| Jurisdiction Name: | Metro Vancouver Region |
| State/Province: | BC |
| Country: | Canada |
| Type of Government: | Regional Agency |
| Population: | 2.46 million |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2016 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | agriculture, community garden, economic development, economic viability, farmers market, farmland preservation, food access, food distribution, food infrastructure, food processing, food procurement, food production, food purchasing, food security, food system, land use, local food, low-income, rural agriculture, staffing, sustainability, urban agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Metro Vancouver Regional District Board (MVRD), City of Burnaby Council, City of New Westminster Council, City of North Vancouver Council, District of North Vancouver Council, City of Pitt Meadows Council, City of Port Coquitlam Council, City of Port Moody Council, City of Richmond Council, City of Surrey Council, City of White Rock Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Metro Vancouver |
| Support Entity(s): | City of Burnaby Council, City of New Westminster Council, City of North Vancouver Council, District of North Vancouver Council, City of Pitt Meadows Council, City of Port Coquitlam Council, City of Port Moody Council, City of Richmond Council, City of Surrey Council, City of White Rock Council |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This is the next iteration of planning after the Regional Food System Strategy plan from 2011 and identifies actions that local governments will undertake in the following 3-5 years. 160 existing planned actions are identified and 18 new collaborative actions are proposed. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
