Speak at a City Council meeting about an agenda item

Speak to Council

We continue to encourage public participation via telephone as the most efficient way to speak to Council.

If attending in person, please continue to respect the personal space of others.

Ways to participate

Prepare to speak

What you need to know

Requests usually open one week before a meeting once we post the agenda. Request early to speak earlier.

Meetings are publicly streamed and recorded.

  1. Types of meetings open to speakers
  2. Deadlines to request to speak
  3. Upcoming meetings taking requests
  4. Prepare to speak
  5. Track your turn to speak

Types of meetings open to speakers

Speak to City Council about agenda items at:

  1. Public hearings
  2. Council meetings
    • For staff reports, you'll present on the day of the meeting
    • For Council member motions, you'll present on Wednesday at the standing committee meeting
  3. Special Council meetings
    • Only for agenda items that allow speakers
  4. Standing committee meetings (City Finance and Services, Policy and Strategic Priorities)
    • For staff reports, you'll present on the day of the meeting

Deadlines to request to speak

Public hearings

  • Online: 5pm, day of the meeting
  • By telephone: 5:30pm and 6pm day of the meeting, call 604-829-4238
  • If you miss the deadline, attend the meeting electronically and follow the instructions for joining when additional speakers are called.

Council, Special Council, and Standing Committee meetings

  • Online or by telephone: one hour before the scheduled start of the meeting
    • Council or Special Council, call 604-829-4323
    • Standing Committee, call 604-829-4272
  • Cut-off for all items is one hour before the scheduled start of the meeting in which the item is initially presented to Council. For Council Member Motions, this means speakers must have registered to speak before the Council meeting
  • Speaker sign up does not reopen if items are referred to the Standing Committee.

 


Upcoming meetings taking requests

March 28, 2023 Council Meeting

You can speak about:​​

  • R1. Vancouver Community Sport Event Grants - Spring 2023 Intake
  • R2. 2023 Animal Welfare Grant 
  • R3. 2023 Community Services and Other Social Grants
  • R4. Housing and Homelessness Services 2023 Grants: Renter Services Grants and SRO Tenants Support Grant
  • R5. Grant to BC Housing to Support Continuation of Temporary Shelter at 15-27 West Hasting (Bud Osborn Shelter)
  • R6. Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), and Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) Membership Fees for 2023 to 2024
  • R7. Contract Award for Consultant for Landfill Design and Contract Administration - Phase 5 Closure
  • R8. Contract Award for Construction of Sewer Separation on West 54th Avenue
  • R9. Regulating the Sale of Bear Spray
  • B2. Water Works By-law Exemptions and/or Viable Exceptions for Notable Decorative City Water Features

The deadline to request to speak to the above items is Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 8:30 am.  

 

Request to speak View the full agenda

March 29, 2023, Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities

You can speak about:

  • Broadway Plan Implementation
  • Broadway Active Mobility Lanes Status Update
  • West End Rezoning Policy: Secured Rental Housing Option in the Burrard Corridor
  • 2022 Statement of Financial Information
  • Approval of 2023-24 Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets
  • 1339 Robson Street – 1339 Robson Holdings Ltd (“SWITCH”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 3
  • 67 West 6th Avenue – Turntable Hospitality Corporation (“Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2
  • 1728 Commercial Drive – 1280646 B.C. Ltd (“Osita”) Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2
  • 1149 Granville Street – Yorlenys Zuniga Morelo (“Union Latino’s Restaurant”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2
  • 251 East Georgia Street – Blind Tiger Hospitality Ltd (“Blind Tiger Dumplings”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2
  • 23 West Cordova Street – 1220123 B.C. Ltd. (“Blood Alley Music Hall”) Event-Drive Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment (Venue)

The deadline to request to speak for the above item is Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 8:30 am.

 

Request to speak View the full agenda 

 


Prepare to speak

Know what to expect by watching our video. It's full of tips and rules to help you prepare.

 


Track your turn to speak

We assign you with a speaker number that shows your position to speak about an agenda item.

Numbers are assigned in the order we received requests to speak.

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