Areas we serve
Contractors across Metro Vancouver
From Vancouver and the North Shore to Surrey and Maple Ridge, we renovate, add suites and build additions. You sign one contract with Island Strong, and we schedule and manage the whole job.
Metro Vancouver
Free written quotes
After a site visit, with what is fixed and what is an allowance.
One contract
One point of contact, from quote to final walkthrough.
Licensed trade partners
Electrical, plumbing and gas, under our management.
Victoria to the Lower Mainland
Greater Victoria, up-Island and Metro Vancouver.
What’s different about building in Metro Vancouver
Much of the region is low and wet. The floodplain covers about 20% of Surrey and over 45% of Port Coquitlam, a 1960s dike protects Queensborough in New Westminster, and many low-lying Delta lots carry a minimum floor height on title. Maple Ridge starts applying its first floodplain bylaw to building permits on January 1, 2027.
Tree rules vary more than most people expect. Port Coquitlam needs a permit from 15 cm in diameter, the Township of Langley and Richmond from 20 cm, Port Moody from 30 cm, and the City of Langley’s significant-tree rule starts at 75 cm. The City of North Vancouver exempts most low-density lots altogether.
New-home energy rules differ by city too. Surrey asks for Step 3 and EL-1, Burnaby has required EL-4 since January 2025, and both Port Moody and New Westminster move to the top steps on January 1, 2027. On the North Shore, the District of North Vancouver adds slope, creek and wildfire permit areas.
Metro Vancouver
Towns and cities in Metro Vancouver
Each page covers the local housing, the rules that shape a renovation, and where permits come from.
North Vancouver
Two municipalities: a City with few tree permits and a District with slope and wildfire areas.
Maple Ridge
Sprinkler trigger on big renos, a new floodplain bylaw, escarpment rules and 20 cm tree permits.
New Westminster
Queen’s Park heritage rules, Mainland infill up to 6 units, and Queensborough behind its dike.
Port Coquitlam
Diked floodplain, no living space below flood level, suites in RS zones and 15 cm tree permits.
Port Moody
Step 5 for new homes from 2027, steep-slope permit areas, two heritage areas, 30 cm trees.
White Rock
Steep lots and retaining walls, in-house suites only, and a tree permit for blocked views.
Also in Metro Vancouver
We work in West Vancouver too. Pick it when you ask for a free quote.
Sources
City of Surrey: Coastal floodplain · City of Port Coquitlam: Official Community Plan · City of New Westminster: Flood management · City of Delta: Development considerations · City of Maple Ridge: Climate and environment (floodplain bylaw) · City of Port Coquitlam: Tree removal and protection · Township of Langley: Tree protection · City of Richmond: Tree removal · City of Port Moody: Tree removal permit · City of Langley: Tree bylaw · City of North Vancouver: Private trees · City of Surrey: BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code · City of Burnaby: Bylaw 14637 (step code) · City of Port Moody: BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code · City of New Westminster: Climate Ready New Homes bulletin (Dec 2025) · District of North Vancouver: Building in environmentally sensitive or hazardous areas. Checked 2026-10-30.
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