Comparing First Nations Led Land and Housing Regulation Models across Metro Vancouver
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This project compares First Nations-led land and housing regulation models across Metro Vancouver as a strategy in affordable housing development, documenting variation in land use frameworks, including zoning, and their implications for Indigenous-led housing development, including the Sen̓áḵw housing development planned by the Squamish Nation on reserve lands alongside Vancouver.
Jump to Research OutputsHow do First Nations-led land and housing regulation models vary across Metro Vancouver, and what factors shape Indigenous-led housing development?
This project builds on the Metro Vancouver Zoning (MVZ) project and the Mapping the Zoning of First Nations in Metro Vancouver project, extending those efforts to comparatively document the diversity of First Nations-led development models alongside First Nations land regulations.
Project Lead(s):
Home Organization:
University of British Columbia
Other Participants:
Community Partner:
Jens von Bergmann, Mountainmath
Funding Stream:
Comparative Project
Project Status:
Ongoing
Background
The MVZ project, funded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), assembled the zoning by-laws of more than 20 municipal governments in Metro Vancouver into a coherent map and explored change over time. This project expands that work by systematically documenting and comparing First Nations-led land regulation and development models, examining how these frameworks are structured and how they support Indigenous-led and affordable housing development.
Methodology
This project uses comparative analysis, mapping, and community consultation. First, it builds on existing MVZ datasets to incorporate and map First Nations land use regulations, including zoning and related frameworks. Second, it conducts consultation with First Nations to refine how land use codes are conceptualized and represented, ensuring that mapping and analysis reflect Indigenous governance approaches. Third, it mobilizes knowledge through multiple outputs, including a plain-language brief on legal and policy frameworks, an online walking tour, workshops with First Nations leaders, and academic articles.
Research Outputs
Existing reports, presentation materials, podcasts, webinar recordings, and research summaries.
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Episode 14: Indigenous-led Housing
Podcast
Learn moreWhat does Indigenous housing look like? Are there special forms of housing needed by Indigenous communities in particular to address specific health and community needs? And what kind of housing can be built when Indigenous people in charge of the plans? In this episode of the Overhead, we try to address each of these questions.
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Research in Progress on Indigenous Land Policy
Research in Progress Webinar
Learn morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTgpMD8r9E
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Metro Vancouver Zoning Research Project
Map
Learn moreMVZ, funded by CMHC, assembles together the various zoning by-laws of the 21+ municipal governments of Metro Vancouver into a coherent map and also attempts to explore change over time. The integrated map to date is available in the link below.
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