[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

How much of Vancouver is owned by Chinese foreign ownership?

Unlike most countries, cities and jurisdictions around the world, neither Metro Vancouver, British Columbia nor Canadian government agencies keep public records on foreign ownership of real estate.




For some unstated reason, B.C. public officials are unwilling to learn from what has been done for decades in diverse political places – such as Florida, Switzerland, Austria, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Alberta, Denmark, Japan, Indonesia, Bali, Thailand, Australia, Turkey, Singapore and Beijing.

In addition, concern about foreign ownership clearly cuts across Metro’s ethnic spectrum. The Vancouver Foundation survey, for instance, found residents who speak Chinese in their homes, by a margin of almost three to one, also agree “there is too much foreign ownership of property here.”

So it's not a racist problem but a problem for all Vancouver residents. How the government, if not corrupt, ignores this problem is puzzling.

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/0...ign-ownership/