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The District of North Vancouver has discontinued its UDI membership.

The action marks the first time that a municipality in the Lower Mainland has been observed ending its membership in the lobbying organization.


By Sasha Izard
March 13, 2026

The District of North Vancouver has decided to discontinue the District’s membership with the Urban Development Institute (UDI), a registered lobbying organization for corporate interests in development and real estate.

District of North Vancouver Councillor Lisa Muri and the District’s Mayor, Mike Little – had voiced their concerns about the membership last year to District Staff. Upon being asked to review the membership, District Staff decided to discontinue the District’s membership with the UDI, and has no plans to renew the membership in the future.

Yesterday, the North Vancouver Community Association Network (NVCAN) sent a letter to the District citing a CRD Watch article, and asked in the letter for the District to ends its membership with the UDI lobby. The Mayor responded, confirming that the District had decided recently to end its UDI membership.

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This marks the 7th municipality to be confirmed having withdrawn its UDI membership during the last 3 years, and the first on the Lower Mainland to be observed having done so.

Local governments and the regional government that discontinued their UDI memberships, in chronological order:

Saanich – Unanimous Council decision (2023)

View Royal – Unanimous Council Decision (2023)

Oak Bay – Staff Decision (2024)

CRD – Staff decision (2024)

Sooke – Unanimous Council Decision (2025)
District of North Vancouver (2025 or 2026)

City of Victoria – Council Decision by 8-1 vote. (2026)
Township of Esquimalt – Staff Decision (2026)


The following municipalities in the Metro Vancouver region, were paying members of the UDI at the time that the UDI pulled down its members directory from public view , and most if not all of these that were listed are likely to still be paying members of the UDI.

City of Abbotsford

City of Chilliwack

City of Delta

City of Langley

City of Maple Ridge

City of North Vancouver

City of Port Moody

City of Vancouver

The Metro Vancouver Regional Government is still a UDI member, as I have recently seen the proof of payment through FOI.

May the separation of lobby and state continue on the lower mainland and across British Columbia.

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See also:

The City of Victoria withdraws its UDI lobby membership. – CRD Watch Homepage

The Township of Esquimalt decided to discontinue its UDI membership. – CRD Watch Homepage

Inside the UDI scandal and why Victoria had to be pushed to cut ties with its own lobbyists, by Arthur McInnis – CRD Watch Homepage