A look at building activity and permit wait times in South Cambie, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in South Cambie took about 100 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: South Cambie has seen 943 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 100 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2022.
2The evidence
100d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
943
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in South Cambie
Each bar is South Cambie's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
Building activity, by year
Number of building permits issued each year.
3Permit radar — last 12 months
Monthly permit activity
Building permits issued per month in South Cambie.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in South Cambie.
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'South Cambie' (the city's own local-area classification) and measured how long each took from application to approval, using the median. We compare that against the citywide median for the same years. This is our own analysis of public records.
City of Vancouver open data — Issued Building Permits · as of 2026-10-21 · Vancouver Promise Tracker — your slice of the city's public records.