Announcements
Land Use Plan Phase 3 Begins
We are pleased to announce Phase 3 of Port Metro Vancouver’s Land Use Plan Update starting this April. We hope you will join us again as we begin this next important phase of consultations.
The focus of Phase 3 will be to develop a draft Land Use Plan guided by the technical work and consultation activities conducted in earlier phases. In order to provide many opportunities for input, there will be stakeholder, First Nations and public consultation in three distinct parts starting in April and building towards having a full draft plan available for consultation in the fall of 2013.
We will be sending out more information about upcoming events and materials in the next few months. If you have any questions or would like more information about the process, please contact us by:
Email: landuseplan@portmetrovancouver.com
Phone: (604) 665-9129
Website: www.porttalk.ca/landuseplan or www.portmetrovancouver.com/landuseplan
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to your participation in Phase 3 of our Land Use Plan Update process.
Project updates
Read more about this and other Ongoing Projects
Our Approach
At Port Metro Vancouver, we strive to ensure that new development meets applicable standards and minimizes impacts on adjacent tenants, communities, and the environment. To effectively manage this responsibility, we administer a Project Review Process that involves both a Planning Review and an Environmental Assessment Procedure. The Project Review Process applies to all development activities on land, water and air space administered by the Port including all property leased or licensed to other parties.
If you are considering a development project on Port land or water, please review the Project Review and Permits page, and contact our Planning and Development Department. Our staff will guide you through the review process suitable to your proposal.
Port Metro Vancouver also undertakes strategic studies, management plans, and Port initiated developments in the trade sectors we service. For information on these initiatives and selected projects now being considered, visit the Ongoing Projects page.
Port Land Use Plan
The Canada Marine Act requires every Canadian Port Authority to adopt a comprehensive land use plan. The plan must include the Port’s land use objectives and policy directions under which it will make development decisions.
Port Metro Vancouver is currently updating our land use plan, a two-year process that involves comprehensive consultation with stakeholders and the community. The new plan will articulate the Port's policies on land use and development, and identify the types of uses appropriate on land and water across its jurisdiction.
The current land use plan is an amalgamation of the plans from the former Fraser River, North Fraser, and Vancouver Port Authority. To read the legacy plans: