City Council · Vancouver 2026

Jarrett Hagglund

  • Not elected, City CouncilPreliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

OneCity candidate for city council, ballot number 100.

Jarrett Hagglund, ballot number 100 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Co-operative housing and public land.

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Jarrett Hagglund, from OneCity Vancouver.
Jarrett HagglundCity CouncilBallot no.100

This record covers Jarrett Hagglund, ballot number 100, running for Vancouver City Council with OneCity Vancouver in the October 17, 2026 election. It sets out what the campaign says, what news reporting says, what one published opinion piece by Hagglund proposes, what he is quoted as saying in party releases, on his VoteMate profile and in a report of an arts forum, and two team statements he signed.

How complete is the published plan?

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 October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.

  1. Housing supply and rental rules2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “he's running to make Vancouver homes permanently affordable for those who live and work here.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Candidates page, City Council team, #100 Jarrett Hagglund
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on housing: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on housing, scored the same way

  2. Homelessness and the drug crisis1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 4 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 4 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on homelessness and drugs, scored the same way

  3. Policing and public safety2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “It means proportional enforcement that distinguishes between genuine life-safety risks and administrative non-compliance.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Opinion: Heavy-handed fire code enforcement risks pushing Vancouver's music and cultural events underground
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on public safety: 9 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on public safety, scored the same way

  4. Transport and street design1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on transport: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on transport, scored the same way

  5. City taxes and the capital plan2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “We need to demand the funding when the funding is promised.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 takeaways from the City of Vancouver candidates forum on arts, culture, and heritage
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on taxes and budget: 4 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way

  6. Climate and buildings0/10
    • 0/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 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. 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.

    Every City Council candidate on climate, scored the same way

  7. Culture and nightlife4/10

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on culture, scored the same way

  8. Child care1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 1 commitment on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 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.

    OneCity’s platform on child care: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    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.

    Every City Council candidate on child care, scored the same way

  9. Economy and small business2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “We will work with City staff to see that contracts are awarded to local businesses or Canadian companies.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      OneCity Vancouver Statement on the Vote Palestine Pledge
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 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. 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.

    Every City Council candidate on economy, scored the same way

  10. Governance and City Hall2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “make sure every community has a real voice at City Hall”

      Stated by the candidate.

      VoteMate profile: Jarrett Hagglund (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 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. 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.

    Every City Council candidate on governance, scored the same way

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Where can you hear Jarrett Hagglund?

No upcoming public appearance by Jarrett Hagglund is confirmed in the sources checked on October 3, 2026.

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About Jarrett Hagglund

Jarrett Hagglund appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 100. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.

The campaign says Hagglund works on co-op housing with the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC. The page describes Hagglund as an advocate for artists and a leader in the queer community.

The OneCity candidate page describes Hagglund as an affordable housing advocate, an advocate for artists and a leader in the queer community, and says Hagglund works with the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.

OneCity's team page gives Hagglund the one line description "the affordable housing champion fighting to make Vancouver a city where people can afford to stay".

Daily Hive reported that Hagglund is managing director of the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.

Daily Hive reported that Hagglund's earlier work includes staff roles with former premier John Horgan and former B.C. environment minister George Heyman.

The byline on a January 2026 Daily Hive opinion piece describes Hagglund as a Vancouver based housing advocate and vice-president of DMS Vancouver, which the byline calls a long-standing 2SLGBTQ2+ community organization.

Daily Hive's ballot order list records Hagglund at number 100 on the City Council ballot, under the OneCity Vancouver banner.

The Vancouver and District Labour Council listed Hagglund among its endorsed City Council candidates on June 25, 2026.

News pages on the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC's website say Hagglund was the federation's vice-president and chaired its annual general meeting in November 2022, when he retired as a director, and that he spoke as its membership director in February 2024.

The BC Co-operative Association's board page, read on October 3, 2026, lists Hagglund among its directors, with the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC as his co-op.

OneCity's platform page, read on October 3, 2026, opens with a letter to voters signed by all 13 OneCity candidates. Hagglund's name is first.

voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.

OneCity proposes 4,000 affordable homes on city-owned land OneCity releases arts and culture platform with plans for street performers, libraries, and Hogan's Alley OneCity sets out which parts of the Vote Palestine pledge its candidates will adopt Six Vancouver 2026 candidates take questions at Mount Pleasant queer town hall Read the sources

Commitments and the available evidence.

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.

25 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3

Permanently affordable homes

The campaign page says Hagglund is running to make Vancouver homes permanently affordable for the people who live and work in the city.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the goal. It does not name a programme, a number of homes, a budget or a timeline.
What still needs checking
Which council powers Hagglund would use, and how many homes the plan would produce by what date.

Our City Hall Pledge

Women Transforming Cities printed a statement from Hagglund on its page of candidate commitments, under its heading for the candidates who said yes to its Our City Hall Pledge. Hagglund writes that he supports the pledge because it brings housing together with transit, public spaces, safety and essential services. The organization’s six policy asks range from more non-market housing to longer library hours and more public washrooms.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page text carries one statement from Hagglund. It gives no wording from him on each of the six asks, and it lists no measure, number, cost or date from him. The statement backs a set of asks that spans several issues, so voche.me counts it under no single issue.
What still needs checking
What money and what council decisions Hagglund would put behind each of the six asks.

Clearer rules for small music and cultural venues

In a January 2026 opinion piece signed by Hagglund, he wrote that Vancouver needs clear, achievable pathways for venues to operate responsibly, and that the municipal government could convene direct, good-faith discussions between event organizers and enforcement agencies.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The piece is signed by Hagglund and was published in January 2026, four months before OneCity confirmed the nomination. It names no bylaw, licence type, budget line, number or date. The OneCity candidate page repeats none of these points.
What still needs checking
Whether Hagglund brings these three asks forward as a council motion, and whether the campaign adopts them.

OneCity climate platform

OneCity’s platform, announced in August 2026, would restore the zero emission heating requirement for new low rise homes, reverse the change that lets natural gas be used in new buildings, start a Public Rooftop Solar and Community Energy Program on publicly owned buildings, and add a City funded program to install cooling, air filtration and heat pumps in the homes most at risk in extreme heat. For an initial group of those homes the party puts the total cost at $4 million to $7.5 million and says the City’s share could be lower.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party’s platform. Daily Hive’s report quotes mayoral candidate William Azaroff and carries no quote from Hagglund on any part of it.
What still needs checking
Whether Hagglund has stated a position on the natural gas rules and the solar programme.

Permanently affordable homes in Vancouver

The campaign says Hagglund is running to make homes in Vancouver permanently affordable for the people who live and work in the city.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Real housing choices in every neighbourhood

OneCity’s release of September 24, 2026 quotes Hagglund saying OneCity will give Vancouverites real housing choices in every neighbourhood.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release quotes Hagglund in one paragraph. The paragraphs that describe the plan credit OneCity. His quoted words give no zoning rule, number of homes, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which zoning changes and how many homes Hagglund would commit to, and by when.

Co-ops and non-market housing come first

The same release quotes Hagglund saying OneCity will make sure co-ops and non-market housing come first.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The quote gives no rule for what first means (city land, permits or funding), and no number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What first would mean in practice, on which sites, and by when.

Cultural grants tied to inflation

Stir reported on September 23, 2026 that at the arts and culture candidates forum, hosted by the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage, Hagglund said the City treats these events like a constant burden and that grants need to be tied to inflation.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Stir prints the words as a quote in its section on operating grants. The report gives no dollar figure, grant program or start year for the change.
What still needs checking
Which grants Hagglund means, what linking them to inflation would cost, and from which year.

A City liaison for small venues

Stir reported that Hagglund supports a streamlined venue licensing program. He said the City would have a liaison who works with venues to open spaces safely and keep them accessible.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Stir credits a new small cultural venue licence and a venue navigator to OneCity as a party, and quotes Hagglund on the liaison. The report gives no cost, number of staff or start date.
What still needs checking
How the liaison would be staffed and paid for, and when the new licence would start.

Expand the cultural land trust

Stir reported that all the candidates at the forum supported expanded cultural land trust initiatives. It quotes Hagglund saying a land trust owned by the artistic community keeps decisions with the arts sector and can create affordability over generations.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Stir notes that Council passed a motion in July 2026 asking staff to draft a cultural land trust policy by early 2027. Hagglund’s quote names no site, number of spaces, cost or date of his own.
What still needs checking
What Hagglund would ask the City to give the trust (land, money or both), and by when.

Collect the funding developers promised

Stir reported that Hagglund pointed to a February report by the City’s auditor general that criticized the City over lost developer amenities (community benefits, such as arts spaces and public art, that developers promise as part of a project), and said the City needs to demand the funding when it is promised and to see the promise carried out.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The words come from Stir’s report of the forum. The description of the auditor general’s report is the reporter’s summary, and voche.me has not opened that report. Hagglund names no budget line, amount or date.
What still needs checking
Which of the auditor general’s findings Hagglund would act on first, and how the City would track what developers owe.

Proportional enforcement of fire and safety rules

In the same January 2026 opinion piece, Hagglund wrote that Vancouver needs proportional enforcement that separates genuine life-safety risks from administrative non-compliance.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The piece is signed by Hagglund. It also says fire, crowd and life safety are non-negotiable. It names no inspection rule, budget line, number or date.
What still needs checking
What Hagglund would change in how venue inspections are carried out, and who would decide.

Permanently affordable homes (VoteMate)

Hagglund’s VoteMate profile, with a reason for running submitted by the candidate or the campaign, says he wants City Hall to deliver permanently affordable homes.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text gives no number of homes, cost, date or council power.
What still needs checking
Which council powers Hagglund would use, and how many homes the plan would produce by what date.

Thriving arts and culture (VoteMate)

The same VoteMate reason for running says Hagglund wants City Hall to deliver thriving arts and culture.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
It is one phrase inside a reason for running. It names no grant, venue rule, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which arts measures Hagglund would put first, and what they would cost.

A real voice for every community (VoteMate)

The same VoteMate text says Hagglund wants to make sure every community has a real voice at City Hall.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
It states an aim. It names no consultation rule, office, number or date.
What still needs checking
What Hagglund would change in how City Hall asks residents for their views.

People’s Builder for 4,000 homes on city land

OneCity’s release of September 24, 2026 says a city-run People’s Builder would build 4,000 family homes on land the city already owns. The City would guarantee loans, draw in federal funding and put in capital, and money returned by a project would go into the next project.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. The release credits the plan to OneCity and quotes Hagglund once, in a separate paragraph. It gives no total cost, start date or completion date.
What still needs checking
The cost to the City, the sites, and the year the homes would open.

Smaller lots and more building types

The release says OneCity would legalize 25-foot lots (down from 33 feet), reduce setbacks (the required gap between a building and the edge of its lot) to five feet, allow single-stair buildings, and allow four-floor buildings with corner stores everywhere and six-floor buildings with services near city centres.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It gives no date and no number of homes.
What still needs checking
Which zoning bylaws would change, and in which year.

A bigger Renters’ Office and faster tenant protection

The release says OneCity would bring back the Renters’ Office, expand the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy, cut the time to qualify for its protections from one year to six months, and make developers pay tenants when delayed construction pushes back a move-in date.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It gives no budget for the office and no start date.
What still needs checking
The office budget, its staff and its start date.

End the freeze on supportive housing and set a shelter standard

The release says OneCity would end what it calls ABC’s ban on new supportive housing, add an Office of Community Engagement to run early public engagement on projects, and create a Vancouver Shelter Standard for all city-funded shelters.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It gives no number of homes or shelter spaces, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many homes and shelter spaces this would add, at what cost, and from which year.

Community Land Trust Support Strategy

The release says OneCity would enact a Community Land Trust Support Strategy so non-profits get the first chance to buy affordable buildings and land when they come up for sale.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It gives no cost, funding source or date.
What still needs checking
How the first chance to buy would work, and what the City would pay.

Libraries at the centre of civic life

OneCity's release of September 29, 2026 quotes Hagglund saying OneCity's teams on Council, Park Board and School Board will strengthen key communities, make libraries the centre of civic life, and help neighbours be heard and have more fun on their blocks.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release quotes Hagglund in one paragraph. The measures listed after it are credited to OneCity. His quoted words name no library, budget, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which library measures Hagglund would put first on Council, what they would cost, and by when.

Two new libraries and three renewed branches

The release says OneCity would build two new libraries, renew three older branches, fund the Vancouver Public Library's Facilities Master Plan, and propose a Vancouver Library Card Plus+ that gives free or low-cost entry to cultural events, recreation and public programs.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It names no sites, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which branches, at what cost, and in which years.

Simpler late night rules and more places to busk

The release says OneCity would simplify the City's late night rules so businesses can stay open later, simplify the rules for street performers, and add more places where buskers need no permit.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It names no bylaw change, number of locations or date.
What still needs checking
Which rules would change, and from which year.

A Community Choice Fund for local projects

The release says OneCity would create a Community Choice Fund that lets residents, neighbourhoods and community groups apply directly for money and City staff help for local projects.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party text. It gives no fund size, rules for choosing projects, or start date.
What still needs checking
How much money the fund would hold and who would decide which projects get it.

City contracts for local and Canadian companies

A OneCity statement of September 27, 2026, signed by 11 OneCity candidates including Hagglund, answers the four parts of the Vote Palestine pledge. On City purchasing, the signers say they will work with City staff so that contracts go to local businesses or Canadian companies, and that City money will not go, as far as possible, to states complicit in genocide.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The statement is signed by name by 11 candidates as a team, so the wording is shared and earns no point for a measure. It names no purchasing rule, dollar amount or date.
What still needs checking
Which purchasing rule Hagglund would bring to Council, and from which budget year.

Policies, budgets & programs

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Shared the federation’s 2025 to 2030 strategic plan at its annual general meeting

The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC says it held its 2024 annual general meeting on November 17, 2024, and that Hagglund and one colleague shared its 2025 to 2030 strategic plan, titled Strengthening our Foundations, Deepening our Impact.

Scope, limits and sources

The page is the federation’s own account. It gives no title for Hagglund in 2024 and does not say which part of the plan he presented. voche.me found no independent report of the meeting. The federation’s page says he shared a plan. It does not say he wrote it or delivered any housing, so this entry earns no record point.

  • 2024 AGM RecapEvent organizer · Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

Talks, interviews & statements

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Statement

Opinion piece on fire code enforcement and Vancouver music events

Writing in Daily Hive, Hagglund argued that strict fire code enforcement against informal music venues pushes events out of sight and makes them less safe, and asked for clear pathways for venues to operate responsibly, proportional enforcement and direct talks between organizers and enforcement staff.

Debate coverage

Panellist at Take Back Your City, a queer town hall at the Birdhouse

The Tyee reported that Hagglund spoke for OneCity on a panel of candidates at the Birdhouse in Mount Pleasant. Questions covered AI data centres, housing, work with Indigenous communities, vote splitting and overdose prevention sites. The article quotes no words from Hagglund. The organizer told The Tyee that every party on the panel said it supports protecting queer spaces like the Birdhouse.

Debate coverage

Remarks at the arts, culture and heritage candidates forum

Stir reported Hagglund's remarks at a candidates forum hosted by the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage. He said the City treats arts events as a burden, that grants should be tied to inflation, that a City liaison should help venues open safely, that an artist-owned land trust keeps decisions with the arts sector, and that the City must collect the money developers promise. The date is Stir's publication date; the report says the forum took place the night before.

Statement

Signed OneCity's statement on the Vote Palestine pledge

Hagglund is one of 11 OneCity candidates who signed a team statement answering the four parts of the Vote Palestine pledge. The signers condemn the genocide in Gaza and racism in all forms, decline to sign the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge or adopt the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association framework, and commit to City purchasing rules that favour local and Canadian companies.

Statement

Quoted in OneCity's Vibrant City release

OneCity's release on its Vibrant City plan quotes Hagglund saying OneCity believes in its neighbours and Ken Sim and ABC do not, and that OneCity's teams would strengthen key communities and make libraries the centre of civic life.

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.

Read the reporting

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Daily Hive

Four OneCity party hopefuls form 'Builders' slate for Vancouver City Council race

Kenneth Chan reported that Hagglund, Frances Bula, Iona Bonamis and Mike Tan would run together as the OneCity Builders. The article quotes Bula and Bonamis and carries no quote from Hagglund.

The Georgia Straight

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates

Nathan Caddell reported that OneCity members nominated Hagglund for council alongside Iona Bonamis, Frances Bula, Caitlin Stockwell and sitting councillor Lucy Maloney.

Vancouver Is Awesome

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for 2026 civic election

Vancouver Is Awesome listed Hagglund among OneCity's five council candidates and described him as managing director of the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC. The article carries no quote from him.

Vancouver and District Labour Council

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver

The labour council's list of endorsed candidates for the City of Vancouver names Hagglund among 10 City Council candidates, five of them from OneCity.

The Tyee

At Vancouver's Queer Town Hall Under a Disco Ball

The Tyee's report of the September 20 Take Back Your City town hall names Hagglund as OneCity's council candidate on the panel and carries no quote from him.

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 2 sources
Campaign 11 sources
Reporting 11 sources
Event organizer 8 sources
Event listing 1 sources

The job title of managing director at the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC rests on Daily Hive and Vancouver Is Awesome reporting, on two news pages of the federation's own website dated August 18, 2025 and November 27, 2025, and on the description of his own Instagram profile. The federation's team page, read again on October 3, 2026, lists a chief executive officer and a chief operating officer and shows no managing director. Earlier federation pages give him the titles of vice-president (2022) and membership director (2024); all of these are the federation's own account. The vice-president role at DMS Vancouver appears only in the byline Hagglund supplied to Daily Hive. The Dogwood Monarchist Society's public executive board page, read again on October 3, 2026, does not list him, so that role is recorded here as a self-description only. His LinkedIn and X pages, the posts on his Instagram account, a video of the May nomination debate and the Business in Vancouver report of the OneCity nominations could not be read as text. No report was found that names him as a speaker at the Mount Pleasant meeting of September 23, the Candid Candidates forum of September 29 or Last Candidate Standing on October 1, so those listings were removed from the calendar. HUB Cycling's Vancouver survey page returned HTTP 403, so any answers he gave there are not recorded. No interview, election result or public vote record for Hagglund was found. Campaign finance statements are filed after the election. No accountability record of any kind was found.

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.

Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 1 stated position and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.

Rechecked on October 3, 2026: party releases, the party platform, his VoteMate profile, news reports, a labour council endorsement list and the websites of two co-operative organizations.

Checks still to do: Confirm employment and project responsibilities with the named housing organization.

The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.

Experience & community

As of 2026

Managing director, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

Daily Hive reported this title in April and May 2026. News pages on the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC’s own website, dated August 18, 2025 and November 27, 2025, also give Hagglund this title. None of these pages says when the role started or what the day to day work involves.

Four OneCity party hopefuls form 'Builders' slate for Vancouver City Council race
As of October 2026

Director, BC Co-operative Association

The association's own board page lists Hagglund as a director and names the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC as his co-op. The page gives no start date and no board office.

BC Co-operative Association · Meet the Team
February 2024

Membership director, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

A federation news page dated February 14, 2024 calls Hagglund its membership director and says he introduced the federation's Year of Belonging Awards, which give $1,000 to a winning co-op. The page is the federation's own account.

Highlights of the February 7 Vancouver Island Council Meeting
Until November 2022

Vice-president and director, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC board

The federation's report of its November 2022 annual general meeting says vice-president Hagglund chaired the meeting and thanks him as a retiring director. The page is the federation's own account and gives no start date.

Everything that happened at the 2022 CHF BC AGM

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Which city-owned sites or financing changes would you prioritize for permanently affordable housing?

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Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?

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What is Jarrett Hagglund's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?

Jarrett Hagglund is number 100 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.

What party did Jarrett Hagglund run with?

Jarrett Hagglund ran for City Council with OneCity.

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This profile lists 3 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

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When was the election Jarrett Hagglund ran in?

The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.

Space for campaign updates

OneCity link moved to the party's candidates page

OneCity's old candidate page for this candidate (onecityvancouver.ca/people/jarrett-hagglund) returned HTTP 404 on October 4, 2026. The party's candidates page, read that day, carries the same paragraph and the same portrait file, so the links, the portrait credit and the commitments that cited the old page now point to the candidates page. The old page stays in the source list, marked as no longer answering.

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Record rechecked: new statements, roles and an endorsement

voche.me added OneCity's September 29 Vibrant City release, which quotes Hagglund, and a September 27 team statement on the Vote Palestine pledge that he signed. It added The Tyee's report of a September 20 queer town hall where he was a panellist, the Vancouver and District Labour Council's June 25 endorsement, a Vancouver Is Awesome report, his seat on the BC Co-operative Association board, and two earlier roles named on the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC's own website. Three forum listings from September 23 to October 1 were removed from the calendar, because no source shows that he took part.

Our City Hall Pledge entry reworded

The entry said Women Transforming Cities lists Hagglund among the candidates who signed its pledge. The page prints a statement from Hagglund under its heading for the candidates who said yes to the pledge. The entry now describes that statement.

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Opinion piece entry reworded and split

The entry said Hagglund asked for a legal path for event organizers. The piece asks for clear, achievable pathways for venues to operate responsibly, and the entry now uses those words. The point about proportional enforcement is now its own commitment on public safety.

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Climate platform cost wording corrected

The entry gave $4 million to $7.5 million as a stated municipal cost. Daily Hive gives it as the gross cost, meaning the cost before other funders share it, for an initial group of high-risk homes, and reports that the party says the City’s share could be lower. The entry now says that.

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Commitments tagged and new ones added

voche.me reopened the sources behind each commitment and added commitments from OneCity’s September 24 housing release, which quotes Hagglund once, from his VoteMate profile, and from Stir’s report of an arts and culture forum. The party plan in the housing release is recorded as party text. One dated action on housing, taken from the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC’s own website, is now on the record.

Shared strategic plan no longer counted as a housing record

The federation’s own page says Hagglund shared its strategic plan at a meeting. It gives no title, no authorship and no delivered work, so the entry stays on the record and earns no score.

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