In a nutshell, this means that of the three largest Metro Vancouver municipalities, Vancouver had the best planning system, while Burnaby was cheapest for builders but also took the longest for approvals.
Across Canada, Edmonton did the best in the survey overall — with the best planning process and the sixth best for government charges and approval timelines.
For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites.
We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments.
This website uses cookies to personalize your content , and allows us to analyze our traffic.