OneCity for renters: a Renters' Office, protection after six months, pets allowed
OneCity says it would bring back the Renters' Office, expand the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy so renters qualify after six months, make developers pay renters when construction delays their move-in, and end the ban on pets in city-owned housing.
HOUSING FOR ALL
A City for Renters: what the Our Plans says
The renters' section of OneCity's housing plan, released on September 24, 2026, deals with people who already rent. The party says it would bring back the Renters' Office, which it describes as bigger and better than the one Vancouver had before. The main rule change is to the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy, known as TRPP. It is the city policy that gives money and help with moving to renters who must leave because their building is renovated or redeveloped. OneCity would expand it across the city and cut the time a renter must live in a building to qualify from one year to six months.
The party would also make developers pay renters whose move-in date is pushed back by construction delays. It calls this the Tenant Delay Guarantee. It would end the ban on pets in city-owned housing, and press the Province to end blanket no-pet clauses in leases. Council sets city housing policy and runs city-owned rentals, so it can act on the office, the TRPP and the pet rule in its own buildings. Tenancy law and lease rules are provincial, so the no-pet clause change is something the party can only ask for.
THE PARTY'S NUMBERS
Figures in this chapter
Time a renter would need to live in a building to qualify for city protections under OneCity's plan, down from one year
The party's figure5 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Bring back the Renters' Office
OneCity would bring back the Renters' Office, which it says would be bigger and better than before.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council decides which offices City Hall has and funds them.
Expand the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy
The party would expand the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy (TRPP) across the city and cut the time a renter must live in a building to qualify for its protections to six months, down from one year.
- Who has the power
- City Council The TRPP is a city policy that Council can change.
Tenant Delay Guarantee
OneCity would make developers pay renters if delayed construction pushes back their move-in date.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council can attach conditions to rezonings and permits, while tenancy law is provincial.
End the ban on pets in city-owned housing
The party would end the ban on pets in city-owned housing.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city sets the rules for housing it owns.
Push the Province to end blanket no-pet clauses
OneCity would push the Province to end blanket no-pet clauses in rental leases.
- Who has the power
- Province The Province sets tenancy law, so the city can only ask for this change.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about a city for renters
What would OneCity do for renters in Vancouver?
OneCity says it would bring back the Renters' Office, expand the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy, make developers pay renters when construction delays their move-in, and end the ban on pets in city-owned housing (OneCity Housing for All plan, September 24, 2026).
What is the Tenant Delay Guarantee?
It is a OneCity proposal to make developers pay renters if delayed construction pushes back their move-in date. The page does not say how much would be paid (OneCity Housing for All plan, September 24, 2026).
How would OneCity change the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy?
OneCity would expand the policy, which gives money and moving help to renters forced out by renovation or redevelopment, across the city. Renters would qualify after six months in a building, down from one year (OneCity Housing for All plan, September 24, 2026).
Does OneCity want to allow pets in rentals?
OneCity would end the ban on pets in city-owned housing and push the Province to end blanket no-pet clauses in leases. Tenancy law is provincial, so the city can only ask for the second change (OneCity Housing for All plan, September 24, 2026).
Can Vancouver City Council ban no-pet clauses in leases?
No. Tenancy law in British Columbia is set by the Province. OneCity says it would end the pet ban in city-owned housing, which the city controls, and press the Province on leases elsewhere (OneCity Housing for All plan, September 24, 2026).
ON THE BALLOT
The OneCity candidates behind this
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.
- OneCity Announces their Plans to show Vancouverites the Way Home with Housing for All SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy (TRPP), archived copy of September 15, 2026, confirming the policy supports renters who must move because of major renovation or redevelopment City of Vancouver · checked