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Metro Vancouver Regional District Board

Governs Metro Vancouver Regional District

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What it's for

A regional district board provides services that the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the region, including services shared by several municipalities and services for rural electoral areas. The law describes regional districts as an independent, responsible and accountable order of government.

Local Government Act, ss. 185 and 332 · Applies to every BC regional district board

What it can't do

Each new service needs an establishing bylaw approved by the province's Inspector of Municipalities and by the voters, or the councils, of the areas that will pay for it. The board can act only within the region unless a law allows otherwise.

Local Government Act, ss. 195 and 342 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Who it answers to

The board is made up of directors appointed by each member municipality's council from among its members, and directors elected by the voters of each electoral area every four years. Each member's votes depend on its population.

Local Government Act, ss. 52, 196 and 198 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Where its money comes from

The cost of each service is recovered from the areas that take part in it, through property value taxes, parcel taxes, fees and charges, and grants. Municipalities collect the regional district's taxes from their residents, and the province collects them in electoral areas.

Local Government Act, ss. 378 and 385 to 388 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Shares responsibility with

Works with the municipal councils in the region, which appoint directors to the board and collect its taxes, and with the provincial government, whose Inspector of Municipalities approves new services.

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Local Government Act, ss. 198, 342 and 385 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Next vote

  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area A

Who sits on it

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What it can do

  • Requisitions and taxes for services

    Recovers the cost of its services by requisitions to member municipalities and, for electoral areas, through the provincial Surveyor of Taxes (Local Government Act ss.385, 387).

  • Regional growth strategy

    May adopt a regional growth strategy to coordinate growth, transportation, housing and services across the region (Local Government Act Part 13, ss.428-429).

  • Building regulation

    Where it provides the service, regulates construction and issues building permits in electoral areas (Local Government Act s.298).

  • Land use planning in electoral areas

    Adopts official community plans and zoning bylaws and issues development permits for land in its electoral areas, except where a local trust committee does this (Local Government Act Part 14).

  • Regional and local services

    May operate any service the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the regional district, under a service establishing bylaw (Local Government Act ss.332, 338).

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  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Board of directors of the Metro Vancouver Regional District: municipal directors appointed by member councils and electoral area directors elected by electoral area voters (Local Government Act, Part 6). For: Metro Vancouver Regional District Board
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 185 and 332. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it's for
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 195 and 342. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it can't do
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 52, 196 and 198. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 378 and 385 to 388. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Where its money comes from
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 198, 342 and 385. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Shares responsibility with
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Requisitions and taxes for services: Recovers the cost of its services by requisitions to member municipalities and, for electoral areas, through the provincial Surveyor of Taxes (Local Government Act ss.385, 387). For: Requisitions and taxes for services
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Regional growth strategy: May adopt a regional growth strategy to coordinate growth, transportation, housing and services across the region (Local Government Act Part 13, ss.428-429). For: Regional growth strategy
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Building regulation: Where it provides the service, regulates construction and issues building permits in electoral areas (Local Government Act s.298). For: Building regulation
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Land use planning in electoral areas: Adopts official community plans and zoning bylaws and issues development permits for land in its electoral areas, except where a local trust committee does this (Local Government Act Part 14). For: Land use planning in electoral areas
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Regional and local services: May operate any service the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the regional district, under a service establishing bylaw (Local Government Act ss.332, 338). For: Regional and local services
  • catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca · checked Electoral Area Director (1 seat(s)). 1 electoral areas in the BC legal electoral area layer (ABMS_ELECTORAL_AREAS_SP) for Metro Vancouver Regional District.. One director elected by the voters of each electoral area, every 4 years at the general local election (Local Government Act ss.52, 198). For: Electoral Area Director
  • catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca · checked Electoral Area Director (1 seat(s)). 1 electoral areas in the BC legal electoral area layer (ABMS_ELECTORAL_AREAS_SP) for Metro Vancouver Regional District.. One director elected by the voters of each electoral area for a four-year term at the general local election (Local Government Act ss.52, 198). For: Electoral Area Director
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Filled by the body's own members, who choose one of themselves; there is no public vote for this office. The rule is in the law cited under the exact method. For: Chair, Vice Chair
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Chair (1 seat(s)). Board Chair (Metro Vancouver Board Members page). Elected by the board from among its directors (Local Government Act s.215). For: Chair
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Vice Chair (1 seat(s)). Board Vice Chair (Metro Vancouver Board Members page). Elected by the board from among its directors (Local Government Act s.215). For: Vice Chair
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Anmore (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Anmore listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the Village of Anmore from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Anmore
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Belcarra (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Belcarra listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the Village of Belcarra from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Belcarra
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Bowen Island (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Bowen Island listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the Bowen Island Municipality from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Bowen Island
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Burnaby (3 seat(s)). 3 director(s) for Burnaby listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Burnaby from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Burnaby
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Coquitlam (2 seat(s)). 2 director(s) for Coquitlam listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Coquitlam from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Coquitlam
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Delta (2 seat(s)). 2 director(s) for Delta listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Delta from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Delta
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for City of Langley (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Langley City listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Langley from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for City of Langley
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Township of Langley (2 seat(s)). 2 director(s) for Langley Township listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the Township of Langley from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Township of Langley
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Lions Bay (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Lions Bay listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the Village of Lions Bay from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Lions Bay
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Maple Ridge (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Maple Ridge listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Maple Ridge from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Maple Ridge
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for New Westminster (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for New Westminster listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of New Westminster from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for New Westminster
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for City of North Vancouver (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for North Vancouver City listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of North Vancouver from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for City of North Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for District of North Vancouver (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for North Vancouver District listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the District of North Vancouver from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for District of North Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Pitt Meadows (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Pitt Meadows listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Pitt Meadows from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Pitt Meadows
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Port Coquitlam (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Port Coquitlam listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Port Coquitlam from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Port Coquitlam
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Port Moody (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for Port Moody listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Port Moody from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Port Moody
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Richmond (3 seat(s)). 3 director(s) for Richmond listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Richmond from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Richmond
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Surrey (6 seat(s)). 6 director(s) for Surrey listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Surrey from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Surrey
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Vancouver (7 seat(s)). 7 director(s) for Vancouver listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of Vancouver from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for West Vancouver (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for West Vancouver listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the District of West Vancouver from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for West Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for White Rock (1 seat(s)). 1 director(s) for White Rock listed on the Metro Vancouver Board Members page. Appointed by the council of the City of White Rock from among its members (Local Government Act s.198); number of directors set by population (voting units); each director has up to 5 votes (one per 20,000 people). For: Director for White Rock
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area A: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: Jen McCutcheon as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area A
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Chair: Board Chair (Metro Vancouver Board Members page) For: Mike Hurley as Chair
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Vice Chair: Board Vice Chair (Metro Vancouver Board Members page) For: John McEwen as Vice Chair
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Anmore: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: John McEwen as Director for Anmore
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Belcarra: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: Jamie Ross as Director for Belcarra
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Bowen Island: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: Andrew Leonard as Director for Bowen Island
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Burnaby: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-01-05); votes MVRD 5 For: Mike Hurley as Director for Burnaby
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Burnaby: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-01-05); votes MVRD 4 For: Pietro Calendino as Director for Burnaby, Sav Dhaliwal as Director for Burnaby
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Coquitlam: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 4 For: Craig Hodge as Director for Coquitlam, Teri Towner as Director for Coquitlam
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Delta: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-07-02); votes MVRD 3 For: Dylan Kruger as Director for Delta, Rod Binder as Director for Delta
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for City of Langley: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2025-04-08); votes MVRD 2 For: Paul Albrecht as Director for City of Langley
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Township of Langley: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-11-21); votes MVRD 4 For: Eric Woodward as Director for Township of Langley
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Township of Langley: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-11-21); votes MVRD 3 For: Steve Ferguson as Director for Township of Langley
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Lions Bay: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: Ken Berry as Director for Lions Bay
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Maple Ridge: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 5 For: Dan Ruimy as Director for Maple Ridge
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for New Westminster: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-11-05); votes MVRD 4 For: Nadine Nakagawa as Director for New Westminster
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for City of North Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 3 For: Linda Buchanan as Director for City of North Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for District of North Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 5 For: Lisa Muri as Director for District of North Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Pitt Meadows: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 1 For: Nicole MacDonald as Director for Pitt Meadows
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Port Coquitlam: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 4 For: Brad West as Director for Port Coquitlam
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Port Moody: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2025-03-06); votes MVRD 2 For: Meghan Lahti as Director for Port Moody
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Richmond: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2025-05-26); votes MVRD 3 For: Alexa Loo as Director for Richmond
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Richmond: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 4 For: Bill McNulty as Director for Richmond, Malcolm Brodie as Director for Richmond
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Surrey: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-06-26); votes MVRD 5 For: Brenda Locke as Director for Surrey, Gordon Hepner as Director for Surrey, Harry Bains as Director for Surrey, Pardeep Kooner as Director for Surrey, Rob Stutt as Director for Surrey
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Surrey: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-06-26); votes MVRD 4 For: Doug Elford as Director for Surrey
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-10-31); votes MVRD 5 For: Ken Sim as Director for Vancouver, Lenny Zhou as Director for Vancouver, Lisa Dominato as Director for Vancouver, Mike Klassen as Director for Vancouver, Rebecca Bligh as Director for Vancouver, Sarah Kirby-Yung as Director for Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2024-10-31); votes MVRD 4 For: Peter Meiszner as Director for Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for West Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2023-05-27); votes MVRD 3 For: Mark Sager as Director for West Vancouver
  • metrovancouver.org · checked Director for White Rock: Metro Vancouver Board Members page (SharePoint list BoardMembers, entry modified 2026-01-02); votes MVRD 2 For: Megan Knight as Director for White Rock
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked 2030 general local election date from Local Government Act s.52(1)-(2) (third Saturday of October 2030 = 19 Oct 2030). For: General election, October 19, 2030

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