Economic development and local business
36 commitments from 7 parties, grouped by who published them.
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 17
- Invest in growing industries such as film and tourism.↗
- Work with Business Improvement Associations to revitalize main streets.↗
- Protect existing industrial and commercially-zoned lands by not rezoning them for primarily residential development.↗↗
- Work with Destination Vancouver and other destination marketing organizations to support the local visitor economy.↗
- Support the film and television industry through ease of permitting, resolution of parking issues, and use of city properties and facilities for film production.↗
- Support the convention industry by addressing concerns of event planners and visitors related to crime and safety, community vibrancy, transportation, and other considerations.↗
- Engage the city's 22 Business Improvement Associations, local businesses, and residents through neighbourhood-based planning initiatives to shape the future of local commercial areas.↗
- Support the work of the city's 22 Business Improvement Associations to address issues and opportunities for local business owners, reduce barriers to business establishment and operation, and leverage neighbourhood branding in community planning.↗
- Provide local economic development opportunities to leverage regional, provincial, and federal economic development initiatives led by Invest Vancouver and other agencies.↗
- Retain curbside parking in neighbourhood business areas except during peak travel periods on arterial roads.↗
- Lower parking rates in neighbourhood business areas to support local shops and services.↗
- Reduce the property tax burden and regulatory fees for local small businesses, including insulating them from excessive tax increases resulting from area upzoning.↗↗
- Support local businesses during periods of construction disruption.↗↗
- Streamline the permitting process for business establishment or expansion, covering businesses from small local shops to major industries and large employers.↗↗
- Review the City of Vancouver's procurement process to prioritize opportunities for local businesses.↗↗
- Leverage City-owned commercial properties to support local economic development through targeted leasing and more affordable rents.↗↗
- Push for Vancouver to host a WNBA team, using the existing Rogers Arena.↗
ABC Vancouver 7
- Attract major employers to Vancouver.↗
- Allow restaurants and bars to stay open later.↗↗↗
- Cut red tape to make it easier for businesses to operate.↗
- Cut red tape for businesses to make it easier to create jobs.↗
- Attract world-class employers to Vancouver.↗
- Cut red tape to support local businesses and job creation.↗
- Support business improvement associations with community infrastructure investments.↗
Vote Vancouver 5
- Create a Small Business Concierge — a single point of contact for help with permits, regulations, and City processes.↗
- Work to establish Vancouver as the western headquarters for growing sectors including natural resources and technology.↗
- Use better technology and simpler processes to cut permit delays and speed up decisions.↗
- Compete to bring more major events to Vancouver and retain teams and events already in the city.↗
- Open vacant City-owned commercial spaces to businesses, artists, and community organizations.↗
OneCity Vancouver 3
- Apply a Good Jobs Procurement Standard to city contracts that rewards companies offering good jobs, strong safety standards, and youth training programs.↗
- Extend the Good Jobs labour standard to city capital projects — including community centres, libraries, housing, and infrastructure — requiring apprenticeships, local hiring, and training pathways.↗
- Launch Youth Jobs Vancouver, creating up to 375 youth-only positions per year at a living wage.↗
Green Party of Vancouver 1
- Support small businesses and cut unnecessary red tape.↗
TrueBlue Vancouver 1
- Cut unnecessary red tape, protect access to commercial parking, and reduce costs and obstacles for local businesses.↗