Add StudioX as a preferred source on GooglePete Fry and Vancouver’s 10 councillors have been sworn in for the 2026–2030 term, with the new mayor saying a fresh city budget and better support for people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerabilities will be early priorities.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — November 3, 2026
Fry took the oath of office on Monday, November 2, at the Orpheum Theatre, becoming Vancouver’s 42nd mayor and the city’s first Green Party mayor. The ceremony also marked the start of a four-year term for the 10 newly elected councillors.
The City of Vancouver says Provincial Court Judge Reginald Harris administered the oaths. The new council includes Bridget Burns, Camil Dumont, Mike Klassen, Chloe Leslie, Lucy Maloney, Sean Orr, Annette Reilly, Devyani Singh, Stephanie Smith and Solomon Yi-Kieran.
Budget and support for vulnerable residents top early agenda
Speaking after the ceremony, Fry said the new council would work on bringing forward a new budget and improving the city’s response for people who are unhoused or unwell on Vancouver streets, CityNews Vancouver reported on November 3.
Fry said he had already begun conversations about the city’s response. He did not announce a funding amount, a launch date or a detailed implementation plan during the remarks reported by CityNews.
Global News reported on November 3 that the new council is expected to ask city staff to prepare a 2027 budget different from the zero-per-cent property-tax freeze direction left by the previous council under Ken Sim. That is a reported expectation, not an adopted tax rate or approved spending plan.
The budget will be a major test for the new council. No new property-tax rate or final spending plan was announced at the inauguration, and any budget proposal will have to go through council’s formal review and approval process.
CROW team remains a campaign commitment
During the campaign, the Green Party of Vancouver promised a 24-hour Community Response Outreach Workers (CROW) team — a non-police, non-medical mobile service for non-emergency calls involving homelessness, addiction, public intoxication and mental-health crises. The party also proposed an Office of Community Safety to coordinate work across city departments.
Those proposals provide context for Fry’s comments about community safety and support services, but they are not yet approved city programs. The party’s September 24 announcement did not set a confirmed launch date or operating budget, and the new council has not announced those details.
A council that will need cross-party support
The official election results show five Green Party members on the 11-member council, including the mayor, alongside four COPE councillors, one OneCity councillor and one ABC Vancouver councillor. No single party holds a majority, so passing budgets and major policy decisions will require support across the council.
Fry’s inaugural remarks emphasized cooperation among councillors from different political parties. The coming budget process and decisions on homelessness, community safety, housing and city services will show how that approach works in practice.
What Vancouver residents should watch
- How the new council develops and approves its 2027 operating and capital budgets.
- Whether daytime shelter access and other supports for people experiencing homelessness expand this winter.
- Whether the proposed CROW team and Office of Community Safety move from campaign commitments to funded city programs.
- How the multi-party council builds agreement on taxes, services and neighbourhood priorities.
Related StudioX coverage: Pete Fry’s mayoral profile and agenda; Pete Fry names Sean Orr deputy mayor and Rebecca Bligh to lead the transition.
Sources: City of Vancouver, November 2, 2026; CityNews Vancouver, November 3, 2026; City of Vancouver official election results, October 21, 2026; Green Party of Vancouver, September 24, 2026; Global News, November 3, 2026.
Harnaik Singh Rathor is the Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of StudioX News Canada, Canada's multilingual digital news network serving multilingual diaspora communities across Canada. With a background in media production, public relations, and multicultural communications, he founded StudioX Film and TV Corporation to bridge the gap between mainstream Canadian media and the country's diverse immigrant communities. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), RTDNA Canada, CPRS Vancouver, NEPMCC, and the Canadian Freelance Union (Unifor). Based in Surrey, British Columbia. | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harnaiksinghrathor/ | Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/harnaiksinghrathor | Email: editor@studioxnews.ca
