| Metro Vancouver Board Receives Governance Review Update | Metro Vancouver Board Receives Governance Review Update | | <div class="ExternalClass2E35CF3BF7D64552B293118325267658"><p>Today, Metro Vancouver’s Board of Directors received an update on the work completed to date as part of the ongoing <a href="/boards/reviews-underway">Governance Review</a>.<br></p><p>Work to date includes:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><p>Completed 20 stakeholder interviews (including mayors, board members, and committee chairs) </p></li><li><p>Completed a comparative analysis of similar entities and regional district</p></li><li><p>Board remuneration assessment is nearing completion</p></li><li><p>Governance and decision-making framework analysis is underway<br></p></li></ul><p>To watch the presentation, please visit <a href="/media-room/video/1070482869">metrovancouver.org/media-room/video/1070482869</a>. It begins at the 48-second mark.<br></p><p><strong>About the Governance Review</strong></p><p>The purpose of the Metro Vancouver Board Governance Review is to review Board and committee structure, compensation for Board and committee members, and Board decision-making processes. The provincial government is partnering with Metro Vancouver on this review.</p><p>Deloitte Canada is the independent third party selected for the review. As part of their work, Deloitte has been consulting with a panel of independent, external experts, including:</p><ul style="color:#333333;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;"><li><p>Glen Clark – a Canadian retail executive and former BC Premier</p></li><li><p>Colin Hansen – former BC Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier</p></li><li><p>Martin Thibodeau – Regional President of RBC</p></li><li><p>Jennifer Podmore Russell – Chief Development Officer of Nch’ḵaỷ Development Corporation</p></li><li><p>Diane Vuong – former CFO and VP of Finance at Vancouver Airport Authority</p></li></ul><p>All panellists are volunteering their time to provide advice and insight.</p><p>Information on the Governance Review, Services and Cost Efficiencies Review, and North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Independent Review can be found at <a href="https://subscription.metrovancouver.org/sites/Media/default.aspx?jg=cf84a34c-405d-46ea-b8ba-7e2f797ea52d&eg=8ebf4697-1041-4082-bcd2-fdd3f4e241e2&lg=50283e04-a446-4374-b452-b039c9991bcf<p=c">metrovancouver.org/boards/reviews-underway</a>.</p><p><strong>About Metro Vancouver’s Governance Model</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver has the authority to change some things about its governance, while others would be decided by the provincial government.</p><p>Metro Vancouver is made up of four entities, each operating under a different act of the provincial government.</p><ul style="color:#333333;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;"><li><p>The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD): <em>Local Government Act</em></p></li><li><p>Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD): <em>Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act</em></p></li><li><p>Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD): <em>Greater Vancouver Water District Act</em></p></li><li><p>Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (MVHC): <em>Corporations Act</em></p></li></ul><p>Metro Vancouver’s legal entities are each governed by a Board of Directors composed of elected representatives appointed by their respective member jurisdictions.</p><p>Metro Vancouver also has standing committees that play an important role in making sure the significant amount of work done by Metro Vancouver receives transparent, accountable oversight with broad representation from across the region. The standing committees review the organization’s work and provide recommendations to the Board, ensuring deeper transparency, accountability, and oversight.</p><p><strong>About Regional Districts</strong></p><p>Regional districts were introduced in BC by the provincial government in 1965, when the Province amended the <em>Municipal Act</em> — today known as the <em>Local Government Act</em>. Regional districts are a federation composed of their members: the municipalities, electoral areas, and treaty First Nations that are located within the boundaries of the regional district, and that have representation on a regional district board.</p><p>Of the 27 regional districts in BC, the Metro Vancouver Regional District is the largest by population. The number of directors appointed to the Boards is determined by the population of the member jurisdiction, as defined by the Act. Changes to the number of Board members would have to come from the Province. The <em>Local Government Act</em> specifies that population is determined by census, which the federal government conducts every five years.<br></p></div> | 3/28/2025 7:00:00 AM | | Metro Vancouver Media Relations | media@metrovancouver.org | | 1070482869 |