A researched record of Amauri Caliman’s stated mayoral promises, taken from the policy answers on his VoteMate profile, and the news items that mention his run. Each entry identifies its evidence, and employment dates, costed commitments and campaign finances remain unverified.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured September 25, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Housing supply and rental rules4/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“Set clear City permitting service standards, publish processing times and bottlenecks, simplify repetitive approvals and create an escalation path for applications that become unnecessarily stalled.”
“Set clear City permitting service standards, publish processing times and bottlenecks, simplify repetitive approvals and create an escalation path for applications that become unnecessarily stalled.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.
“Expand pathways indoors by combining faster housing delivery with safer emergency shelter, outreach and coordinated support for people experiencing homelessness.”
“Work with senior governments and nonprofit partners to expand supportive and below market housing while making better use of City land and existing assets.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.
“Fund policing based on demonstrated public-safety needs, workload and measurable outcomes rather than committing automatically to either increases or cuts.”
“My approach is to expand proven health-led and community-based responses in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and community organizations, including models such as the Mobile Crisis De-escalation Team and Indigenous Crisis Response Team.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.
“Complete Vancouver’s sidewalk network and systematically repair unsafe sections so every neighbourhood has a continuous, accessible walking network wherever physically feasible.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.
“Review City spending and services regularly to reduce duplication, improve efficiency and protect essential services while keeping taxes as low as responsibly possible.”
“Align the Official Development Plan, Capital Plan and annual budgets so major projects have defined costs, funding sources, timelines and performance targets.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.
“Reduce urban heat risk by targeting cooling investments to Vancouver’s hottest, lowest-canopy neighbourhoods and improving access to cooling both at home and in public spaces.”
“Expand shade trees, drinking fountains, misting stations and cooling access, improve cooling and filtration in City facilities, and support practical retrofits such as heat pumps and ventilation in older rental and non-profit housing.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
“Make Vancouver easier and more predictable for festivals and community events by reducing avoidable City costs, simplifying approvals and tying support to clear community and economic benefits.”
“My approach is to create a clearer one-window process for event approvals, publish City fees and timelines up front, coordinate departments earlier, and provide multi-year support where recurring free events demonstrate attendance, community value and responsible financial management”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.
No position found by voche.me as of September 25, 2026.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
0/2
States a measurable target
No statement to read.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
0/1
States a timeline
No statement to read.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.
“Set clear service standards, publish processing times, reduce duplication between departments and give businesses a single point of guidance before they sign a lease or invest in renovations.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.
“Create a simple public accountability dashboard that allows residents to see what Council committed to, what stage each major initiative is at, how much has been spent, what results have been achieved and why something is delayed or changed.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Amauri Caliman
Amauri Caliman is running for Vancouver mayor with no party listed in the official candidate record. His ballot number is 55. This is his first run for public office, as far as voche.me could find; no earlier candidacy appears in City election records.
In the biography he wrote himself on VoteMate, Caliman describes experience in entrepreneurship and public service. Vancity Lookout separately reported his employer, writing in its September 18, 2026 article that “according to publicly available information” he works for ICBC. The article does not say he told the outlet this. Caliman told voche.me on October 4, 2026 that he did not disclose his employer in the interview and has never publicly described himself as an ICBC employee. voche.me has not confirmed his employer, his businesses or his education with any independent record.
His campaign centres on housing supply, which he calls “more attainable homes”, modernized zoning, a public dashboard that tracks housing progress, and safety on public transit, according to CBC News and his VoteMate submission. His full platform is summarized in the priorities section below.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
39 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
Publish permitting standards
Would set clear City permit service standards for homes, publish processing times, simplify repeated approvals and create a way to move forward applications that stall without good reason.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer names permit service standards and published processing times. It gives no number of days, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many days would each type of permit take, and who would check the result?
Proposes public reporting of commitments, spending, delays and results.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer describes a public online page (a dashboard) that shows each major initiative, its spending and its delays. It gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Who would verify the figures, and how often would they be updated?
Would protect existing rental housing and make it easier to add new purpose-built rental homes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer says rental policy should balance tenant stability with more supply. It names no specific rule, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which protections, zoning changes and delivery targets would apply?
Would review duplication and costs while protecting essential services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer names regular service reviews and publishing where savings are found. It gives no savings figure, no tax target and no date.
What still needs checking
Publish savings estimates and the service standards that would be protected.
Supports police budgets based on workload and measured outcomes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer names the annual police funding request and the measures Council would use to assess it. It gives no dollar figure, no target and no date.
What still needs checking
Which measures would determine funding and how would Council review them?
Would expand health-led and community-based crisis responses, and keep police for violence, immediate danger and criminal investigations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established. The answer names two existing teams as models. It gives no number of teams, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
What funding and agreements with health partners are required?
Would create a public online page (a dashboard) that follows each home from application to approval, construction and completion, with delays and affordability shown.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer lists what the page would show, including processing times and whether annual housing targets are met. It states no housing target number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Who would check the figures, and when would the page open?
Would strengthen maintenance enforcement, expand incentives for cooling and air filtration upgrades, protect tenants during extreme heat and improve public cooling and clean-air spaces.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names enforcement, incentives for building upgrades and public cooling spaces. It gives no number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How large would the incentives be, and who would pay for them?
Would create a clearer City review path for housing projects led by the Musqueam, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, with defined points of contact.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names coordinated City review and defined points of contact, and says the Nations make their own decisions. It gives no number, no cost and no date.
Would work with senior governments and non-profit partners to expand below-market housing, and make better use of City land and existing assets.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says the City would focus on land, approvals, partnerships and accountability, and press other governments to fund housing. It gives no number of homes, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which City sites would be used, and how many homes would they hold?
Would support neighbourhood growth that adds housing, with density matched to infrastructure, transit, services and green space.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer ties new housing to planning for transport, utilities, schools, community amenities and climate resilience. It names no rule, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which neighbourhoods would grow, and which services would be added first?
Would work with senior governments and non-profit partners to expand supportive housing, and make better use of City land and existing assets.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says the City would focus on land, approvals, partnerships and accountability, and press other governments to fund housing and support services. It gives no number of homes, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which City sites would be used, and how many supportive homes would they hold?
Would use the City’s zoning, permit, outreach and partnership roles to support overdose prevention and faster links to treatment, and ask the Province for health and recovery capacity.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names the City’s zoning, permitting, outreach and partnership roles. It gives no number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which sites or services would the City approve or fund?
Would identify suitable City-owned sites, speed up zoning and permits for qualified treatment and recovery providers, and ask the Province for funding tied to service levels.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says treatment capacity is mainly a provincial and health authority responsibility. It names City-owned sites and zoning and permit changes. It gives no number of sites or places, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which City sites, how many treatment places, and by when?
Would work with Vancouver Coastal Health on clearer rules for sorting calls, coordinated dispatch and shared performance measures, so lower-risk health crises go to health-led teams and police handle immediate danger.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names work with the health authority. It names no City bylaw, program, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which agreement would set the rules for sorting calls, and when would it start?
Would support independent civilian oversight of police, clear public reporting and timely action on oversight recommendations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names the provincial Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner as the overseer and says the City and Police Board would improve public reporting. It names no City rule, number, cost or date.
Would combine focused policing for violence and repeat offending with better coordination among housing, health, outreach and youth services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says City funding and partnerships should go where data shows repeated calls, repeat victims or public disorder. It names no program, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which programs would receive funding, and how much?
Would create a citywide sidewalk completion and accessibility program that maps every missing and damaged block, set annual kilometre targets, dedicate capital funding to the backlog and publish progress by neighbourhood.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names a sidewalk program, annual kilometre targets and dedicated capital funding. It gives no target number, no dollar amount and no finish date. The network figures in the answer describe how much is built today.
Would close dangerous gaps in walking, cycling and small-vehicle routes, starting with missing links, unsafe intersections and high-risk locations chosen with crash and usage data.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names how locations would be chosen. It names no program, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which locations come first, and how many gaps would be closed?
Would work with TransLink on reliable, frequent transit, improve key intersections that delay buses, and test precast concrete pavement at high-wear transit locations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names intersection improvements and a pavement test. It gives no number of intersections, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which intersections come first, and what would the pavement test cost?
Would keep practical access for drivers and base major parking and curb changes on local data, testing significant changes where practical before making them permanent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names local data and tests. It names no specific change, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which parking rules would change, and which data would decide?
Would line up the City’s Official Development Plan (its long-term land-use plan), the Capital Plan (its multi-year building and repair budget) and annual budgets so major projects have defined costs, funding sources, timelines and performance targets.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names the three documents to line up. It gives no number, dollar amount or date.
Would put shade trees, drinking fountains, misting stations and cooling access first in the hottest neighbourhoods with the least tree cover, and support heat pump and ventilation upgrades in older rental and non-profit housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names these City actions and how results would be measured. It gives no number of trees or stations, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many trees and cooling sites, and paid from which budget?
Would add green space and trees first in neighbourhoods with the least tree cover and the most heat, by converting boulevards, medians, lanes and excess road space during street rebuilding.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names the conversion of road space and City land into planted areas and pocket parks. It gives no number of trees or hectares, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many trees or hectares, and which neighbourhoods come first?
Would combine sewer capacity, pipe condition, rainfall modelling, sea level rise and planned housing growth into one risk-based capital plan (a multi-year plan and budget for building and repair projects), and publish yearly results.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says high-risk areas should have clear priorities, timelines and funding. It gives no dates, no dollar amount and no number.
What still needs checking
Which areas come first, and what would the capital plan cost?
Would keep the energy and comfort goals and change the method: measure performance, follow provincial standards where they give the same result, remove duplicate rules and expand support for upgrading older rental, non-profit and multi-family buildings.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says the City is reviewing whether some rules duplicate provincial requirements. It gives no number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which City rules would be removed, and how much upgrade money would there be?
Would create a one-window approval process for events, publish City fees and timelines up front, coordinate departments earlier and give multi-year support to recurring free events that show community value.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names a one-window process, published fees and multi-year support. It gives no dollar amount, no number of events and no date.
What still needs checking
How much multi-year support, and from which budget?
Would make public art selection more open, involve local artists and the three local Nations where relevant, and require every permanent project to state its cost over its full life, who maintains it and its expected public benefit before approval.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names an approval requirement for permanent projects. It gives no dollar amount, no number of projects and no date.
What still needs checking
How much would the City spend on public art each year?
Would create one clear path through City Hall for business licences, permits, inspections and approvals, with service standards, published processing times and a single point of guidance.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names service standards, published processing times and a single point of guidance. It gives no number of days, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many days would each licence or permit take, and by when?
Artificial intelligence and data centre investment
Would support responsible investment in artificial intelligence and data centres and avoid a blanket ban, judging each project on jobs, resource use and community benefit.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer says the City would coordinate with BC Hydro and the Province on capacity. It names no City rule, number, cost or date.
Would strengthen human-rights screening in City purchasing, enforce the existing Supplier Code of Conduct and require corrective action from suppliers that fail labour and human-rights standards.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names screening, enforcement of an existing code and yearly reporting. It gives no number of contracts, no cost and no date.
Would set one protocol for consultation on major plans: publish the problem, data, options, costs and limits before, and a “What We Heard, What Changed and Why” report after.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names a protocol and a standard report. It gives no number, cost or date.
Would require staff reports on major initiatives to include a short Youth Impact section, and hold regular youth roundtables with Council and City staff.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names the Youth Impact section and the roundtables. It gives no number of roundtables, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How often would the roundtables meet, and which decisions would they cover?
No verified completed municipal program attributed to Caliman was located in this review. His policy questionnaire describes proposals; it does not establish delivery.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
Controversies & public scrutiny
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
Read the reporting
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
Reporting
CityNews
Overview of the eight mayoral candidates
Includes Caliman among the independent candidates.
The article quotes Caliman on why he is running, running without a party, and his ideas on permitting, city staffing and getting around the city. It names his employer “according to publicly available information” and does not say he told the outlet. Caliman says he did not disclose his employer.
CBC says it could not speak with Caliman. It describes his platform as focused on housing and affordability, with “more attainable homes” and safety on public transit.
Reports that the host, Chef’s Favourite, said all eight mayoral candidates were taking part in its October 2 forum on restaurants, bars and venues, and names Caliman among them. voche.me found no report from after the event.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Specific employment dates, costed commitments, an independently reviewed interview, a campaign calendar, campaign finances and photo reuse rights remain open. The Vancity Lookout article of September 18 is for paying members. Its full text was read on October 4 from a copy supplied to voche.me. On October 4 Caliman reported that the outlet had updated the article about the sourcing of his employer. The copy read that day carries no update note, and the live page was not re-checked for changes. His campaign web address shows only a holding page from the company that registered it. His Instagram account lists 23 posts, but the text in them could not be read automatically. Chef’s Favourite named him on September 24 as a participant in its October 2 hospitality forum. voche.me found no report from after the event, so the forum is no longer on his calendar and nothing he may have said there is on this record. No third-party questionnaire with his own answers was found on October 3; the HUB Cycling results page refused automated reads.
Documents / Research status
Finances, endorsements and voting record
Campaign spending returns, donors, endorsements and a complete vote-by-vote record have not yet been verified for this profile. These gaps do not mean that no records exist. A nominator is not automatically an endorser.
This page was prepared by Voche.me from public sources. The candidate has not approved its contents or supplied answers to the questions below. Candidate submissions will be labelled separately from independent reporting.
Official documents / Nomination
Nomination papers
The nomination papers are the form Amauri Caliman filed with the City to get on the ballot. The City publishes them for public inspection.
Section 45 (8) of the Vancouver Charter allows the information in nomination papers to be used only for the purposes of the Charter and of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. voche.me links to the City’s copy and does not copy the nominators, the financial agent or any other detail from it. Read section 45.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Reported September 18, 2026
Employer named by Vancity Lookout
Vancity Lookout’s article says, “according to publicly available information”, that he works for ICBC, and its subtitle calls him “The ICBC employee and entrepreneur”. The article does not say he told the outlet this, and Caliman says he did not disclose his employer. voche.me has not confirmed his employer. His VoteMate biography describes entrepreneurship and public-service experience and names no employer.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which three commitments would you fund first, and at what cost?
No response has been submitted.
What are your proposed annual housing targets and permitting standards?
No response has been submitted.
What service measures would determine your police-budget decisions?
No response has been submitted.
Will you publish a complete campaign calendar and dated policy updates?
No response has been submitted.
Can you provide independently verifiable dates and responsibilities for your professional roles?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Amauri Caliman's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Amauri Caliman?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Amauri Caliman's own campaign.
What is Amauri Caliman's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Amauri Caliman is number 55 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Mayor.
What party did Amauri Caliman run with?
Amauri Caliman ran for Mayor as an independent, with no party affiliation listed on the City's candidate list.
Does Amauri Caliman currently hold public office?
Yes. Amauri Caliman currently serves as Independent mayoral candidate.
How many sources does this Amauri Caliman profile cite?
This profile lists 1 sourced reference, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Amauri Caliman filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
Yes. The Nomination papers section below links to the City’s copy of the papers Amauri Caliman filed. voche.me does not copy names or other details from them, because section 45 (8) of the Vancouver Charter limits how that information may be used.
Why do some questions on Amauri Caliman's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Amauri Caliman in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Amauri Caliman ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Mayor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Names from the nomination papers removed
This page listed the nominators, the financial agent and the signing details read from the nomination papers filed with the City. Section 45 (8) of the Vancouver Charter allows information in those papers to be used only for the purposes of the Charter and of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, so voche.me no longer copies anything from them. The page links to the City’s copy instead.
Calendar, news and research gaps brought up to date
voche.me reopened his VoteMate answers, which are unchanged, and searched again for interviews, questionnaires, forums and news. Two past forums left the calendar: the October 1 Last Candidate Standing event, where his attendance was never confirmed, and the October 2 Candidates on Crates panel, where the organizer had named him but no report from after the event was found. The October 5 Mayoral Mixer and the October 13 food-systems town hall were added as unconfirmed. CBC News, Daily Hive and 604 Now were added to the news list, and the CBC source now links to CBC’s own page instead of a copy on Yahoo News. The research gaps note no longer lists the nomination names as open, because the nomination papers were read in full on September 22.
October 2 hospitality panel added to the public schedule
Chef’s Favourite, which is hosting the panel, published an announcement on September 24 that names Amauri Caliman as one of eight participating mayoral candidates. The schedule now shows the October 2 panel as a confirmed appearance. Entry is limited to media and hospitality stakeholders, who register through the organizer.
Policy answers re-read and every commitment tagged
voche.me re-read the policy answers on his VoteMate profile and compared each commitment on this page with the text. The permit commitment now covers homes, and a new commitment covers business permits. The wording of the rental and crisis-response commitments now follows the answers more closely. 33 commitments were added from the same answers. Ten entries on the profile fall outside the issues scored for a mayoral candidate and were not added.
