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Organizational Governance
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
PLANS & STRATEGIES
AGE FRIENDLY STRATEGY FOR SENIORS
The Surrey Age Friendly Strategy for
Seniors is a city-wide framework for
working together to ensure seniors are
supported and can remain actively
engaged and safe in our community. This
Strategy is based on the World Health
Organization’s work on Global Age
Friendly Cities.
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
STRATEGY
The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
(BCS), adopted in 2014 as part of
Corporate Report R141, recognizes
Surrey’s biodiversity as a key foundation
of a healthy, livable and sustainable City.
The goal of the Strategy is to preserve,
protect, and enhance Surrey’s biodiversity
for the long-term.
BUILD SURREY PLAN
The Build Surrey plan has been
developed to position the City of Surrey
for a prosperous future. The projects that
have been outlined will accelerate the
transformation of the downtown core,
create BC’s next metropolitan centre and
ensure the ongoing development of major
areas in Surrey.
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
The Economic Diversification Strategy
identifies Surrey's approach to creating a
strong and resilient economy to support
the 50 year vision outlined in our
Sustainability Charter with a focus on five
priority sectors: health tech, clean tech,
advanced manufacturing, agri-innovation
and the creative economy.
EMPLOYMENT LANDS STRATEGY
The City of Surrey has developed the
Employment Lands Strategy to ensure
that there is an adequate and well-located
supply of employment lands, for the short
and long term. The strategy works toward
attracting and retaining business
investment in the community to keep
Surrey competitive.
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
The Official Community Plan (OCP) is a
statement of objectives and policies that
guide City planning decisions. Taking a
comprehensive and long-term
perspective, the Plan provides guidance
for: the physical structure of the City, land
use management, economic and
residential growth, transportation
systems, community development,
provision of City services and amenities,
agricultural land use, environmental
protection, and enhanced social well-
being.
The plans and policies contained in the
OCP are set within the overall framework
of the Sustainability Charter and are
consistent with its principles and goals.
The OCP sets out an overall vision of a
sustainable future for Surrey over the
next 30 years.
The OCP is established under the
authority of the Province’s Local
Government Act and adopted by City
Council as a City by-law. On an annual
basis, the Official Community Plan is
reviewed to ensure that it contains
relevant information and fully considers
the City’s evolving nature.
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