Close-up of an older person’s hand marking a paper ballot with a pen at a voting booth

With BC’s snap provincial election overlapping Vancouver’s civic election, it’s hard to keep track of who’s running for what. These free sites give an overview of all the Vancouver candidates:

  • VoteMate: Vancouver candidates: a non-partisan list of every candidate for mayor, council, Park Board and School Board, with their party and a profile page for each.
  • Election Digest: a non-partisan site where you can browse all 130 candidates, filter by party or topic, see what they’ve promised and where they stand, and save a private shortlist.
  • Vancouver Magazine: the council nominees: a magazine rundown of the council candidates, grouped by party, with a short summary of each party’s platform (published October 7).

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, you’ll choose a mayor, up to 10 councillors, up to 7 Park Board commissioners and up to 9 School Board trustees. You’ll also answer 5 Yes or No questions.

When to vote

  • Election day: Saturday, October 17, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 85 voting places.
  • Advance voting: Saturday, October 3, Wednesday, October 7, Saturday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 13, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 59 voting places.
  • By mail: Your ballot must arrive by 8 p.m. on October 17. See “How to Vote” below.

Where to vote

You can vote at any voting place in the city, not only the one nearest your home. Use the City’s Where to vote map to find one near you, with transit and parking details.

How to Vote

Who can vote

  • You’re 18 or older on October 17, 2026.
  • You’re a Canadian citizen.
  • You’ve lived in BC for at least 6 months.
  • You live in Vancouver, or have owned property here for at least 30 days.
  • Own property here but live elsewhere in BC? You may be able to vote as a non-resident property elector.
  • Live at UBC or the University Endowment Lands and own no property in Vancouver? You can vote for School Board only.
  • Check if you’re registered. You can also register when you vote.

What ID to bring

  • 2 pieces of ID that show your name. At least one must show your address, and at least one your signature.
  • For example: BC driver’s licence or BC Services Card, Canadian passport, bank or credit card statement, utility bill (on your phone is fine), transit card, or a prescription medication container.
  • Only have 1 piece? You can sign a solemn declaration (a signed promise) about who you are and where you live.

Ways to vote

  • In person: At any voting place, on an advance voting day or on election day.
  • By mail: Ask for a package at votebymail.vancouver.ca, or call 3-1-1 if you’re already registered. Packages to pick up at the Election Office can be asked for until October 13 at noon. Your ballot must arrive by 8 p.m. on October 17 (postmarks don’t count). Mail it back free, or use a drop box at City Hall, the Election Office or one of 10 community centres. Once you ask for a mail package, you can’t vote in person.
  • At home: If a disability, illness or injury keeps you from getting to a voting place, an election worker may come to you. Call 604-673-8320.
  • In care homes and hospitals: Voting teams visit until October 15. See the list of visits (PDF) or ask the staff.
  • Accessible voting: Wheelchair-accessible voting places, a priority line, curbside voting, magnifiers, ballot marking machines and help marking your ballot. Details are under “More Info” below.

Who is running

You vote for 1 mayor, up to 10 councillors, up to 7 Park Board commissioners and up to 9 School Board trustees. Below is everyone on the City’s official candidate list, with the party name as it appears on the ballot. “Website” is the site the candidate gave the City. Tap a heading to open it.

Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot, which the City decided by random draw. Each candidate’s ballot number is shown before their name, it can help to write down the numbers of the people you choose before you go.

See all candidates below

Mayor: 8 candidates
  • 50 · Hardwick, Colleen, TEAM · party site
  • 51 · Fry, Pete, Green · party site
  • 52 · Bligh, Rebecca, Vote Vancouver · party site
  • 53 · Ahmad, Muhammad, Bright Future Vancouver · party site
  • 54 · Sim, Ken, ABC Vancouver · party site
  • 55 · Caliman, Amauri, Independent
  • 56 · Allam, Kareem, Vancouver Liberals · website · party site
  • 57 · Gilbert, Scott, Independent · website
Council: 56 candidates
Park Board: 35 candidates
School Board: 31 candidates

Questions on the ballot

Capital Plan Borrowing Questions

The City’s 2027–2030 plan for building and repairs needs $790 million in borrowing, and borrowing needs voters’ approval. You vote Yes or No on each question. If a question passes, Council can borrow up to that amount between 2027 and 2030 without asking voters again.

  1. Transportation and streets ($292 million): Can Council borrow up to $292 million for bridges, roads, sidewalks, traffic signals and street lights? In plain words: it pays for repairs and upgrades, including work on the Granville and Cambie bridges.
  2. Community and civic buildings ($438 million): Can Council borrow up to $438 million to renew or replace community buildings and other City buildings? In plain words: it pays for community centres, pools, rinks, libraries, childcare and social facilities, fire halls, service yards and cultural spaces such as the Vancouver Civic Theatres.
  3. Parks ($60 million): Can Council borrow up to $60 million to renew, maintain and upgrade parks? In plain words: it pays for park buildings, the seawall, pathways, playgrounds, playing fields and sport courts.

Full wording: City of Vancouver: borrowing and plebiscite questions

Plebiscite Questions

These are on a second ballot, and you answer Yes or No. They’re non-binding: the results tell Council what people think, but Council doesn’t have to act on them.

  1. Public drug use: Should the City strengthen its laws to ban using hard drugs (heroin, meth, fentanyl and crack) in outdoor public spaces? In plain words: a Yes asks for a stricter ban on hard drug use in public.
  2. Secure care facility: Should the City formally ask the Province to turn part of the old St. Paul’s Hospital, or a similar site, into a secure medical facility with voluntary care beds and more than 100 involuntary care beds, for people with severe addiction and mental illness who are a serious risk to themselves or others? In plain words: a Yes asks the Province for a place where some people can be treated without their consent.

Full wording: City of Vancouver: borrowing and plebiscite questions

Help and Accessibility

Help at the voting place
  • All voting places are accessible for wheelchairs, scooters and other mobility aids. The one exception is St Paul’s Anglican Church, which has limited wheelchair access.
  • A priority line is there for anyone who has trouble standing or waiting. You don’t have to explain why.
  • Curbside voting is offered at most voting places. An election worker comes out to your car.
  • Every voting place has magnifiers, and you can bring your own aids, such as headphones or a reading app.
  • Ballot marking machines (audio, braille, large print, paddle and sip-and-puff) are at Dunbar, Renfrew Park, Roundhouse and Sunset community centres on all voting days, and at the Election Office on weekdays until election day, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (call ahead).
  • An election worker, or someone you trust, can help you mark your ballot.
  • American Sign Language help is available on request. Interpreters for more than 240 languages are a call away at 3-1-1.
  • The voter information pamphlet comes in large print (call 3-1-1) and braille (call 604-829-2010).

More Info

Learn more about the candidates

Questions?

Call 3-1-1, or the Election Office at 604-829-2010 or election@vancouver.ca. The Election Office is at 305 West 8th Avenue, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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