Election Digest Vancouver 2026
| Est. 12,026 HE | |

Bright Future Vancouver

Leader Muhammad Ahmad · 7 candidates across 2 contests · Official site ↗ · 0 elected (official results)

Housing and land use 9

  • Approve or pipeline a first-term target of 2,000 Roots Project homes.↗↗↗
  • Cap corporate bulk-buying of starter homes at 0% and establish a 60-day priority purchase window for local buyers.↗↗
  • Require family-sized, pet-inclusive housing where public value contributes to a project.↗↗↗
  • Strengthen enforcement and audits of the Empty Homes Tax, reduce loopholes, and ensure revenue supports housing people can live in.↗
  • On selected city-owned, city-partnered, or density-bonus project homes, direct 20% of monthly rent into a protected Roots Equity Trust held for each renter's future housing security.↗↗↗
  • Provide local buyers a 60-day priority window on Roots Project homes before broader market sale.↗
  • Require 25% of units in qualifying projects to be family-sized housing.↗
  • Create a Permanent Affordable Rental Stream within the Roots Project for residents who prefer secure rental over ownership.↗
  • Incorporate mortgage-readiness and financial planning support into the Roots Project for participating renters.↗

City finances, taxation, and service delivery 2

  • Apply a 2% surcharge on properties valued at $5 million or more.↗↗
  • Seek legal authority, including provincial cooperation, to establish a dedicated marginal luxury infrastructure levy on residential properties assessed above $5 million, with revenue placed into a protected public fund.↗

Transportation, streets, and public space 1

  • Provide 100% free transit for Vancouver residents.↗↗

Governance, consultation, and accountability 1

  • Automatically grant permits that are not adjudicated within 21 days.↗↗

Schools, students, facilities, and education governance 1

  • Ensure City Hall removes permit, approval, fee, inspection, road-access, utilities, and land-use coordination delays affecting school projects rather than adding to them.↗

Mayor

Not elected1

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