Fair wages on public contracts, and small business support
OneCity would ensure public dollars fund fair wages, modernise home-based business rules, launch an Entrepreneur Liaison Office and provide small-business micro-grants.
CITY TAXES AND THE CAPITAL PLAN
OneCity on taxes and budget
OneCity’s published economic commitments centre on small business and on what the city requires of the people it pays.
4 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Ensure public dollars fund fair wages
OneCity commits to ensuring public dollars fund fair wages.
- Who has the power
- Council sets its own procurement rules.
Launch an Entrepreneur Liaison Office
OneCity would launch an office to help entrepreneurs deal with the city.
- Cost
- Not published
Small-business micro-grants
OneCity commits to providing small-business micro-grants.
- Cost
- Not published
Modernise home-based business rules
OneCity would modernise the rules for running a business from home.
What is not published
- No property tax commitment is published.
IN THE FULL PLATFORM
More on taxes and budget in the Our Plans
The party's full platform document covers this issue in 3 chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.
Budgeting with Vancouverites' Values
OneCity budget plan: participatory budgeting and a progressive property tax
Public Dollars for Thriving Communities
OneCity on city spending: living wage, water meters and early pipe repairs
Local Economy Action Plan, Part 2
OneCity on business: a $3 million office, micro-grants and Buy Vancouver
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