Overview

• Metro Vancouver's board approved initial reforms after Deloitte's review identified governance challenges, including a large and politically strained board structure.
• Key changes include removing travel meeting fees, eliminating double stipends for lengthy meetings, and enhancing internal auditing processes.
• A new Governance Committee will oversee the implementation of Deloitte's 49 recommendations, with its first meeting scheduled for July 2025.
• The review highlighted tensions stemming from cost overruns on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, which escalated public scrutiny of the board's accountability.
• Further structural changes, such as reducing board size or adopting a hybrid governance model, may require amendments to provincial legislation.