Land designed for industrial use is crucial for supporting our economy, creating local jobs, and ensuring there is enough space to accommodate the many industrial activities and services needed in a growing region. Although industrial land represents just four per cent of our region’s land base, it accommodates over 25 per cent of our region’s jobs.
Metro Vancouver’s role
Metro Vancouver plays an important role in protecting our region’s supply of industrial land and promoting its efficient use. Metro 2050, the Regional Growth Strategy, outlines key strategies to protect and enhance the supply of industrial lands and support employment opportunities close to where people live.
Metro Vancouver also provides research, data, and policy advice to advance practical and innovative forms of industrial planning and development throughout the region.
| Regional Industrial Lands Strategy | Regional Industrial Lands Strategy | <div class="ExternalClass70322DE4ED3542519ECD3E2BCD2F66E1"><p>The strategy outlines key actions to ensure there are sufficient industrial lands to meet the needs of a growing and evolving regional economy to the year 2050.<br></p><ul class="fa-ul uk-margin-bottom"><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span><a href="/services/regional-planning/Documents/regional-industrial-lands-strategy-report.pdf" target="_blank" title="Regional Industrial Lands Strategy (2020)" aria-label="Regional Industrial Lands Strategy (2020)" class="mv-search-result">Regional Industrial Lands Strategy (2020)</a></li><li><a href="/services/regional-planning/Documents/regional-industrial-lands-strategy-executive-summary.pdf" target="_blank" title="Regional Industrial Lands Strategy Executive Summary (2020)" aria-label="Regional Industrial Lands Strategy Executive Summary (2020)" class="mv-search-result">Regional Industrial Lands Strategy Executive Summary (2020)</a></li></ul></div> |
| Industrial Lands Inventory | Industrial Lands Inventory | <div class="ExternalClass305C654D81F5437CA89D24895BDECC86"><p>Metro Vancouver monitors the supply and use of industrial lands in the region over time by creating a detailed industrial lands inventory every five years. Work is currently underway to create a 2025 inventory. View the most recent resources below.<br></p><ul class="fa-ul uk-margin-bottom"><li>
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| Bring to Market Industrial Land Study | Bring to Market Industrial Land Study | <div class="ExternalClassCE017002E3F34A63B55FC6D7456ADEF8"><p>Metro Vancouver partnered with the City of Maple Ridge and Kwantlen First Nation to explore and address barriers affecting vacant or underused industrial lands. The study examines a range of development scenarios and outlines actions to help these lands be developed to their full potential.<br></p><ul class="fa-ul uk-margin-bottom"><li>
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<a href="/services/regional-planning/Documents/industrial-bring-to-market-land-study-2025.pdf" target="_blank" title="Bring to Market Industrial Land Study (2025)" aria-label="Bring to Market Industrial Land Study (2025)">Bring to Market Industrial Land Study (2025)</a><br></li></ul></div> |
| Economic Impact of Industrial Lands Study | Economic Impact of Industrial Lands Study | <div class="ExternalClassC53C7A1B74B04006A91333E4BA2F9F77"><p>The report analyzes and quantifies the economic value generated by sectors operating on industrial lands in the region. It also highlights the urgent need to protect and optimize our remaining industrial lands.<br></p><ul class="fa-ul uk-margin-bottom"><li>
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