Transit
Public transit service, funding, and integration so more people can get around without driving for every trip.
What this coversEasy, Informed Election Decisions
Candidate scorecard for a livable capital region
Livable CRD is a coalition of community groups preparing a transparent scorecard for municipal election candidates across the Capital Regional District, so voters can see where candidates stand on the issues that shape daily life here.
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Excellent
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Find your municipality
Every confirmed candidate for the 2026 municipal election, grouped by where they are running. General voting day across the Capital Region is Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Saanich 24 candidates
- Victoria 22 candidates
- Esquimalt 10 candidates
- Oak Bay 5 candidates
- View Royal 7 candidates
- Colwood 9 candidates
- Langford 12 candidates
- Highlands 1 candidate
- Metchosin None confirmed yet
- Central Saanich 7 candidates
- North Saanich 5 candidates
- Sidney 4 candidates
- Sooke 15 candidates
- Juan de Fuca None confirmed yet
- Salt Spring Island None confirmed yet
- Southern Gulf Islands None confirmed yet
What we are building
Municipal councils shape transit, housing, climate, arts, streets safe for walking and cycling, healthcare access, and more. This scorecard will survey candidates, publish their responses, and rate their positions using a clear letter-grade system across the topics our coalition evaluates. Several participating organizations are building a shared questionnaire; the timeline below shows where it stands. Once candidates are surveyed, ratings will be published by municipality ahead of general voting day, Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Livable CRD is a registered local elections advertising sponsor with Elections BC. Election advertising on this site is authorized by Livable CRD, [email protected]. Elections BC explains what that means in its Guide for Local Elections Third Party Sponsors in B.C. (PDF).
Project timeline
Where the scorecard is in its schedule, from the coalition drafting the questionnaire through to the day the grades are published.
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Completed.Questions submittedEach group writes the questions for its own policy area.
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Completed.Draft readyThe combined draft goes to the whole coalition for review.
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Completed.Questionnaire readyThe question set is locked and goes out to every candidate.
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–Responses and gradingCandidates reply; each group grades the answers to its own questions.
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Final cut-offLast day to be graded, on this site and on anything printed.
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Upcoming.Grades releasedRatings go live on the scorecard, by municipality.
Partner initiatives
Other organizations are putting their own questions to candidates in this election, and running the campaigns that decide how many people vote in it. None of it is Livable CRD's work and none of these organizations is a coalition partner: we are listing them because a voter comparing candidates here should know what else is being asked and organized.
Coalition partners
Livable CRD is a joint project between organizers and advocates across the region.
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Walking
Walk On, Victoria
The CRD's local pedestrian advocacy organization which works to improve walking conditions and encourage walking activity.
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Transit
Better Island Transit
Activists, researchers and citizens lobbying for convenient and affordable public transportation on Vancouver Island.
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Climate
Climate Justice Victoria
Climate Justice Victoria is a grassroots group organizing on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands, championing the climate justice movement on the front lines.
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healthcare
Family Doctors for Saanich
Neighbours, parents, students, workers, and seniors from across Saanich who want to help improve access to primary care in our community.
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Arts
Victori'us Arts
Victori'us Arts is a volunteer-led, non-partisan arts advocacy group working to bring arts and culture into civic conversations and decision-making across Greater Victoria.
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Transit
Better Transit YYJ
Better Transit YYJ is a grassroots group of residents advocating for better public transit in Greater Victoria.
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Housing
Homes for Living
Homes for Living is a registered BC Society dedicated to advocating for more, and more affordable, housing in Greater Victoria and across BC.
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General
Better Columbia
Urbanist news and commentary on transit, housing, and city-building across British Columbia.
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General
Greater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT)
A broad-based alliance using community organizing to advocate for systemic change on housing, climate, and other community issues across Greater Victoria.
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Governance
Strong Towns Victoria
A grassroots organization focussed on good governance, fiscal responsibility, livable cities, and all things in between!
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Climate
Common Horizon Victoria
Common Horizon is a mass movement of working people who are coming together to take power away from the billionaire class.
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Climate
Resilient Urban Systems & Habitat (RUSH)
An interactive mapping platform that assimilates local social, environmental, and health data to help individuals and communities identify risks and opportunities to build stronger, more resilient communities.
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Governance
Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria
A non-partisan citizens advocacy group for municipal taxpayers, monitoring spending and governance across the region's 13 municipalities and the Capital Regional District.
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Governance
Defund VicPD
A movement calling for defunding the Victoria Police Department (VicPD) and reallocating resources to community supports and services.
Interested in joining the coalition or supporting this work? Donate or contact us.
Policy areas we evaluate
The questionnaire covers eight policy areas, from transit and housing to climate, arts, walking, cycling, healthcare, and governance. Most carry a letter grade, and where a question is published unscored the candidate's own answer is shown in full, so voters can compare positions topic by topic at a glance.
Housing
Affordable and diverse homes, gentle density, tenant protections, and land-use choices that help people of all incomes live here.
What this covers
Climate
Climate action, emissions reduction, resilience, and aligning growth with a sustainable future.
What this covers
Arts
Creative spaces, cultural programming, and municipal support for arts and culture in everyday community life.
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Rolling & cycling
Safe bike lanes, rolling infrastructure, and policies that make cycling and wheeled mobility practical for more residents.
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Walking
Walkable neighbourhoods, sidewalks, crossings, and street design that put people first on foot.
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Healthcare access
Access to clinics, mental health supports, and municipal actions that help residents get timely care close to home.
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Governance
Open and accountable local government: transparent decision-making, meaningful public consultation, and council processes residents can follow and trust.
What this coversCurious how candidates earn their letter grades? See how we grade for our methodology and a breakdown of each topic, or read the questionnaire itself: every question we put to every candidate, in full.