarah Hicks sent or received between Sarah Hicks, Councillor Dominato, and Councillor Montague, respectively.
Date range of February 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025.
March 5 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (385 KB) Record of information sent out to the community regarding parking changes to the 900 and 1000 blocks of 33rd Avenue West.
Date range: January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
March 6 Media Other/property related PDF file (124 KB) Record of any current lease, licence of occupation, tenant improvement agreement, or agreement otherwise regarding premises at 351 Abbott Street to which the City of Vancouver is a party.
Date range: January 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026.
March 10 Lawyer/Other Professional Street/Traffic PDF file (146 KB) Record of whether the Granville strip around the intersection of 900 block of Granville St & Smithe St was closed off for cars to allow for pedestrian use during the evening of April 20, 2025.
Date range: March 1, 2025 to April 21, 2025.
March 11 Other Other/property related PDF file (126 KB) Record of all documents related to the construction and approval of the pool deck stairs on the 8th Floor of the Pan Pacific Hotel located at 999 Canada Place.
Date range: January 2, 1983 to January 2, 1986.
March 12 Individual Other/property related PDF file (147 KB) Records of correspondence between Rezoning Centre and Development Planning staff and Fraser Academy regarding potential rezoning of 2294 West 10th Avenue, including related planning considerations.
Date range: January 1, 2024 to February 23, 2026.
March 12 Business Other/property related PDF file (115 KB) Record of the current lease for the Heather Marina.
Date range: January 1, 2016 to March 2, 2026.
March 17 Individual Development/License Application PDF file (895 KB) Approved and enacted rezonings with BMR units, for each rezoning, including developments that have been completed or are under construction.
Date range: October 1, 2025 to December 28, 2025.
March 18 Business Other/property related PDF file (2.5 MB) Record of Full Lease Agreement between the Parks Board and Cactus Club Restaurant Group located at 1790 Beach Ave. Including signed lease agreement extensions.
Date range: January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2025.
March 19 Individual Financial/Agreement PDF file (136 KB) Record of the current contract (e.g. currently in-force) issued for curb-side residential recycling collection between the City of Vancouver and GFL Environmental.
Date range: January 1, 2020 to March 5, 2026.
March 19 Individual Development/License Application PDF file (158 KB) Record of the Operational Letters and the development/building applications submitted for small-scale pharmacies located at 15 East Hastings and 633 East Hastings Street.
Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026.
March 24 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (1 MB) All emails related to enhanced inspections of arts and culture venues and/or events between Councillor Dominato and Councillor Montague and the specified businesses.
Date range: March 1, 2025 to June 31, 2025.
March 26 Individual Animal Control PDF file (132 KB) Record of the number of fines that have been given to dog owners for having dogs on the sand at Kitsilano Beach from January 1, 2026 to March 15, 2026. March 27 Individual Other/property related PDF file (15.7 MB) Records regarding the shadow studies completed for CD-1 Rezoning: 215-229 East 13th Avenue presented during the Public Hearing on December 4, 2025.
Date range: October 21, 2025 to December 7, 2025.
March 30 Media Other PDF file (921 KB) Regarding the monthly Toronto/Vancouver and FIFA 26 Canada meeting on September 24, 2025, record of the agenda, minutes, report(s) and PowerPoint or similar presentation(s). March 30 Media Other PDF file (2.9 MB) Daily calendar and agenda for Jessie Adcock, FIFA World Cup 26 Host Committee Executive Lead, for the month of January 2026. -
February
Release date Applicant Type Record type Request February 2 Individual Fire and Rescue PDF file (217 KB) All records from VFRS regarding the impact of the 10th Avenue Bikeway traffic diversions on emergency response times for the Arbutus/Broadway sub-area.
Date range: January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2026.
February 3 Union Financial/Agreement PDF file (1.2 MB) Records of original “Job Creation Program Agreement” between the City and Edgewater Casino entered around November 2004 and subsequent amendments.
Date range: November 1, 2004 to August 7, 2025.
February 3 Media Other/property related PDF file (802 KB) Record of recorded meetings between City officials and FIFA officials, including personnel involved in each meeting; Duration of meetings; and Meeting dates.
Date range: January 1, 2017 to July 31, 2023.
February 4 Business Financial/Agreement PDF file (5.9 MB) Record of the City of Vancouver Garbage/Recycling Amenity Supplement effective in 2014.
Date range: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2014.
February 5 Individual Records relating to the lease agreement between the City and the Greater Vancouver Floating Home Co-operative (GVFHC) regarding the site known as Spruce Harbour Marina (1015 Ironwork Passage). February 9 Association/ Interest Group Fire and Rescue PDF file (454 KB) The specified records from Vancouver Fire Rescue Services regarding Firehall 10.
Date range: January 1, 2020 to December 1, 2025.
February 9 Business Other PDF file (2 MB) Record of the most recent organizational structure (including staff names, and respective and respective titles) for Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability as of January 1, 2026. February 10 Business Other/property related PDF file (228 KB) Record of Lease Agreement between the Park Board and Boathouse Restaurants located at 1305 Arbutus Street.
Date range: July 1, 2002 to January 1, 2011.
February 10 Individual HR PDF file (174 KB) Complaints or negative comments received by Josh White, GM of PDS regarding the City’s Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) Policy.
Date range: January 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025.
February 10 Business Other PDF file (173 KB) Record of the most recent staff phone number list (including staff names and their respective titles) for the Housing Division and Rezoning Centre) as of January 1, 2026. February 10 Individual Other/property related PDF file (616 KB) Record of City enforcement letters for 2115-2121 Kingsway.
Date range: January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025.
February 11 Association/ Interest Group Other PDF file (374 KB) The specified records regarding the use of drones by City of Vancouver personnel (including bylaw officers) to monitor current or former homeless encampment sites.
Date range: June 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
February 12 Individual Other PDF file (3.3 MB) Records related to the Kerrisdale Oakridge Marpole CPC’s 2023–2024 annual financial report and related correspondence submitted with its CORE support grant. February 13 Media Mayor/Council PDF file (414 KB) Records of correspondence between any FortisBC representatives and David Grewal, Trevor Ford, Mayor Sim, Councillor Kirby-Yung, Councillor Klassen, Councillor Zhou and/or Councillor Montague.
Date Range: October 1, 2025 to November 25, 2025.
February 13 Media Mayor/Council PDF file (455 KB) Record of all communications received or sent by Councillor Zhou about the energy retrofits for existing buildings, including the Deep Emissions Building Retrofit Program.
Date Range: October 1, 2025 to November 25, 2025.
February 13 Individual Other PDF file (217 KB) Record of City-issued permits for demonstrations/protests which took place on Pender Street West in the vicinity of Thurlow Street.
Date range: January 1, 2026 to February 7, 2026.
February 13 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (251 KB) All financial records, related to advertising services on social media platforms arranged by or on behalf of Mayor Sim or members of his office/team, including services from marketing or communications agencies, freelancers, or other vendors with current or past contracts.
Date range: October 15, 2022 to January 18, 2026.
February 13 Individual Other PDF file (233 KB) Records relating to input, consultation, referrals, guidance, or decisions including health impact assessments, compliance reviews, recommendations, objections, or conditions provided to the City concerning vape stores or vape-related businesses.
Date range: January 2, 2023 to January 16, 2026.
February 13 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (241 KB) Record of traffic camera/CCTV footage for the intersection of W King Edward and Cambie Street, including footage of eastbound and westbound traffic on W King Edward and northbound and southbound traffic on Cambie Street.
Date range: February 9, 2026, between 11:41 AM and 11:44 AM.
February 17 Individual Other PDF file (220 KB) Record of a letter or e-mail sent by the Board of Directors of the Kaslo Garden Housing Coop to the City, regarding the RV encampment on Slocan Street.
Date range: April 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021.
February 17 Business Other PDF file (2.6 MB) Record of invert depths of manholes located at 1015 Denman Street and engineering drawings related to the sanitary and storm sewers.
Date range: January 1, 1928 to December 31, 1974.
February 18 Individual Development/License Application PDF file (249 KB) Specified records regarding the pre-application enquiry for 2294 West 10th Ave (The Fraser Academy site).
Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 14, 2026.
February 18 Individual Financial/Agreement PDF file (20.5 MB) Current or most recent contract, service agreement, memorandum of understanding, or terms of service between the City of Vancouver and Showpass.
Date range: January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025.
February 19 Individual Other PDF file (2.8 MB) Complaints received by Josh White regarding the City’s Transportation Demand Management plan requirements for new developments.
Date range: January 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025.
February 24 Individual Financial/Agreement PDF file (322 KB) A list of payments (including vendor name, description, and amount) made by the City of Vancouver related to report RTS 18138.
Date range: March 1, 2025 to October 14, 2025.
February 24 Media Other PDF file (360 KB) For the two most-recent pay periods, record of payroll reports, showing the gross dollar amounts paid for each of the named persons. February 24 Media Other PDF file (194 KB) Records for the PIA regarding City of Vancouver's procurement and deployment of surveillance cameras for FIFA World Cup 26 and the related collection, storage and sharing of images from the cameras. February 24 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (826 KB) Record of the 2023 speed study completed in the area of Marstrand Avenue/2200 W. 10th Avenue.
Date range: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
February 24 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (260 KB) Records of CCTV and Red Light Camera footage from the Hastings & Nanaimo St. intersection on February 13, 2026 between 1:05pm-1:20pm. February 25 Individual Other PDF file (929 KB) Costs for private security, for the Development Permit meeting at City Hall Council Chambers on October 20 and 21, 2025. February 25 Individual Development/License Application PDF file (1.6 MB) Correspondence (letter or email) where the City deferred the “prior-to conditions” date for Beedie (Keefer Street) Holdings Ltd., regarding Development Permit DP-2017-00681, by or before January 15, 2025. February 25 Business Other PDF file (240 KB) Record from the CCO identifying if the TRPP and TRPP Bulletin are subject to ADMIN-100 and if so, which Policy Category as defined in ADMIN-100.
Date Range: January 1, 2026 to January 2, 2026.
February 26 Individual Other PDF file (812 KB) Report of Findings submitted by a Joint Committee of the City and CUPE 15 reps, regarding the discussion of auxiliary scheduling system(s) and processes.
Date range: January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
February 26 Media Other PDF file (239 KB) Correspondence between the City and VCH containing recommendations for medical service adjustments for Vancouver residents/visitors during the June–July 2026 FIFA World Cup period
Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 18, 2026.
February 26 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (709 KB) Record of the date that the No Left Turn signs were installed for the West direction turning left from Main Street into 6th Avenue. February 27 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (4.2 MB) Record of briefing notes and emails from the City’s School Infrastructure Lead (within Engineering) regarding traffic volume impacts on the 2200-block of West 10th Avenue, specifically referencing 'Fraser Academy' or 'St. John’s.'
Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026.
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January
Release date Applicant Type Record type Request January 2 Individual Financial/ Agreement PDF file (1.3 MB) Record of the agreement between the City and/or the Park Board with the Port Authority regarding Wendy Poole Park. January 2 Individual Financial/ Agreement PDF file (2.8 MB) Record of current lease agreement between the City of Vancouver and the Province of British Columbia for the Water Lot where Heather Civic Marina is located.
Date range: January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2025.
January 5 Individual Fire and Rescue PDF file (110 KB) Record of Vancouver Fire Rescue Services calls for service to the following addresses (broken down by call type and numbers of calls): - 39 Smithe St;
- 45 Smithe St; and
- 188 N Renfrew St.
January 5 Media Record of communications, staff reports, memos, and briefing materials in relation to the rezoning application for 2202-2212 W 10th Avenue.
Date range: April 1, 2024 to July 10, 2025.
January 6 Media Mayor/Council PDF file (2.5 MB) Record of emails sent to or from Trevor.Ford@ vancouver.ca regarding supportive housing in the Granville Entertainment District.
Date range: March 1, 2025 to October 5, 2025.
January 9 Media Other PDF file (74 KB) Regarding the PNE Amphitheatre Renewal, specifically the approval to vary $15.5 million borrowing authority and to approval an increase of $46.16 million, as per the Decision Release for the May 20, 2025 in camera meeting, record of the report that was the basis for the discussion and decision. January 9 Lawyer/Other Professional Other/property related PDF file (50 KB) Record of “Alternative Solutions” for 890 West Pender Street (7th and 8th floor).
Date range: January 1, 1970 to December 30, 1995.
January 9 Individual Other PDF file (57 KB) - Records related to "concern that the Freedom of Information (FOI) process is being misused in some cases, which has led to increased workload, resource strain and elevated risk for the city, such as not being able to meet legislative deadlines." as referenced in (Amendments to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No.
11451 PDF file (151 KB)) - Records relating to the quality and quantity of records that the City staff feel are "excessive, repetitive, piecemeal, and/or overly broad requests." (ibid.)
January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (61 KB) Record of traffic camera footage for Seymour St and Smithe St on November 30, 2025 between 2:28pm and 2:31pm. January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (63 KB) Record of traffic camera footage for the Intersection of Kingsway and Nanaimo Street on December 9, 2025 around 7:52pm. January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (60 KB) Record of CCTV footage of the Nelson Street and Seymour intersection on Saturday December 13th, 2025 around 8:45am, involving a motor vehicle accident. January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (59 KB) Record of traffic camera footage for the Intersection of Cambie Street and W 12th Ave on December 10, 2025 between 5:06pm and 5:12pm. January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (61 KB) Record of traffic camera footage for the Intersection of Granville Street and W Broadway Ave on December 18, 2025 between 8:45pm and 8:59pm. January 9 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (61 KB) Record of traffic camera footage for the Intersection of Kingsway and Victoria Drive on December 3, 2025 between 11:45am to 11:55am. January 13 Association/ Interest Group Other/property related PDF file (94 KB) Record of the building-wide utility usage at 1210 Jervis Street, broken down by month and by utility type, including but not limited to water, sewer, refuse and recycling.
Date range: August 1, 2023 to November 27, 2025.
January 13 Individual Other PDF file (132 KB) Total volume of incidents reported via 311 of City garbage or green bin trucks causing damage to private or public property, by month.
Date Range: November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025.
January 13 Association/ Interest Group Fire and Rescue PDF file (197 KB) Summary of the number and nature of fire services calls to Pacific Spirit Park.
Date range: January 1, 2020 to December 1, 2025.
January 13 Individual Record of calibration reports for the specified equipment.
Date range: January 1, 2024 to December 19, 2025.
January 15 Media Other PDF file (59 KB) A list of individual payments by City of Vancouver (via the FWC2026 host committee secretariat) to On Location, showing the date, transaction number and dollar figure. Specifically, the records for the period of April 1, 2025 to November 27, 2025. January 16 Individual Other/property related PDF file (50 KB) Records of invoices and contracts pertaining to the demolition work done at the former Dunsmuir hotel site located at the corner of Dunsmuir and Richard Street.
Date range: January 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025.
January 19 Individual Fire and Rescue PDF file (112 KB) Record of the annual number of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services calls for service to the following addresses, broken down by call type for the years 2018 to 2024:
- 39 Smithe St.
- 45 Smithe St.
- 188 N Renfrew St.
January 19 Media Other PDF file (90 KB) Regarding the Major Events MRDT that applies to sales of short-term accommodation provided in the City, record of the reports showing the total dollar amounts of Major Events MRDT revenue collected/received by City for the specified periods. January 20 Individual Other PDF file (305 KB) Record of staff feedback provided to Councillor Fry on the draft motion “Implementing a reduction in FOI fees”.
Date Range: October 1, 2025 to October 30, 2025.
January 20 Individual HR PDF file (66 KB) Records related to mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy introduced to full-time or part-time City of Vancouver staff (senior exempt, exempt, CUPE 15 and CUPE 1004). Specifically:
- Number of staff who complied with the policy;
- Number of staff who did not comply; and
- Breakdown of employer actions on the staff who did not comply (dismissal, no pay leave, etc).
Date range: January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
January 20 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (59 KB) Record of CCTV footage including photos for the intersection of East 12th Avenue and Victoria Drive on January 3, 2026 around 11:21pm. January 21 Media Other PDF file (98 KB) Record of the current fiscal year budget for the ATIP department and a record of the completed annual financial report (annual budget submission and annual end-of-year report on how its allotment was spent) for the department in 2024 to 2025. January 21 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (61 KB) Records of CCTV footage for the intersection of South West Marine Drive and Main Street on December 29, 2025 around 2:40pm. January 21 Individual Street/Traffic PDF file (60 KB) Record of CCTV footage from Main Street and Kingsway in Vancouver, on December 5, 2025, between 8am to 8:25 am. January 22 Media Other PDF file (739 KB) Regarding the Harry Potter event in Stanley Park, record of the master contract between the PB and the specified entities. January 22 Media Other PDF file (3.1 MB) Regarding the FIFA World Cup 26 Community Opportunities presentation at the UBCM convention on September 23, 2025 (involving City of Vancouver’s Jessie Adcock, Lisa Sweet, and others), record of the script, speaking notes, PowerPoint or similar presentation, video presentation, handouts, audio recording, video recording and transcript. January 22 Individual Financial/ Agreement PDF file (737 KB) Record of contract between Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and Fever regarding the Harry Potter Experience in Stanley Park.
Date range: July 1, 2025 to October 14, 2025.
January 22 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (50 KB) Record of expense reports and receipts submitted by City Manager Donny van Dyk during his employment so far with City of Vancouver.
Date range: September 8, 2025 to December 7, 2025.
January 23 Individual Other/property related PDF file (60 KB) Record of the required Wind Study and the arborist reports for rezoning application and proposed tower at 2022 W 10th Ave.
Date Range: July 1, 2025 to December 11, 2025.
January 23 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (51 KB) Report dated December 1, 2025, entitled “Land Use Negotiations for Hastings Park – Update and Authorizations for MoU” as referenced in the “In-Camera council meeting December 9, 2025 decision release”.
Date range: December 1, 2025 to December 9, 2025.
January 23 Individual Other PDF file (90 KB) Record of the number of Engineer-in-Training (Civil) and the Engineer-in-Training (Electrical) that the City recruited between 2018 to 2025, by calendar year. January 23 Individual Financial/ Agreement PDF file (2.5 MB) Record of bids received in response to the “Invitation to Offer” for the sale of 601 Beach Crescent in 2016.
Date range: July 1, 2016 to November 1, 2016.
January 23 Media Other PDF file (651 KB) Regarding the Kirk & Co. Consulting Ltd. contract for professional communications and engagement services for FIFA World Cup 26, record of Kirk and Co.’s community outreach and support plan and schedule. January 26 Individual HR PDF file (98 KB) List of staff positions that received layoff notices at the City of Vancouver on December 4, 2025, including the number of employees for each position. January 27 Individual Other/property related PDF file (62 KB) Record of City lease agreements for City owned facility at 601 Stamps Landing. Date range: January 1, 1986 to January 7, 2026. January 28 Individual Financial/ Agreement PDF file (221 KB) All correspondence/ submissions including questions and responses to the recent Request for Quotation submitted by the City on BC Bid for the "Sale of LCFS Carbon Credits", opportunity ID 220370.
Date range: October 2, 2025 to October 16, 2025.
January 28 Media Mayor/Council PDF file (285 KB) Record of written staff memo, report, or presentation to Vancouver City Council regarding Bill M216 - 2025 (the Professional Reliance Act).
Date Range: November 17, 2025 to December 10, 2025.
January 28 Lawyer/Other Professional Fire and Rescue PDF file (55 KB) Records of the specified from VFRS relating to the properties located at 1588 Commercial Drive and 1590 Commercial Drive.
Date range: August 21, 2023 to August 23, 2023.
January 28 Individual Fire and Rescue PDF file (87 KB) Records relating to the purchasing of truck soap for the No. 4 firehall including purchase price, name of product and which distributor it comes from, environmental impact studies. January 29 Individual Mayor/Council PDF file (59 KB) All correspondence between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Vancouver City Council on the proposed Waterfront Stadium north of Gastown.
Date range: January 1, 2006 to February 15, 2011.
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Records not requested through FOI process
Release date Document July 21, 2025 Addendum to hosting agreements FIFA World Cup 2026 PDF file (22.6 MB) July 11, 2023 BC Housing letter re: funding for West 8th Avenue Permanent Modular Supportive Housing Initiative (PMSHI) PDF file (199 KB) June 2, 2023 Social housing agreement PDF file (415 KB) February 23, 2023 Letter to Teri Collins re: 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue PDF file (183 KB) January 19, 2023 Services contract with Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users PDF file (623 KB)
Information released in previous years
Since 2016, we post all FOI releases except for requests for records and responses containing personal and confidential information.
From 2011 to 2015, we posted FOI releases when there was public interest in the subject matter of the records.
