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Housing & growth

25 of 37 with a sourced position
What can these elected officials decide?

A campaign position is a proposal. The office and the decision-making body determine how it could be acted on.

Housing and growth: who decides?

This explains the housing and growth part of the issue, not every proposal in a combined topic.

Local decisions

Municipal councils and regional district boards use zoning to regulate land use and density in their jurisdiction. Local housing tools also include planning and development-approval processes. These powers have legislative limits; an individual candidate cannot approve a rezoning alone.

Province of B.C. — zoning bylaws
Shared rules

Short-term rentals can be subject to both provincial requirements and local bylaws. Where the provincial principal-residence requirement applies, it is a minimum; local rules may be more restrictive. Provincial exemptions and community opt-in or opt-out provisions matter.

Province of B.C. — principal-residence requirement
Advocacy to the Province

A promise to change provincial rental requirements needs provincial action. Eligible local governments can request an opt-in or opt-out through the provincial process; changing a local bylaw alone does not remove an applicable provincial requirement. Check the proposal’s location and scope.

Province of B.C. — opt-in and opt-out provisions

Sources checked September 19, 2026.

Municipal council

Councillors vote collectively on municipal services, zoning, property taxes and the budget within provincial law. One councillor cannot commit council. Some decisions, including long-term borrowing, require provincial approval.

Province of B.C. — mayor and councillors

General office responsibilities checked September 19, 2026. Whether a specific proposal is a local decision, a shared responsibility or a request to another government requires checking that proposal’s subject and jurisdiction.

Portrait of Davis Kyle
City council

Targets rental vacancy above 5%, quicker permits, co-operative housing and community land trusts. Proposes lower development charges supported by infrastructure financing, family-oriented midrise housing and neighbourhood shops. [51]

Portrait of JC Rathwell
City council

Supports faster approvals, lower development charges and looser rental rules. Supports tenant protections; co-ops and land trusts require transparent governance and lasting affordability. [403]

Portrait of Kevin Kraft
City council

Supports faster approvals and varied infill. Development-charge changes must protect existing taxpayers; rental-rule flexibility depends on neighbourhood impacts. Housing partnerships require public benefit. Opposes stronger municipal tenant protections as asked. [399]

Portrait of Susan Ames
City council

Favours retaining existing middle housing, neighbourhood-appropriate heights, heritage protection and ending ten-year market-rental tax exemptions. [25]

Portrait of Chris Bocskei
City council

Supports faster approvals, lower development charges, housing co-ops and tenant protections. Short-term rental flexibility depends on location. Support for neighbourhood shops remains conditional without a further explanation. [405]

Photo unavailable for Daniel Fritter
City council

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Photo unavailable for Mike Rose
City council

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Portrait of Tim Down
City council

Favours targeted four-to-six-storey corridors, infrastructure readiness and transparent tracking of housing incentives. Would evaluate City land for nonprofit, co-op and middle-income housing. [68]

Portrait of Teresa May
City council

Would accelerate approvals and expand housing choices through responsible growth. [58]

Photo unavailable for Todd Daniels
City council

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Portrait of Nikki Csek
City council

Would review rental incentives against affordability, unit size and vacancy, and require an identifiable public benefit. [31]

Portrait of Trevor McAleese
City council

Proposes family-sized and accessible homes, inclusionary housing, anti-renoviction measures and conditional restrictions on investor short-term rentals. [73]

Portrait of Indy Dhial
City council

Faster approvals depend on OCP compliance and infrastructure. Lower development charges require funding safeguards. Supports looser rental rules and co-ops; tenant protections undecided. [404]

Portrait of Hamid Khajavi
City council

Supports development that fits neighbourhood character and reasonable development cost charges. [44]

Portrait of Todd.R. Sanderson
City council

Proposes faster approvals in serviced areas and targeted development-charge reductions protecting existing taxpayers. Supports looser short-term rental rules, co-ops and land trusts; opposes stronger tenant protections as asked. [401]

Portrait of Randy Millis
City council

He supports preserving rental housing and assessing co-operative housing and land-trust proposals for cost, feasibility and public benefit. Further tenant protections depend on evidence and City authority. [414]

Portrait of Bal Grewal
City council

Supports a range of affordable housing and growth paced with infrastructure and amenities. [70]

Portrait of Les Bellamy
City council

Favours housing choice and coordinated growth. Proposes exploring infrastructure-cost amortization with provincial cooperation. Rental-rule changes should protect long-term housing; housing partnerships and tenant protections are conditional. [398]

Photo unavailable for Rob Wilkinson
City council

Would restore older homes, reuse vacant lots, enable legal suites and reduce permitting barriers. [62]

Portrait of Brady Rogers
City council

Supports housing partnerships and tenant protections. Faster approvals and lower development charges depend on growth funding its costs; rental-rule changes require closer study. [402]

Portrait of Laura Thurnheer
City council

Would coordinate housing, transportation and infrastructure while protecting quality of life. [60]

Portrait of Crystal Dougan
City council

Supports attainable housing through public, private and non-profit partnerships. [353]

Portrait of Glendon Charles Smedley
City council

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Photo unavailable for Silverado Socrates
City council

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Portrait of Gord Lovegrove
City council

Campaign-linked PDF favours low- and midrise growth in urban centres and transit corridors, rather than sprawl. Election year of the linked document is unclear. [56]

Portrait of Mohini Singh
City council

Supports rental and family-sized homes that fit neighbourhoods and opposes towers she considers out of scale. [97]

Portrait of Rick Webber
City council

Re-election reporting highlights work on tenant displacement protections and neighbourhood impacts. A detailed new 2026 housing programme was not verified. [77]

Portrait of Greg Dahms
City council

Supports faster approvals and lower development charges. Short-term rental changes depend on rules and enforcement. Co-operative housing and land trusts require demonstrated benefit, accountability and appropriate eligibility. [393]

Portrait of Lee-Ann Tiede
City council

Supports simpler housing approvals. Would consider lower development charges only with a plan to fund infrastructure without transferring development costs to existing taxpayers. Supports credible service-capacity planning rather than requiring all infrastructure to be built before approval; rental rules and additional tenant protections require review. [407]

Portrait of Julia Fraser
City council

Approval reform depends on neighbourhood character. Supports housing partnerships and tenant protection; cautions against shifting development costs to existing taxpayers. [397]

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