About Burnaby

About

Get to know Burnaby – urban centre, heritage site, Maclean’s magazine’s “best run city”

Community Links

Link to the Burnaby Board of Trade, Tourism Burnaby and a variety of community associations

Getting Around

Search locations, maps, and ways to get around Burnaby by car, bike, or public transit

Strategic Directions

Learn about Burnaby’s vision as a livable, sustainable, and thriving City

News & Media

Read up on what’s new and what’s relevant for citizens and businesses in the City

Education

Read about the school system and post-secondary education options available in Burnaby

Photos & Videos

Browse photos and videos that showcase our open spaces, facilities and culture

Sister Cities

Explore our sister cities from around the globe

Tourism Burnaby Discover hotels, attractions, restaurants and shopping	Burnaby Awards The City of Burnaby has been honoured with many awards

Tourism Burnaby

Discover hotels, attractions,
restaurants and shopping

Burnaby Awards

The City of Burnaby has been honoured with many awards

Things To Do

Calendar of Events Check in with our calendar of City sponsored and supported events	Be Active Programs Find programs that fit your lifestyle, register online or buy a Be Active Pass	Community Centres Find information regarding local recreational facilities
Arts & Heritage Explore the arts through classes, theatre, exhibits, museum and more	Outdoor Facilities Be active and get some fresh air at our outdoor facilities	Golf Courses Play, practice or learn at two 18-hole courses, driving ranges and pitch and putts
Explore Outdoors Uncover the natural beauty of Burnaby parks, trails, dog-friendly sites and play areas	Festivals & Events Don’t miss out on the culture and the fun that make Burnaby truly unique	Library Browse our local libraries and find the facility nearest you
Visitor Resources Search our most popular attractions and visit the Burnaby Tourism Booth online	Be Involved Connect with your community and local government, recognize outstanding citizens	Volunteering Interested in helping others? Opportunities to give back to your community

Calendar of Events

Check in with our calendar of City sponsored and supported events

Be Active Programs

Find programs that fit your lifestyle, register online or buy a Be Active Pass

Community Centres

Find information regarding local recreational facilities

Arts & Heritage

Explore the arts through classes, theatre, exhibits, museum and more

Outdoor Facilities

Be active and get some fresh air at our outdoor facilities

Golf Courses

Play, practice or learn at two 18-hole courses, driving ranges and pitch and putts

Explore Outdoors

Uncover the natural beauty of Burnaby parks, trails, dog-friendly sites and play areas

Festivals & Events

Don’t miss out on the culture and the fun that make Burnaby truly unique

Library

Browse our local libraries and find the facility nearest you

Visitor Resources

Search our most popular attractions and visit the Burnaby Tourism Booth online

Be Involved

Connect with your community and local government, recognize outstanding citizens

Volunteering

Interested in helping others? Opportunities to give back to your community

Explore the Outdoors Enjoy Burnaby's parks and trails!	Fall / Winter Leisure Guide Browse our programs!	Sports Field Status Know before you go. Updates made Thursdays.

Sports Field Status

Know before you go. Updates made Thursdays.

City Services

Garbage and Recycling Find a collection schedule and learn about the City’s waste reduction programs	Bylaws & Enforcement Learn about our local bylaws and enforcement policies	Policies, Projects & Initiatives Learn about Burnaby’s vision as a livable, sustainable and expanding urban centre
Public Safety Learn about Burnaby RCMP, Emergency Programs and more	Permits and Licences Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home	Rentals & Catering Find rates and information on rentals in Burnaby
Fire Department Learn about the department, fire prevention and fire extinguisher training	Planning Obtain information on current, proposed and future uses of land in the City	Property Taxes Find information on taxes, fees and online payments
Roads & Traffic Keep up with traffic conditions and road work, and submit maintenance requests	Building Apply for permits, request inspections and report any safety or construction concerns	Water & Sewers Learn new ways to conserve water, read about liquid waste and sewer systems

Garbage and Recycling

Find a collection schedule and learn about the City’s waste reduction programs

Bylaws & Enforcement

Learn about our local bylaws and enforcement policies

Policies, Projects & Initiatives

Learn about Burnaby’s vision as a livable, sustainable and expanding urban centre

Public Safety

Learn about Burnaby RCMP, Emergency Programs and more

Permits and Licences

Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home

Rentals & Catering

Find rates and information on rentals in Burnaby

Fire Department

Learn about the department, fire prevention and fire extinguisher training

Planning

Obtain information on current, proposed and future uses of land in the City

Property Taxes

Find information on taxes, fees and online payments

Roads & Traffic

Keep up with traffic conditions and road work, and submit maintenance requests

Building

Apply for permits, request inspections and report any safety or construction concerns

Water & Sewers

Learn new ways to conserve water, read about liquid waste and sewer systems

Doing Business

Burnaby Business Profile

Find out who does business in Burnaby and why it is a strong centre for business and economy

Places To Do Business

Learn about the town, urban, and business centres that lend to our strong business sector

Business With Burnaby

Find current bid opportunities and access rental information for doing business with Burnaby

Filming

Access information, permits and application forms for filming in Burnaby

BizPaL

Use BizPaL to get your business started with a customized list of permits and licences

Business Property Safety

Read about our initiatives on property safety and principles for crime reduction

Permits & Licences

Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home

Business Watch

Crime prevention initiative to improve information sharing and reporting of suspicious activity

Burnaby Board of Trade Recognized for its leadership, the Board supports local businesses	Bid Opportunities with the City Learn more about how to do business with the City

Burnaby Board of Trade

Recognized for its leadership, the Board supports local businesses

Bid Opportunities with the City

Learn more about how to do business with the City

Our City Hall

Contacts & Location

Find us at City Hall or locate a phone number in our City Directory

Financial Reports

Learn about City Budgets and read through our Annual Financial Plan

Mayor & Council

Meet our City Council, Boards, and Committees, and access meetings and reports online

Publications & Forms

Get public access to City documents and forms

City Departments

Contact a specific department or access archived information

Elections

Learn about municipal elections in Burnaby and access information from past elections

Bylaws

Get full and direct access to all City Bylaws

Requesting Information

Methods to access City records and information

Boards, Committees & Commissions View agendas, minutes and membership lists	Live Council Meeting Webcast Meetings are held on Mondays at 7 PM in the Council Chamber

Boards, Committees & Commissions

View agendas, minutes and membership lists

Live Council Meeting Webcast

Meetings are held on Mondays at
7 PM in the Council Chamber

Online Services

Pay A City Invoice By Credit Card

New! Pay invoices for business licences, building sub-trade permits, Engineering Department fees

Find your Garbage & Recycling Schedule

Create a personalized calendar, set reminders, report a problem, and find locations to recycle

Pay a Parking Ticket or Bylaw Notice

Pay tickets and notices through the city's online payment portal

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Maps and Open Data

The City of Burnaby's data and information is available in several formats, including maps, for you to access and interact with online or download for use later.

Open Data Portal Explore. Interact. Download. Explore data categories to analyze and combine datasets. Interact with data directly through maps, tables and charts. Download files for Burnaby LIDAR, aerial photographs, terrain and 3D digital elevation model. Access Open Data Portal » View Open Government Licence - Burnaby »	BurnabyMap LITE and BurnabyMap Use the City's interactive mapping application to perform a data search from various sources. Searches can be viewed, saved to file, e-mailed and printed. There are over thirty map layers (themes) of data that can be turned on and off with a click of a button. Access BurnabyMap LITE (optimized for mobile devices) Access BurnabyMap (Adobe Flash Player required)

Open Data Portal

Explore. Interact. Download.
Explore data categories to analyze and combine datasets. Interact with data directly through maps, tables and charts. Download files for Burnaby LIDAR, aerial photographs, terrain and 3D digital elevation model.
Access Open Data Portal »
View Open Government Licence - Burnaby »

BurnabyMap LITE and BurnabyMap

Use the City's interactive mapping application to perform a data search from various sources. Searches can be viewed, saved to file, e-mailed and printed. There are over thirty map layers (themes) of data that can be turned on and off with a click of a button.
Access BurnabyMap LITE (optimized for mobile devices)
Access BurnabyMap (Adobe Flash Player required)

SpyGlass App

See Burnaby from 1930 to 2017.
Take a look into the past with the New Historical Air Photo Viewer App. Use the SpyGlass web application to see what Burnaby looked like in the past compared to what it looks like now. Come take a look through time with 27 different aerial photos.
View SpyGlass Air Photo Viewer App »

Story Maps

Browse our collection of Story Maps that have been created for various topics to present City information in a visual, geographical and interactive format.

Holiday Light Displays Inspired by the people’s response to the light displays at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Burnaby City Council has extended the celebration of light, colour and festive spirit into civic spaces throughout Burnaby. Find out more »	Infrastructure Capital Plans Track major capital works projects that will improve roads, water, sewers, drainage and lighting in Burnaby. 2018 Construction »
Big Bend Tour Did you know that there are a number of active farms, and related businesses, in South Burnaby that you can visit? Visit Burnaby's country in the city to shop for fresh local produce, tour impressive greenhouses, meet some farm animals, and try some tasty treats - all close to home! Find out more »	Community Facilities and Wi-Fi Locations Find information regarding local civic, recreation, cultural, library and other facilities and learn where free public Wi-Fi is located using our interactive web map. Find out more »
Public Art View public art commissioned by the City of Burnaby, Simon Fraser University and other organizations in the community. Discover sculptures, murals, water features, memorials, monuments and more. Find out more »	Eco-Sculptures Every summer, Eco-Sculptures are placed throughout Burnaby as a unique attraction for residents and tourists alike. Learn about the sculptures located near you and find them all! Find out more »
Environmental Projects With our goal to keep Burnaby a great place to live, work and play, we must focus on clean and sustainable practices that keep our environment strong. Discover our environmental projects that help protect Burnaby's watersheds, conserve land, reduce waste and increase recycling. Find out more »	EcoMedia Bin and Bus Shelter Locations To encourage recycling in public places, the City entered into an agreement with EcoMedia Direct Inc. (EcoMedia), who supplied 200 of the City’s receptacles that offer three disposal compartments - one for waste, one for mixed paper recycling and one for mixed container recycling. Find out more »
Fire Stations Take a tour of the seven fire stations serving Burnaby including information about the crews and equipment in use at each location. Find out more »	Charting Change Atlas The legacy of Burnaby's history can be seen in every corner of our city. The Charting Change Atlas presents the natural and cultural heritage of the community through the use of four interactive maps. On each map, Burnaby's heritage landmarks, historic buildings, and neighbourhoods are plotted and linked to historic photographs, artifacts, and neighbourhood histories. Find out more »

Holiday Light Displays

Inspired by the people’s response to the light displays at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Burnaby City Council has extended the celebration of light, colour and festive spirit into civic spaces throughout Burnaby.
Find out more »

Infrastructure Capital Plans

Track major capital works projects that will improve roads, water, sewers, drainage and lighting in Burnaby.
2018 Construction »

Big Bend Tour

Did you know that there are a number of active farms, and related businesses, in South Burnaby that you can visit? Visit Burnaby's country in the city to shop for fresh local produce, tour impressive greenhouses, meet some farm animals, and try some tasty treats - all close to home!
Find out more »

Community Facilities and Wi-Fi Locations

Find information regarding local civic, recreation, cultural, library and other facilities and learn where free public Wi-Fi is located using our interactive web map.
Find out more »

Public Art

View public art commissioned by the City of Burnaby, Simon Fraser University and other organizations in the community. Discover sculptures, murals, water features, memorials, monuments and more.
Find out more »

Eco-Sculptures

Every summer, Eco-Sculptures are placed throughout Burnaby as a unique attraction for residents and tourists alike. Learn about the sculptures located near you and find them all!
Find out more »

Environmental Projects

With our goal to keep Burnaby a great place to live, work and play, we must focus on clean and sustainable practices that keep our environment strong. Discover our environmental projects that help protect Burnaby's watersheds, conserve land, reduce waste and increase recycling.
Find out more »

EcoMedia Bin and Bus Shelter Locations

To encourage recycling in public places, the City entered into an agreement with EcoMedia Direct Inc. (EcoMedia), who supplied 200 of the City’s receptacles that offer three disposal compartments - one for waste, one for mixed paper recycling and one for mixed container recycling.
Find out more »

Fire Stations

Take a tour of the seven fire stations serving Burnaby including information about the crews and equipment in use at each location.
Find out more »

Charting Change Atlas

The legacy of Burnaby's history can be seen in every corner of our city. The Charting Change Atlas presents the natural and cultural heritage of the community through the use of four interactive maps. On each map, Burnaby's heritage landmarks, historic buildings, and neighbourhoods are plotted and linked to historic photographs, artifacts, and neighbourhood histories.
Find out more »

Maps

Detailed maps are available for Burnaby's comprehensive Community Plans and land use studies, plus discover parks and trails, waterways, urban trails, bikeways and more.

Land Use Maps Detailed land use maps are available for Burnaby's town centres, urban villages, suburban multi-family areas, mixed-use areas and park/conservations areas. Find out more »	Waterways Map Learn the historic names of waterways in Burnaby. Find out more »
Parks & Trails Guide Explore the outdoors throughout Burnaby. You can hike on Burnaby Mountain, take a leisurely walk in Central Park, or a heritage tour of Deer Lake Park. Find out more »	Bike Map Cycle Burnaby! Get around on our bike routes and urban trails. Find out more »
Metrotown Walking Map Explore Metrotown's neighbourhoods, parks, civic and cultural spaces. Find out more »	Burnaby Kids Map Activities for kids to explore and learn about Burnaby. View online » \| Download print version »

Land Use Maps

Detailed land use maps are available for Burnaby's town centres, urban villages, suburban multi-family areas, mixed-use areas and park/conservations areas.
Find out more »

Waterways Map

Learn the historic names of waterways in Burnaby.
Find out more »

Parks & Trails Guide

Explore the outdoors throughout Burnaby. You can hike on Burnaby Mountain, take a leisurely walk in Central Park, or a heritage tour of Deer Lake Park.
Find out more »

Bike Map

Cycle Burnaby! Get around on our bike routes and urban trails.
Find out more »

Metrotown Walking Map

Explore Metrotown's neighbourhoods, parks, civic and cultural spaces.
Find out more »

Burnaby Kids Map

Activities for kids to explore and learn about Burnaby.
View online » | Download print version »

Videos

Water, Sewer, Storm View videos to see where and when construction of water, sewer, and storm mains has occurred in Burnaby since the 1950s. Find out more »