--- title: "Compare Vancouver 2026 candidates on one subject at a time | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/compare" last_updated: "2026-09-26T08:59:30.693Z" meta: description: "Read what every Vancouver 2026 candidate has published on housing, transport, safety, parks, schools and more, with sources, then build a ballot you can print." "og:description": "Read what every Vancouver 2026 candidate has published on housing, transport, safety, parks, schools and more, with sources, then build a ballot you can print." "og:title": "Compare Vancouver 2026 candidates on one subject at a time" "twitter:description": "Read what every Vancouver 2026 candidate has published on housing, transport, safety, parks, schools and more, with sources, then build a ballot you can print." "twitter:title": "Compare Vancouver 2026 candidates on one subject at a time" --- COMPARE CANDIDATES # One subject.
*Every candidate on it.* Pick a race, pick a subject, and read what every candidate in that race has published on it, with the source beside each line. Add the ones you want to a ballot you can print and take with you on October 17. **129**Candidates across four races **1465**Sourced commitments on record **27**Seats being filled 1 ## Choose a race Your ballot on October 17 holds all four. Each one is a separate list of names, and you may mark as many names as there are seats. - - - - **WHAT THIS BODY DECIDES**Chairs Council, sets the meeting agenda and speaks for the city. The mayor has one vote on Council like every councillor. 2 ## Choose a subject The number under each subject is how many of the 8 candidates in this race have published something on it that we could source. 3 ## Housing and affordability **8 of 8 Mayor candidates have a sourced position on housing and affordability.** The rest are named further down, each with the date we checked. A blank space is a record of what we have found so far, and never a statement that a candidate has no view. Filter by party - ### [Colleen Hardwick](https://voche.me/candidates/colleen-hardwick) TEAM for a Livable VancouverBallot 50 - HOUSING**Create a renters’ office** Would establish an office for renters. [Housing and neighbourhood planning ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability) - HOUSING**Protect older rentals and expand co-ops** Proposes protecting existing rentals and supporting more co-operative housing. [Housing and neighbourhood planning ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability) - HOMELESSNESS**Recovery-oriented housing** TEAM’s August 13, 2026 release, which quotes Hardwick on the addiction crisis, says TEAM sees large-scale supportive housing as generally poorly delivered and advocates recovery-oriented housing instead. [TEAM says action needed to solve city’s addiction crisis, not plebiscites ](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-says-action-needed-to-solve-city-s-addiction-crisis-not-plebiscites) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/colleen-hardwick) - ### [Pete Fry](https://voche.me/candidates/pete-fry) Green Party of VancouverBallot 51 - HOMELESSNESS**Operating standards for overdose prevention sites** Fry’s motion, announced by his party on July 13, 2026 for the July 15 Council meeting, asks staff to develop operating standards and licensing conditions for overdose prevention and harm reduction services.Not established [Fry Motion Would Set Clear Standards for Overdose Prevention Services ](https://www.vangreens.ca/fry_motion_would_set_clear_standards_for_overdose_prevention_services) - HOUSING**Pre-approved housing designs** Proposes pre-approved designs, including prefabricated homes. [September 16 housing proposals ](https://www.vangreens.ca/vancouver_greens_building_the_housing_we_need_at_home) - HOUSING**Retain and retrofit affordable homes** Would pursue retrofit partnerships to retain existing affordable housing where feasible. [September 16 housing proposals ](https://www.vangreens.ca/vancouver_greens_building_the_housing_we_need_at_home) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/pete-fry) - ### [Rebecca Bligh](https://voche.me/candidates/rebecca-bligh) Vote VancouverBallot 52 - HOUSING**A faster development process for housing** The Vote Vancouver housing page says Bligh will simplify and speed up the development process so good housing can get built sooner. [Housing platform ](https://www.votevancouver.ca/housing) - HOUSING**Affordable homes for middle-income residents** Would pair public land with permanently affordable homes and non-profit childcare. [Housing platform ](https://www.votevancouver.ca/housing) - HOUSING**City-owned land used for public housing** In an interview published by The Tyee on April 20, 2026, Bligh said City-owned land should be used for public housing and that the City should use all the land it owns to build below-market housing people can afford. [Rebecca Bligh Wants Vancouver’s Votes for Mayor ](https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/20/Rebecca-Bligh-Wants-Vancouver-Votes-Mayor/) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/rebecca-bligh) - ### [Muhammad Ahmad](https://voche.me/candidates/muhammad-ahmad) Bright Future VancouverBallot 53 - HOUSING**City first right to buy a building** On his Bluesky account on July 26, 2026, Ahmad wrote that the City should get the first right to buy a building before a flipper does. He wrote that this is already law in Quebec and has worked in Toronto. [Muhammad Ahmad's Bluesky account, linked from the campaign website ](https://bsky.app/profile/muhammad-van.bsky.social) - HOUSING**Family-sized and pet-inclusive housing** Proposes family-sized units and pet access in eligible publicly supported projects. [Detailed rent-to-own housing proposal ](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/blueprint/the-roots-project) - HOUSING**First-term target of 2,000 homes** Targets 2,000 program homes approved or in development during a first term. This is not a promise of 2,000 completed homes. [Detailed rent-to-own housing proposal ](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/blueprint/the-roots-project) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/muhammad-ahmad) - ### [Ken Sim](https://voche.me/candidates/ken-sim) ABC VancouverBallot 54 - AFFORDABILITY**2027 property taxes** Hold the City property-tax increase at 0% in 2027, then raise it only at the rate of inflation, as reported from his April 8 speech. [Community-centre and tax commitments at Board of Trade (PDF) ](https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/mayor-ken-sim-400m-community-centres-tax-freeze.pdf) [Ken Sim promises another tax freeze and $400M for community centres if re-elected ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-re-election-board-of-trade-9.7157170) [Vancouver mayor vows 0% tax hike in 2027, $400 million for new community centres ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-property-tax-community-centres-board-of-trade-announcement) [Interview about Sim’s record and next term ](https://www.vancitylookout.com/p/ken-sim-defends-his-record-and-asks-for-another-term-as-mayor) - AFFORDABILITY**Citywide parking app** Require one parking app that works across the whole city. [2026 platform ](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform/) [Ken Sim’s ABC platform promises property tax freeze, end to residential parking permit fees ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ken-sim-abc-vancouver-2026-civic-election-platform) - HOUSING**Housing of all types** Sim says he wants to build housing of all types. [Interview about Sim’s record and next term ](https://www.vancitylookout.com/p/ken-sim-defends-his-record-and-asks-for-another-term-as-mayor) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/ken-sim) - ### [Amauri Caliman](https://voche.me/candidates/amauri-caliman) IndependentBallot 55 - HOUSING**Accessible and adaptable homes** Would increase the supply of accessible and adaptable homes for seniors and people with disabilities, using planning, permits and partnerships. [Candidate-submitted policy questionnaire ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13782?t=policies) - HOUSING**Clearer City path for Nation-led housing** 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. [Candidate-submitted policy questionnaire ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13782?t=policies) - HOMELESSNESS**Faster route into addiction treatment** 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. [Candidate-submitted policy questionnaire ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13782?t=policies) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/amauri-caliman) - ### [Kareem Allam](https://voche.me/candidates/kareem-allam) Vancouver LiberalsBallot 56 - HOUSING**A housing delivery office for affordable homes** Would create a housing delivery office that brings the necessary City departments together early on affordable housing projects that need City, provincial and federal approvals or money. [ALLAM: Vancouver is the slowest place on Earth to approve housing, and it’s costing us all (opinion piece signed by Kareem Allam) ](https://www.sitkamedia.ca/allam-vancouver-is-the-slowest-place-on-earth-to-approve-housing-and-its-costing-us-all/) - HOMELESSNESS**A methamphetamine strategy for Vancouver and B.C.** Wants a long-term methamphetamine strategy for Vancouver and B.C. that focuses on safety, treatment and recovery. [Published platform ](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/issues) [Kareem Allam Wants to Be Vancouver’s Next Mayor ](https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/22/Kareem-Allam-Interview/) - HOMELESSNESS**A new Vancouver accord on drugs and mental health** Says Vancouver needs a new accord among all levels of government on drugs and mental health, and that it probably needs six pillars instead of four. [Video: Kareem Allam says city must tackle crime, cost of living, to stop flight of young people ](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/video-kareem-allam-says-city-130004422.html) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/kareem-allam) - ### [Scott Gilbert](https://voche.me/candidates/scott-gilbert) IndependentBallot 57 - HOUSING**Empty Homes Tax rates** The platform says he will keep the proposed 3% base Empty Homes Tax, seek a 5% rate for a second consecutive taxable vacant year, and direct the eligible net revenue to housing. [Complete 2026 platform, Full Policy Collection PDF (inside the ZIP download) ](https://draintheswamp.ca/Great-Scott-Complete-Platform-2026.zip) - HOUSING**First Homes Fund** The platform says he will bring forward a First Homes Fund, a capped pilot of $25 million that combines City land, housing funds and partner capital, to help eligible residents build equity. [Complete 2026 platform, Full Policy Collection PDF (inside the ZIP download) ](https://draintheswamp.ca/Great-Scott-Complete-Platform-2026.zip) - HOUSING**Inspection and enforcement in single-room occupancy buildings** The platform says he will coordinate inspection and enforcement of safety rules in single-room occupancy buildings (SROs), and aims to inspect every identified high-risk one within the first year. [Complete 2026 platform, Full Policy Collection PDF (inside the ZIP download) ](https://draintheswamp.ca/Great-Scott-Complete-Platform-2026.zip) [Full profile ](https://voche.me/candidates/scott-gilbert) ## Your ballot for October 17 0 names marked across 0 races. Nothing here is sent anywhere. It is kept in this browser only. You have not marked anybody yet. Pick a race and a subject, read what the candidates have published, and add the ones you want. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.