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• Vancouver raising empty homes tax to 3% in 2021

  This will be the second time the tax has been hiked. Council approved an increase from one per cent to 1.25 per cent in 2019. 

  Nov 25, 2020
  
• Vacant homes in Vancouver continue to dwindle due to empty homes tax: mayor

  The city says 787 properties were declared vacant for 2019 — down 15 per cent from 2018 and 30 per cent from when the tax started.

  Feb 7, 2020
  
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• Vancouver passes budget with 7% property tax hike after divisive meeting

  The 2020 budget includes funding for 35 new police hires and 30 new firefighters.

  Dec 18, 2019
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• Vancouver to hike empty homes tax by 25%

  Keeping a home empty in Vancouver is about to get more expensive.

  Nov 28, 2019
• Vancouver’s empty homes tax should stay at 1% to ensure it’s still being paid: staff

  The staff report does recommend further exempting homes under renovation for a majority of the year while extending the complaint process to 90 days.

  Nov 24, 2019
• Vancouver empty homes tax nets another $39M as number of vacant properties drop, city says

  According to the report released Wednesday, $39.4 million in revenue was raised during the 2018 tax year, which was collected from the owners of 1,989 vacant properties.

  Nov 20, 2019
• Vancouver council approves 2% tax shift from businesses to homeowners

  "If small businesses, local businesses are important to you, you can't keep increasing taxes like this. It's putting us right out of the market."

  Apr 29, 2019
• Vancouver council to vote on looking at increase to Empty Homes Tax

  The motion, pitched by Mayor Kennedy Stewart, could be the first step toward his promise of tripling the one per cent tax on vacant homes.

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  Jan 25, 2019
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• Vancouver property tax set to jump 5%, city points to Employer Health Tax

  The city says 1.7 per cent of the proposed hike is needed to offset rising costs linked to the new Employer Health Tax.

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  Dec 8, 2018
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• Vancouver collects $21M from empty homes tax, expects $38M total for first year

  The news comes a day after the a federal government report found the city's vacancy rate has declined since last year.

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  Nov 30, 2018