TEAM on BC housing laws: Bills 44, 46 and 47 and support for a legal challenge
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says the City should reconsider how it carries out BC zoning Bills 44, 46, 47, 18 and M216, press the Province to drop its one-size-fits-all approach, and support other municipalities calling for judicial review and withdrawal of these laws.
HOUSING AND PLANNING
Challenging Provincial Overreach: what the Our Positions says
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says recent provincial housing laws took planning power away from cities. Its planning page names Bills 44, 46 and 47 from 2023, Bill 18 from 2024 and Bill M216 from 2025, and says they moved planning, zoning and building authority from municipalities to the Province in a "one-size-fits-all approach". The party also says the City of Vancouver is carrying out these rules beyond what the Province requires.
TEAM would first have the City reconsider its own response to the bills so that planned growth comes with the infrastructure and public amenities it needs. It would also press the Province to change its approach; the summary page says it would "demand" that the provincial government amend the bills. And it would support other municipalities that are calling for judicial review, which is a court challenge, and for the laws to be withdrawn.
Only the Province can amend or repeal provincial laws, and only a court can rule on a judicial review. Council controls how the city applies the laws within the limits they set, so reconsidering the City's response is within its power, while the rest depends on the Province and the courts.
3 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Reconsider the City's response to the provincial zoning bills
TEAM would reconsider the City's response to BC zoning Bills 44, 46 and 47 (2023), 18 (2024) and M216 (2025), among others, to make sure planned growth is supported by the necessary infrastructure and public amenities. The party says the City is applying these policies beyond what the Province requires.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council decides how the city applies provincial housing law, within the minimums the law sets.
Press the Province to change its one-size-fits-all approach
The party would work with other municipalities to have the Province reconsider its one-size-fits-all approach. Its summary page says TEAM would demand that the provincial government amend its approach to Bills 44, 46 and 47.
- Who has the power
- Province Only the provincial legislature can amend or repeal these laws.
Support municipalities calling for judicial review
TEAM would support other municipalities that are calling for judicial review and withdrawal of what it calls these flawed policies.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council can join or support other cities, but a court decides any judicial review and the Province decides whether to withdraw a law.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about challenging provincial overreach
What does TEAM for a Livable Vancouver say about Bill 44?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says BC zoning Bills 44, 46 and 47 from 2023, Bill 18 from 2024 and Bill M216 from 2025 moved planning, zoning and building authority from cities to the Province. It would demand that the Province amend its approach and would support cities seeking judicial review (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Would TEAM take the Province to court over housing laws?
TEAM says it would support other municipalities that are calling for judicial review, which is a court challenge, and for withdrawal of the provincial zoning bills. (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Could a TEAM council undo provincial housing laws in Vancouver?
Only the Province can change or repeal its laws. TEAM says Council would reconsider how the City applies them, which the party says goes beyond what the Province requires, and would press the Province to change its approach (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Why does TEAM call the BC housing bills provincial overreach?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says the bills impose a one-size-fits-all approach and take planning decisions away from cities and neighbourhoods. Its planning page says they cause disruption and displacement for residents and businesses, both owners and tenants (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
What does TEAM want from the City in response to the provincial bills?
TEAM says the City should reconsider its response to the bills so that planned growth comes with the infrastructure and public amenities it needs. It would also work with other municipalities to press the Province (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 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.
- TEAM planning for livability and affordability, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked