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title: "What Vancouver's seven civic parties say about housing"
description: "Vancouver Is Awesome compiled housing platform positions from all seven mainstream parties ahead of the October 17 election, covering affordable homes, supportive housing, renter protections, and zoning."
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Vancouver Is Awesome published a side-by-side of all seven mainstream parties' housing platforms on October 6, compiled by reporter Mike Howell from news conferences, press releases and party websites. Housing is again a top issue as parties campaign ahead of the October 17 election.

The City of Vancouver's communications department told Vancouver Is Awesome that 26,350 total housing units began construction based on building permits issued between November 2022 and June 2026. Of those, 16,600 have reached completion based on occupancy permits in the same period. The figures cover multi-family developments and low-density buildings such as duplexes, laneways and coach houses.

The parties' stated positions differ on almost every aspect of housing policy. OneCity calls for building 4,000 affordable homes on city-owned land and wants to reverse ABC Vancouver's ban on net new supportive housing construction. COPE would also reverse that ban and create a community land trust to hold city land for affordable and co-op homes. The Green Party plans an affordable housing czar and a Vancouver Public Housing Bond to fund city-owned housing. Vote Vancouver wants to use public land for permanently affordable homes with child care included.

ABC Vancouver calls for pre-approved housing designs, legalized 25-foot lots and streamlined permits. The party also wants to align Vancouver's building permit system more closely with the rest of British Columbia and remove what it describes as unnecessary local rules. TEAM would repeal the Broadway, Jericho, and other upzoning plans and replace the Official Development Plan with what it calls a Respect for Neighbourhoods Plan. The Vancouver Liberals would remove the Vancouver Building Code entirely and consolidate the 12 city departments that currently approve housing applications into one.

All seven positions are the parties' own claims, compiled by Vancouver Is Awesome from party materials. A voter comparing platforms can read each party's full profile at [/parties](/parties). Advance voting is open through October 10.

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