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Nominations open for 2025 Poet Laureate
The next laureate will serve a 2 or 3-year term starting in January 2025.
Submit your application by Wednesday, June 12.
Drinking in public plazas
Enjoy the sun and visit a public plaza. There are 7 plaza locations around the city where drinking is allowed from 11am to 9pm until October 16.
Check if your drawings follow the rules
Are you a residential designer or architect working on designs for a laneway house?
Join our pilot program to check if your drawings follow regulations using a new tool called eCheck.
Public notices available online
Review notifications on public hearings and tax, by-law, election, and other items regularly.
Find out what's happening and how and when you can share your views on items that go to Council.
Share accessibility barriers
We want to hear from anyone in Vancouver who:
- Experiences a barrier
- Witnesses someone experiencing a barrier
Your feedback will help us understand the barriers people face to remove them.
Parks, recreation, and culture
Stanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of Vancouver’s urban landscape.
Visit Stanley ParkAbout Vancouver
Housing
We're creating a city of communities that cares about its people, environment, and opportunities to live, work, and prosper.
Walk, bike, roll, transit
More people than ever choose to walk, bike, roll, and take transit to get around. Find out how we support these active ways of getting around.
Home, property, and development
Building and renovating
Get building permits and guidelines to keep your building and renovation projects up to code and on track.
Urban planning, zoning, and development
We considers the implications of a wide range of social, economic, physical, and environment issues on the liveability of Vancouver.
Your government
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is made up of the Mayor and 10 councillors who are elected at large for a four-year term.
Public consultation
Find out all the ways that you can join the conversation about the issues that matter the most to you.
