CITY COUNCIL Vancouver 2026

Where every party stands on homelessness and drugs

6 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on homelessness and the drug crisis. Here they are side by side, each with its source.

6Parties with a published position
12Commitments in total

BEFORE YOU COMPARE

Who actually decides this

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.

Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.

WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS

Reading this ballot on homelessness and drugs

6 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 12 separate commitments. COPE has published the most, with 3.

1 commitment carries a figure you can hold a council to after the election: 1% above $5 million. The rest are directions without a number attached.

5 of the 12 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them.

SIDE BY SIDE

Every published position on homelessness and drugs

PartyPublished positionCommitments
COPECOPE ties its homelessness commitment directly to a funding source: a 1% tax on property values above $5 million.3
TEAM for a Livable VancouverTEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds and complex needs.3
ABC VancouverABC addresses homelessness and drugs inside its public safety heading, through involuntary care beds, drug site locations and oversight of public housing.2
TrueBlue VancouverTrueBlue focuses on prevention, detox, treatment and long-term recovery rather than what it describes as normalizing drug use.2
Bright Future VancouverBright Future commits to a treatment-first crisis response.1
Green Party of VancouverPete Fry has called for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness in Vancouver ahead of the World Cup.1
Affordable HousingNot yet researched.
Independent Parks PartyNot yet researched.
OneCityNot yet researched.
Vancouver LiberalsNot yet researched.
Vote VancouverNot yet researched.

COPE

End homelessness, funded by the mansion tax

COPE ties its homelessness commitment directly to a funding source: a 1% tax on property values above $5 million.

  • End homelessness, paid for by a mansion tax1% above $5 million
  • Maintain safe supply and harm reduction
  • Buy apartments as permanent public housing

Read all 3 COPE commitments, with sources

TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER

Handled through planning and safety, not a separate plan

TEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds and complex needs.

  • Stop demolition of older affordable rental buildings
  • Work with senior governments on non-market and supportive housing
  • A Downtown Eastside audit

Read all 3 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources

ABC VANCOUVER

Treatment beds and drug sites, handled as a safety question

ABC addresses homelessness and drugs inside its public safety heading, through involuntary care beds, drug site locations and oversight of public housing.

  • Fight for 100 plus involuntary care beds
  • Non-profit oversight for public housing with street disorder

Read all 2 ABC Vancouver commitments, with sources

TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER

Prevention, detox, treatment and long-term recovery

TrueBlue focuses on prevention, detox, treatment and long-term recovery rather than what it describes as normalizing drug use.

  • Prevention, detox, treatment and long-term recovery
  • Address encampments

Read all 2 TrueBlue Vancouver commitments, with sources

BRIGHT FUTURE VANCOUVER

Treatment-first crisis response

Bright Future commits to a treatment-first crisis response.

  • Treatment-first crisis response

Read all 1 Bright Future Vancouver commitment, with sources

GREEN PARTY OF VANCOUVER

Rapid shelters ahead of the World Cup

Pete Fry has called for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness in Vancouver ahead of the World Cup.

  • Rapid shelters ahead of the World Cup

Read all 1 Green Party of Vancouver commitment, with sources

NOTHING PUBLISHED YET

5 parties have published nothing on this

A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it.

  • Affordable Housing

    Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.

  • Independent Parks Party

    Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.

  • OneCity

    Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.

  • Vancouver Liberals

    Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.

  • Vote Vancouver

    Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.

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