Vacancies on Civic Agencies

The City of Vancouver is seeking volunteers for positions on the Civic Agencies below. See links to individual webpages for further information and eligibility requirements. To apply, please scroll down and click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page. 

• Building Board of Appeal
  • Members of the following groups (please include nomination letter): Law Society of British Columbia (1); Architectural Institute of British Columbia (1); Engineers and Geoscientists BC (3)
• Development Permit Board Advisory Panel
  • 1 representative of the development industry
  • 1 design professional
  • 1 member of the general public
• Public Art Committee
  • 2 professional artists
  • 2 art professionals (designer, gallery director, curator, historian, educator, conservator, etc.)
  • 1 urban designer
  • 1 member of the general public
• Urban Design Panel
  • 2 professional artists
  • Members of the following groups (please include nomination letter): Architectural Institute of British Columbia (5); Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (1); British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects (1); Building Owners and Managers Association, Homebuilders Association Vancouver, or Urban Development Institute (1)
• Vancouver Heritage Commission
  • 6 vacancies
• Vancouver City Planning Commission
  • 6 vacancies
• Vancouver Civic Theatres Board
  • 4 vacancies
• Vancouver Public Library Board
  • 5 vacancies (please include cover letter and resume)
  • Please note, VPL will hold an information session for prospective Library Board applicants on September 26, 2022, 5:30 pm, via Zoom. For more information, please visit the Library Board webpage.
• YVR Aeronautical Noise Management Committee
  • 1 vacancy (Vancouver citizen representative)

Please apply for the above by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

We encourage applicants of all ages, abilities, genders/gender identities, racialized identities, ethnicities, ancestries, sexual orientations, income levels, residency statuses, and other lived experience to volunteer to help shape City policy and services to better serve everyone in our community. 

Please note: You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to serve on a Civic Agency.

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