Proactive FOI releases: current year

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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 2025

Documents and data are organized based on the date of release. Select a month for the information released.

April

Release date	Applicant Type	Record type (xx KB)	Request
April 2	Individual	Other (2.8 MB)	Email correspondence regarding 29th Avenue Substation between: Edward Lau and Alex Lukomskyj (TransLink) for the following dates: March 25, 2022 April 8, 2022; Emails and attachments regarding 29th Avenue Substation between: Laura Dotto and Alex Lukomskyj (TransLink) on July 3, 2024.
April 3	Individual	Animal Control (76 KB)	Spreadsheet by year: Total number of dog on human attacks Total number of dog on animal attacks Total number of off-leash reports Total number of dog licenses issued Date range: Jan. 1, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2025.
April 4	Association/ Interest Group	Other (63 KB)	Any templates provided to senior staff regarding the structure of policy memos submitted to the CMO for decision. These documents will contain no topic-specific information but will instead provide instructions on the required components of such memos. Date range: January 1, 2020 to March 19, 2025.
April 7	Lawyer/Other Professional	Other (843 KB)	List of instances (including time, date, and location) where the City enforced or provided verbal or written notice of violation of Section 71A of the Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 as related to encampments. Date range: August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025.
April 9	Individual	Other (77 KB)	Record of the maintenance and replacement of a slide at Aberdeen Park, including the dispatch of temporary barriers, as well as the procurement and installation of the new slide. Date range: June 1, 2024 to March 5, 2025.
April 9	Business	Other/property related (59 KB)	Record of the 901 West Broadway Street Phase 2 and Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment that was submitted for Development Permit (DP202300921). Date range: January 1, 2024 to April 7, 2025.
April 10	Individual	Other (4.1 MB)	Record of the appraisal regarding the sale of City land (a laneway), as referred to in the report #7 from the Regular Council Meeting on May 7, 2024. Date range: January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2024.
April 10	Business	Financial/Agreement (494 KB)	Specified records related to the sale of the City-owned property at 150 West Pender St., approved in April 2022 (RTS 15114), and the adjacent lane (RTS 15397). Date range: Jan. 1, 2015 to Feb. 26, 2025.
April 10	Individual	Animal Control (55 KB)	Record of the number of dogs euthanized for behavioural reasons. Date range: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
April 14	Lawyer/Other Professional	Business/BIA (2.1 MB)	Specified records related to liquor licensing regarding the Bastid's BBQ 2018 event held on Sept. 23, 2018 at 1489 E. Hastings St., from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2024.
April 14	Media	Other (2 MB)	Record of the daily calendar and agenda for Jessie Adcock, FIFA World Cup 26 Host Committee Executive Lead, for the month of February 2025
April 14	Media	Other (57 KB)	Regarding the City of Vancouver FIFA Secretariat, record of the current list of full first and last names (e.g. John Doe) and titles of all staff and contractors.
April 16	Individual	Other (252 KB)	Record of a Letter of Inquiry for DE Application at 1040 West Georgia Street which was submitted in July 2013, and the City’s response to this letter.
April 23	Business	Fire and Rescue (62 KB)	The most recent hydraulic testing records for two fire hydrants located around the perimeter of the property at 1038 Canada Place. Hydrant ID: WH-O07-030 and WH-O07-029.
April 25	Media	Other (2.3 MB)	Regarding the low-flying helicopter filming of a tourism-related commercial on March 3, 2025 over Stanley Park and downtown, record of correspondence between the Film and Special Events Dept. and the specified. Date range: February 4, 2025 to March 10, 2025.
April 28	Media	HR (129 KB)	List of all personnel by first name, last name and job title (e.g. John Doe) employed or contracted, as of March 14, 2025, in the Mayor’s Office, Councillors’ Office, City Clerk’s Office, City Manager’s Office, Equity Office and Civic Engagement and Communications.
April 28	Association/ Interest Group	Other (69 KB)	Specified records between the City of Vancouver, government bodies, and third parties relating to investments and foreign bonds. Date range: January 1, 2010 to April 16, 2025.
April 30	Media	Other (728 KB)	Record of all letters, emails, and correspondence between the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver and the Mayor's Office. Date range: January 1, 2020 to February 14, 2025.

March

Release date	Applicant Type	Record type	Request
March 3	Individual	Street/Traffic (63 KB)	Record of the installation of bike-related or bike lane-related temporary signage in Stanley Park that were installed next to or on roads in Stanley Park. Date range: March 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.
March 4	Media	Other (74 KB)	Regarding meetings for FIFA World Cup 26 host cities held in and around Coral Gables, Fla. between Feb. 15, 2025 and Feb. 26, 2025, record of a list of full names and titles of all City staff and contractors that attended, and the specified.
March 5	Individual	Street/Traffic (51 KB)	The specified records regarding the installation or modification of the disabled parking signage on WS 100 Princess Avenue.
March 7	Media	Animal Control (1.4 MB)	Record of the animal type referenced in the call related to Animal Concern calls and reports made by the public to 3-1-1 (information that is not available in the Open Data portal). Date range: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
March 10	Association/ Interest Group	Other (1.3 MB)	All previously publicly issued documents of TRPP Bulletins and City Fact Sheet on the City's Tenant Relocation Policy and Information on the Residential Tenancy Act. Date range: Jan. 1, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2025.
March 10	Individual	HR (588 KB)	The City's employment policy regarding vacation entitlement, usage, carryover and payout; and 2. Record of total number of City employees in each vacation entitlement category for those eligible to earn vacation. Records as of December 31, 2024.
March 10	Individual	Other (72 KB)	Record of CCTV footage from Buster’s Towing (City of Vancouver Impound Lot) for 10 - 15 minutes preceding 6:18pm on January 10, 2025.
March 11	Individual	Other/property related (4.3 MB)	Regarding slide 13 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Update Training Site Agreements In-Camera Board Meeting presentation of March 7, 2022: 1. The list of all facilities against FIFA Requirements and the shortlist of 11 sites; and 2. The evaluation matrix that was created for the shortlist.
March 12	Individual	Other/property related (529 KB)	Records related to Granville Loop Park and the Granville Loop Park Tennis Courts and the tennis courts closure from Jan. 1, 2024 to Feb. 15, 2025.
March 13	Media	Development/License Application (161 KB)	Record of any official City document or communication with the owner and/or the building manager of 1225 Cardero Street pertaining to a Development Permit listed in January 2025 on the Building maintenance, health and safety list. Date range: January 1, 2024 to February 5, 2025.
March 13	Individual	Other (61 KB)	Record of all travel expense request forms and reimbursement details for specified Deputy City Manager. Date range: February 1, 2025 to February 28, 2025.
March 13	Individual	Mayor/Council (63 KB)	Records regarding financial information related to an advertisement on X.com paid for by Chief of Staff on behalf of the Mayor's Office, from February 1 to 17, 2025.
March 20	Media	Mayor/Council (61 KB)	Correspondence to and from the Mayor’s Office related to Mayor Sim's donation of cryptocurrency to the City. Date range: December 1, 2024 to February 1, 2025.
March 20	Media	Mayor/Council (73 KB)	Record of all correspondence between Mayor Sim and the Province related to cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin motion. Date range: December 1, 2024 to February 1, 2025.
March 20	Media	Mayor/Council (71 KB)	Correspondence to and from the Mayor’s Office related to the decommissioning of the common meeting space that was converted into the Mayor’s gym. Date range: February 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024.
March 20	Media	Mayor/Council (62 KB)	In relation to the relocation of Mayor Sim’s office to the space formerly known as the Ceremonial Mayor's Office (from November 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023): 1. Record of all correspondence to and from the Mayor’s Office; and 2. List of all costs involved (including reinstalling any equipment necessary for conducting in-camera meetings).
March 20	Individual	Other (63 KB)	List of instances where the City intervened and performed repairs under the Standards of Maintenance By-law in private SRO buildings, as well as in non-profit BC Housing/City-owned SRO buildings, including the specified. Date range January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2024.
March 20	Individual	Street/Traffic (61 KB)	The number of tickets issued, the type of infraction, and the postal code where non-parking-related bylaw tickets were administered. Date range: February 13, 2025 to March 13, 2025.
March 24	Business	Business/BIA (81 KB)	Specified records regarding PS20220193 (or alternative number) for the Sunset Community Centre Seniors Centre Consultant Pre-Qualification. Date range: January 1, 2022 to March 4, 2025.
March 25	Individual	Other (452 KB)	Results of the People, Culture & Equity Survey from Vancouver Fire Rescue Services as referenced in the FD 3 inter-hall correspondence from Deputy Chief Lemire on January 18, 2022.
March 26	Individual	Other (1.1 MB)	Specified records relating to the Hastings Park Reserve Fund and the Hastings Park-PNE Master Plan infrastructure. Date Range: August 1, 2013 to July 1, 2018.
March 31	Other	Development/License Application (64 KB)	Proportion of commercial kitchens in the city that have access to a/c or any form of comfort cooling. If this information is unavailable, any records that describe the required cooling options for commercial kitchens. If comfort cooling is not regulated for commercial kitchens, any records confirming this. Date range: May 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024.

February

Release date	Applicant Type	Record type	Request
February 4	Media	Other (2 MB)	Regarding the December 14, 2024 announcement about the safety incident on the Stanley Park Railway, record of Park Board General Manager’s and Train Operations Team Lead's correspondence about the incident.
February 6	Individual	Other/property related (442 KB)	A list of all purpose-built rental buildings with a business licence in Vancouver, complete with address, number of units, and date of construction.
February 6	Individual	Other (234 KB)	Shadow studies computer model (in FBX, OBJ or DAE format) used as evidence in the referral report for 1551 West 7th Avenue. Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 24, 2025.
February 7	Business	Other/property related (431 KB)	Record of the as-built drawings (or upgrade drawings in the absence of as-builts) for the specified pipes installed in 1983 in the alley behind 1421 West Broadway.
February 7	Association/ Interest Group	Other/property related (232 KB)	Record of the owner of Women & Children’s Hospital and the leases for the following addresses: 1. 4650 Oak Street (Brock Fahrni Pavillion); and 2. 4500 Oak Street (note there are multiple entities associated with this address).
February 7	Media	Fire and Rescue (231 KB)	Record of a report detailing how the $260 fee for Fire Inspection reports by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services was determined.
February 11	Lawyer/Other Professional	Financial/Agreement (28.3 MB)	Decisions made by Vacancy Tax Review Panel including information about how the VTRP make their decisions; what evidence does VTRP use. Jan. 1, 2021 to Aug. 27, 2024.
February 12	Individual	Development/License Application (232 KB)	Regarding the BP tenant rights, record of the number of tenants that have received full and partial tenancy relocation rights, including the developer's names and locations of the developments that have issued full and partial relocation rights. Date range: September 1, 2022 to January 15, 2025.
February 12	Media	Mayor/Council (229 KB)	Expense claims, receipts, invoices, hotel reservations, and airplane ticket receipts pertaining to Mayor Sim’s trip to El Salvador. Date range: December 1, 2024 to February 5, 2025.
February 12	Individual	Street/Traffic (234 KB)	CCTV footage from the north facing camera at Main Street and Terminal Avenue between 10:15pm and 10:30pm on February 4, 2025.
February 12	Individual	Street/Traffic (232 KB)	CCTV footage from the intersection of Nelson and Cambie Streets from January 31, 2025 between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm.
February 12	Individual	Street/Traffic (229 KB)	CCTV footage from the Burrard Civic Marina, specifically camera feeds facing north from the building to the channel under the Burrard Street Bridge, and the access door to K dock. Date range: August 28, 2024 to September 14, 2024.
February 13	Association/ Interest Group	Mayor/Council (1.7 MB)	Correspondence, including emails, text messages, and messages via messaging apps, between Gurpreet Vinning (or any FortisBC representatives) and the specified individuals. Date range: November 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024.
February 13	Individual	Other (1.2 MB)	Record of financial report listing the revenue at the City’s pools by location for the most recent year available.
February 19	Individual	Other (225 KB)	Record of the most recent Vancouver Records and Information Management Standard and any other currently applied retention and disposition schedules and policies that the City applies for Corporate Records.
February 20	Media	Financial/Agreement (176 KB)	Regarding the sole source contracts with BA Blackwell & Assoc. for Stanley Park Tree Removals, copy of all invoices and proof of payment for April 8 to May 8, 2024.
February 24	Individual	Other (238 KB)	Record of CCTV footage from Granville Street near 16th Avenue, just off of Marpole Avenue on February 15, 2025 at approximately 5:40 pm.
February 25	Individual	Other (223 KB)	Record of the City’s current Records Management procedures, guidelines, and assigned responsibilities for the destruction of paper and electronic records. Date range: January 1, 2023 to February 19, 2025.
February 27	Individual	Other (814 KB)	List of the City of Vancouver lease renewals that have been extended to any co-ops, including the date of the agreements, from January 1, 2021 to January 29, 2025.
February 28	Individual	Street/Traffic (225 KB)	Record of all 3-1-1 and Van311 complaints regarding trucks and cement trucks accessing the Broadway Subway Project and idling on Yukon Avenue within no-idling designated areas as marked by City signage. Date range: January 1, 2023 to January 21, 2025.
February 28	Media	Other (223 KB)	Current list of community gardens and dog parks on private and/or leased land in the City. Specifically, parcels currently classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 8.
February 28	Media	Fire and Rescue (809 KB)	Record of Fire Inspection reports for the Value Village fire on East Hastings Street in June 2022.
February 28	Individual	Other/property related (252 KB)	All records associated with the specified address regarding the purchase history within the last 5 years, including who purchased it, and the purchase price, as well as all information pertaining to the corporation responsible for the 2024 purchase. Date range: Jan. 1, 2020 to Feb. 23, 2024.
February 28	Media	Mayor/Council (244 KB)	Record of the report involving the Vancouver Police Department, Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner, RCMP E Division, and Abbotsford Police Department that investigated allegations of DUI by Mayor Ken Sim.

January

Release date	Applicant Type	Record type	Request
January 7	Association/ Interest Group	Financial/Agreement (231 KB)	Record of the RFP for pre-qualified respondents to work on the City's landowner plan for False Creek South as referenced in Section 7 of the specified RFEOI. Date range: August 6, 2024 to November 20, 2024.
January 7	Individual	Other (852 KB)	Record of properties sold at the Tax Sale auction in November 2024.
January 8	Individual	Other (222 KB)	Correspondence between the Manager of Customer Service & Collections and the Ministry of Attorney General's Tribunals, Transformation, and Independent Offices Division regarding decision resides with adjudicator on whether to allow recordings in their hearing room.
January 9	Media	Fire and Rescue (229 KB)	Regarding the planned No. 8 Fire Hall, at 990 Beatty Street, a digital copy of performance analysis and associated data including response times and peak traffic analysis of responses.
January 9	Business	Business/BIA (232 KB)	Specified records related to any RFP issued regarding pretreatment information management software tool in the Water Division, from September 1 to 30, 2024.
January 14	Media	Other (5.6 MB)	Regarding the sole source contracts with B.A. Blackwell and Associates for Stanley Park Tree Removals, record of all invoices and proof of payment. Date range: March 5, 2024 to April 7, 2024.
January 15	Individual	Other/property related (226 KB)	All emails sent or received by Anita Molaro in Planning. Date range: March 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014.
January 17	Individual	Other (234 KB)	Record of a current list of all software in use by the City that have cropping capabilities, blurring capabilities, or adjust pixelation to achieve blurring (e.g. MS Paint, MS Publisher, etc.).
January 17	Individual	Other (231 KB)	Record of the computer model file (in FBX format) that shows the 10 year, 20 year, and 30 year build out scenarios under the Broadway Plan Amendments. Date range: June 1, 2024 to December 13, 2024.
January 21	Lawyer/Other Professional	Street/Traffic (971 KB)	Annual operating and/or maintenance budgets for all free-standing washrooms on sidewalks and in public areas (such as parks) in Vancouver, including all fully functional sidewalk toilets and Portland Loo models or temporary washroom installations. Date range: January 1, 2020 to August 22, 2024.
January 22	Media	Fire and Rescue (96 KB)	Record of fire incident report regarding all dates and times the fire alarm went off at 1225 Cardero Street. Date Range: November 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.
January 23	Individual	HR (228 KB)	Confirmation of whether specified individual is currently employed by or affiliated with the City of Vancouver in any capacity.
January 24	Individual	Other (796 KB)	Record of the monthly rents for all 83 new social units at 808 Nicola Street (including all studios, 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom, and 3 Bedroom).
January 24	Individual	Other (233 KB)	The computer model (in FBX, OBJ or DAE format) as relied upon as evidence during the January 21, 2021 Public Hearing (Item #1). Date range: June 1, 2019 to January 20, 2025.
January 24	Individual	Other (1.4 MB)	Regarding the City’s current record retention schedules, record that explains the meaning of the retention schedule codes referenced within, as well as the definition of “trigger”.
January 27	Individual	Other (228 KB)	Record of the calendar of Theresa O’Donnell, former Chief Planner. Date range: January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2023.
January 27	Individual	Other (228 KB)	Record of calendar for Gil Kelley, former Chief City Planner. Date range: January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021.
January 29	Individual	Development/License Application (6.8 MB)	Record of all internal and external correspondence sent to or received by the specified Assistant Director of the Planning Department in relation to 1069 - 1071 Alberni Street (Development Permit file DE417635). Date range: January 1, 2013 to December 31.
January 29	Individual	Other (234 KB)	RR-3A, RR-3B, RR-2A, RR-2B, and RR-2C computer models (in FBX, OBJ or DAE format) showing the forms of proposals within the related district schedules. Date range: June 1, 2020 to January 24, 2025.
January 30	Individual	Street/Traffic (231 KB)	Record of the tree maintenance program on Trinity St. near 2452 Trinity St. from June 1, 2024 to Nov. 7, 2024; and record of the removal of trees, and trees planted after Nov. 7, 2024 to Jan. 15, 2025.
January 30	Individual	HR (236 KB)	Record of the total number of City employees and the total sum of wages paid to them by the City for 2023 and 2024.
January 30	Media	Financial/Agreement (205 KB)	The progress reports submitted by BA Blackwell for Oct., Nov. and Dec., 2024 as required under section 8.1 of PS20230036 Supply Agreement.
January 30	Individual	Other (237 KB)	Record of the rationale behind Paladin Security, contracted by the City, restricting access to the laneway south of 414 East 10th Avenue, and East 10th Avenue between Prince Edward and Guelph Streets.
January 30	Individual	Financial/Agreement (269 KB)	Amount paid to the City from Beedie Development Co. for private use of the public lands on the north side of Parker Street between Glen Drive and Raymur Avenue. Date range: January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025.
January 30	Individual	Street/Traffic (232 KB)	Record of traffic camera footage at the intersection of Richards Street and West Cordova Street on January 26, 2025 between 2pm and 5pm.
January 31	Media	Fire and Rescue (5 MB)	Record of the November 8, 2024 fire inspection report for 1225 Cardero Street, including any communication between Larco and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services as well as any official documentation related to enforcement under the Fire Bylaw.

Records not requested through FOI process

Release date	Document
January 19, 2023	Services contract with Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (623 KB)
February 23, 2023	Letter to Teri Collins re: 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue (183 KB)
June 2, 2023	Social housing agreement (415 KB)
July 11, 2023	BC Housing letter re: funding for West 8th Avenue Permanent Modular Supportive Housing Initiative (PMSHI) (199 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.

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