Healthy Society

Incorporating Equity into Community Planning: Quickstart Guide

Use this printable resource as a visual reference for action areas within local government, as primer for those on your team who may be new to the concept of equity in government policy and planning, or as a quick reference summarizing the more in-depth content of the Equity Action Guide.

On-Demand Webinar: Healthy Communities, Equity and Economic Recovery

For communities across Canada, 2020 was an especially trying year. Though inequities existed in our communities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, current challenges have amplified these differences.

Join BC Healthy Communities and Simon Fraser University’s Community Economic Development team and explore the intersections of health, well-being and community economic development.

Supporting Equity in Planning and Policy Action Guide released

We are excited to announce the release of the Supporting Equity in Planning and Policy Action Guide!

This Action Guide is for local governments across the province working to implement and champion equity across social, economic, environmental and cultural domains.

Supporting Equity in Planning and Policy Action Guide

This guide is for local governments across the province working to implement and champion equity across social, economic, environmental and cultural domains.

Webinar: Living health equity values part 2: Promoting alignment between intention and practice

Aug 18 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30am

In part 2 of the Living Health Equity Values conversation, participants will reflect on core values that support a health equity approach in public health organizations and on value tensions that can arise in public health practice and policy.

LGMA2021 Virtual Annual Conference: Harnessing Momentum, Steering Through Change

Jun 16 2021 - 9:15am to Jun 17 2021 - 3:00pm

Attend this year’s annual conference, "Harnessing Momentum, Steering Through Change," for a virtual learning and networking experience. Join your colleagues from around the province for interactive educational sessions, stimulating live keynotes, and new ways of networking together virtually.

HUBBUB 16 – Live Project Showcase

Apr 9 2021 - 11:00am to Apr 10 2021 - 11:45am

Join CityStudio Vancouver for a collaboration with City staff, students, faculty, community members and elected officials at HUBBUB 16, a celebration of co-created projects that support the various City of Vancouver planning areas. This live and interactive project showcase will include guest speakers, student project pitches, and Q&A sessions.

Healthy Public Policy is a powerful tool for governments to meaningfully improve the lives of their constituents. To support local and Indigenous governments in B.C. to enact healthier public policies, BC Healthy Communities is launching a new set of talks called Creating Healthy Public Policy - Local Government Leaders Speaker Series. The next talk in this series, Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Strategies, happens August 11.

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2020 Livable Cities Forum

Nov 30 2020 - 11:30am to Dec 3 2020 - 1:45pm

The 2020 Livable Cities Forum will offer a platform and venue to come together to discuss and workshop how to advance our work on climate change, while building resilience into our communities. Bringing together municipal practitioners, elected officials, resilience thinkers, and community experts, the Forum will offer both keynote presentations and breakout sessions where participants will be able to work through challenges and ideate solutions to these problems. Registration is complimentary.

All Candidate's Forum

Oct 15 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

What do you think should be the future of mobility and land use in B.C.? Join Moving in a Livable Region and George Affleck (BC Liberal Party), Bowinn Ma(BC NDP), and Harrison Johnston (BC Green Party) as they talk about what their party can and will do for the future of this province.

Event details: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 | 2:00-3:30pm PDT

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Upcoming Events

Building Knowledge and Capacity for Affordable Housing in B.C. Communities

Jun 1 2021 - 10:00am to Oct 28 2021 - 12:00pm

Housing demand in non-metropolitan areas is affected by a number of factors. Join BC Housing to learn how housing demand will be impacted in the coming years. Each webinar will focus on a specific region of the province with detailed information about population trends, housing stock, and the housing market.

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Local Government Leaders Speaker Series - Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Strategies

Housing affordability is a key issue for many local governments across the province. Its effects can be felt across a community through secondary impacts such as homelessness, labour shortages, strained transportation networks, hampered local economic development and diminished participation in civic life.

Many communities in B.C. are exploring the use of land acquisition strategies to proactively respond to these challenges, guide decision-making and help create property portfolios that lend themselves to the community’s strategic priorities and goals.

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