--- title: "Wellbeing: the Green Party of Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/2026-platform/safety-and-wellbeing/wellbeing" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:34.020Z" meta: description: "The Green Party of Vancouver would bring in a wellbeing index to measure how residents are doing, re-establish the equity work of the Equity Office it says..." "og:description": "The Green Party of Vancouver would bring in a wellbeing index to measure how residents are doing, re-establish the equity work of the Equity Office it says..." "og:title": "Wellbeing: the Green Party of Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "The Green Party of Vancouver would bring in a wellbeing index to measure how residents are doing, re-establish the equity work of the Equity Office it says..." "twitter:title": "Wellbeing: the Green Party of Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026" --- ** Green Party of Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Vancouver Greens on wellbeing: a wellbeing index and a restored Equity Office The Green Party of Vancouver would bring in a wellbeing index to measure how residents are doing, re-establish the equity work of the Equity Office it says the city closed in September 2025, fund programs against social isolation, and complete barriers to prevent suicide on the Granville Bridge. All 7 commitments [Read pages 27 to 28 of the PDF ](https://assets.nationbuilder.com/vangreens/pages/6122/attachments/original/1790718545/Platform_2026_-_Green_Party_of_Vancouver_%281%29.pdf?1790718545#page=27) [**10**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform) [**12**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/money) **8**Questions answered SAFETY AND WELLBEING · PAGES 27 TO 28 ## Wellbeing: what the Platform 2026 says The Green Party of Vancouver sets out its commitments on wellbeing across pages 27 and 28 of its 2026 platform. The central idea is a wellbeing index. The party describes it as a measure of how people are doing in housing, health, income, safety, social connection, the environment and life satisfaction, used alongside economic measures such as GDP, the total value of what an economy produces. The Greens say the city would use the index to check whether its policies improve residents' lives. Four commitments deal with equity and inclusion. According to the platform, the City of Vancouver closed its standalone Equity Office in September 2025. The party says that office coordinated equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and reconciliation work across city departments, and the Greens would bring this work back into city policy. They would also support cultural festivals and gathering spaces for Indigenous, immigrant and cultural communities, and fund anti-racism and education work against discrimination based on race, disability or age. Page 28 covers loneliness and mental health. The Greens would fund community programs, gathering spaces, recreation, arts and volunteering to bring people together. On mental health, the party would press other governments for more services and work with health authorities and non-profits. It also commits to completing what the platform calls means prevention on the Granville Bridge, which here means physical barriers that stop people from jumping, as part of the bridge upgrades. Health services are provincial, so on mental health care the city's role would be to ask the province for more. THE PARTY'S NUMBERS ## Figures in this chapter **September 2025** When the platform says the City of Vancouver shut down its standalone Equity Office The party's figure, page 27 7 COMMITMENTS ## What the party says it would do 1. ### Wellbeing Index The Greens would bring in a wellbeing index for the City of Vancouver to measure how residents are doing on core issues. The platform describes it as a tool that uses indicators such as housing, health, income, safety, social connection, environmental quality and life satisfaction, alongside economic measures like GDP.
Who has the power
City Council Council can direct city staff to collect and report these measures.
Source
Platform 2026, page 27
2. ### A city of equity The party says it would support policies and strategies centred on equity and inclusion, so that marginalized, racialized and underrepresented communities have real access to opportunity, services and decision-making.
Who has the power
City Council Council sets city policy and decides how city services are delivered.
Source
Platform 2026, page 27
3. ### Celebrate cultural communities The Greens would support community-led cultural projects, festivals, gathering spaces and programs that strengthen Vancouver's Indigenous, immigrant and cultural communities.
Who has the power
City Council Council funds cultural grants and spaces and licenses festivals and events.
Source
Platform 2026, page 27
4. ### Equity office The platform says the City of Vancouver shut down its standalone Equity Office in September 2025, an office created to coordinate equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and reconciliation work across city departments. The Greens would re-embed this work as core city policy.
Who has the power
City Council Council decides how city departments are organized and funded in the city budget.
Source
Platform 2026, page 27
5. ### Inclusive communities The party would support city-led and community-based anti-racism work, cultural redress, reconciliation, education and partnerships that address discrimination, ableism (unfair treatment of people with disabilities) and ageism (unfair treatment based on age).
Who has the power
City Council Council can fund city programs and community partners through the city budget.
Source
Platform 2026, page 27
6. ### Social isolation The Greens would invest in community-building programs, gathering spaces, recreation, arts and volunteer opportunities that bring people together and reduce social isolation.
Who has the power
City, with others Council funds arts and community programs, while community centres and recreation are run by the separately elected Park Board.
Source
Platform 2026, page 28
7. ### Mental health The party would advocate for more mental health services, support community wellness programs, and work more closely with health authorities, non-profits and community groups. The Greens also commit to completing means prevention on the Granville Bridge, meaning barriers to prevent suicide, as part of the bridge upgrades.
Who has the power
Province Health services are provincial, so the city can only ask for more, but the Granville Bridge barrier is a City of Vancouver project that Council can fund.
Source
Platform 2026, page 28
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Where the power sits for this chapter City Council5 City, with others1 Province1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about wellbeing
What is the Green Party of Vancouver's wellbeing index? The Green Party of Vancouver would bring in a wellbeing index to measure how residents are doing. The party says it would track housing, health, income, safety, social connection, environmental quality and life satisfaction alongside economic measures like GDP, to check whether city policies improve people's lives (platform, page 27).
Would the Vancouver Greens bring back the city's Equity Office? The Green Party of Vancouver says the city shut down its standalone Equity Office in September 2025. The party would re-embed the office's work on equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and reconciliation as core city policy (platform, page 27).
What does the Green Party of Vancouver propose for mental health? The Green Party of Vancouver would advocate for more mental health services, support community wellness programs and work more closely with health authorities and non-profits. It also commits to completing barriers to prevent suicide on the Granville Bridge as part of the bridge upgrades (platform, page 28).
Does the Green Party of Vancouver support a suicide barrier on the Granville Bridge? Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver commits to completing what it calls means prevention infrastructure, physical barriers that stop people from jumping, as part of the Granville Bridge upgrades (platform, page 28).
How would the Vancouver Greens reduce loneliness and social isolation? The Green Party of Vancouver would invest in community-building programs, gathering spaces, recreation, arts and volunteer opportunities that bring people together. The party says a healthier city is one where everyone feels connected and included (platform, page 28).
Can Vancouver City Council expand mental health services on its own? Health services are provincial, so Council's role is to ask the province for more. The Green Party of Vancouver's plan says the party would advocate for more services and work with health authorities, and the Granville Bridge barrier is the part the city controls (platform, page 28).
ON THE BALLOT ## The Green Party of Vancouver candidates behind this ### Mayor [51**Pete Fry**Ballot 51 · Vancouver city councillor](https://voche.me/candidates/pete-fry) ### City Council [102**Annette Reilly**Ballot 102](https://voche.me/candidates/annette-reilly) [119**Camil Dumont**Ballot 119](https://voche.me/candidates/camil-dumont) [141**Bridget Burns**Ballot 141](https://voche.me/candidates/bridget-burns) [147**Stephanie Smith**Ballot 147](https://voche.me/candidates/stephanie-smith) ## Sources Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it. 1. [Platform 2026, Green Party of Vancouver (72-page PDF, last updated September 29, 2026) ](https://assets.nationbuilder.com/vangreens/pages/6122/attachments/original/1790718545/Platform_2026_-_Green_Party_of_Vancouver_%281%29.pdf?1790718545#page=27)SAYS SO ITSELFGreen Party of Vancouver · pages 27 to 28 · published September 29, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 2. [The City of Vancouver planned a suicide-prevention barrier on the Granville Bridge, coordinated with the bridge connector project ](https://www.straight.com/news/1301391/suicide-prevention-barrier-be-installed-city-vancouver-granville-bridge)The Georgia Straight · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.