Metro Vancouver is a diverse organization that plans for and delivers regional utility services, including water, sewers and wastewater treatment, and solid waste management. It also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system, provides affordable housing, and serves as a regional federation.
The organization is a federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area, and one treaty First Nation located in the region of the same name. The organization is made up of four separate legal entities, each governed by its own Board of Directors. Board directors are elected officials from member jurisdictions.
In collaboration with our members, Metro Vancouver has three broad roles.
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Deliver core critical regional services to the public
Provide regional utility services related to drinking water, liquid waste, and solid waste to members. Provide important regional services, including parks, below-market housing, and air quality management directly to residents and act as the local government for Electoral Area A. -
Collaboratively plan for the region
Carry out planning and regulatory responsibilities related to the three utilities, as well as regional planning, labour relations, regional economic prosperity, and regional emergency management. -
Serve as a regional forum
Serve as an important political forum bringing local government voices together for advocacy, policy review, and to support the collaborative provision of regional services.