End the ban on new supportive housing, and add a shelter standard
What OneCity has published about homelessness and the drug crisis, and what it has not.
HOMELESSNESS AND THE DRUG CRISIS
OneCity on homelessness and drugs
The party's housing release, The Way Home & Housing for All, includes a section on homelessness and supportive housing alongside its wider housing plan.
It pairs ending a City ban on new supportive housing with a new public engagement process and a standard for city-funded shelters.
4 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
End the ban on new supportive housing
The party would end what it calls ABC's ban on net-new supportive housing.
- Who has the power
- Approving supportive housing is a City land use and permitting decision.
A new public engagement process for supportive housing projects
A new Office of Community Engagement would run public engagement on supportive housing proposals, aimed at helping more of them succeed.
A Vancouver Shelter Standard
The party would create a standard for every city-funded shelter, so they are safe and welcoming.
A Community Land Trust Support Strategy
Non-profits would get the first right to buy affordable buildings and land when they come up for sale.
What is not published
- No cost or date is published for the shelter standard or the community land trust strategy.
IN THE FULL PLATFORM
More on homelessness and drugs in the Our Plans
The party's full platform document covers this issue in 2 chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- OneCity home page SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · checked
- Who is running: official 2026 candidate list City of Vancouver · checked
- Local elections disclosure statement search Elections BC · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties Elections BC · checked
- Making a campaign contribution Elections BC · checked
- OneCity's Progressive Public Safety Plan: Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity Announces their Plans to show Vancouverites the Way Home with Housing for All SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- Our Plans SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · checked
- OneCity Announces the second part of our Local Economic Action Plan SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity Vancouver Announces Built to Last, a Climate Crisis Building, Adaptation, and Retrofit Plan SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity Announces its Plan for a Vibrant City That's Hot, Fun, & Cool SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity's Park Board Team Announces Parks, Pipes, & Pools: Three New Community Centres, More Lifeguards, and a Plan to Fund the Park Board SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools: A Plan to Harness the Power of the VSB to Build More Childcare, Community Centres, and Homes SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked
- OneCity Announces its Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked