Strategies & Plans

The Burnaby Strategic Plan is our commitment to create a city that we all want to live in and be in.

Climate action is a priority for Burnaby and there are a number of quick-start actions underway across our city. The Climate Action Framework provides the framework to meet our goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

We have a comprehensive set of plans to guide development throughout our city, including strategies for land use, transportation and infrastructure servicing.

Our Community Safety Plan provides a framework for working with all stakeholders to make decisions about community safety. It sets the course for the future, with initiatives and actions for today and a vision of a safe community for all.

Connecting Burnaby: Burnaby's Transportation Plan sets out the City's long-term vision for transportation and decision-making over the next 30 years.

Our Economic Development Strategy is a blueprint for maintaining Burnaby’s healthy and livable community, high-quality physical setting and robust, sustainable local economy.

The Environmental Sustainability Strategy sets a long-term vision for Burnaby to become a leader in protecting and regenerating healthy ecosystems to support a healthy and prosperous community.

Improving housing affordability and preventing and ending homelessness is one of our top priorities. The HOME: Burnaby’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy is a comprehensive, action-oriented roadmap that will help us address these pressing challenges.

The Social Sustainability Strategy is a comprehensive and cutting-edge plan to build upon our city’s existing social goals and positive social attributes and assets.

The Burnaby Food System Strategy seeks to outline the ways through which the City of Burnaby can take action and support community efforts towards sustainable food systems and food security for all people in Burnaby.