Summary#

Calgary Council approved a change to its 2024 decision on citywide rezoning. It deleted two directions for City staff to report on that rezoning, which Council had approved repealing on April 8, 2026; the repeal takes effect August 4. City staff said the goal was to end reporting tied to a program that is being repealed.

• The deleted directions required an annual report on housing supply, permit timelines, feedback and related issues, and quarterly briefings on housing supply, permit timelines and public letters.
• City staff have delivered the quarterly briefings since the first quarter of 2025, including an update for the first quarter of 2026.
• Council carried the motion 15 to 0. It does not change zoning rules; the repeal is a separate decision.

What it means for you#

• Residents and people tracking development: The specific annual report and quarterly briefings on citywide rezoning are no longer required. City staff say development application data will remain available through a public web map.
• City staff: They no longer have to prepare the reports and briefings required by the two deleted recommendations.

Money#

City staff report no anticipated financial impact.

• The report gives no cost estimate for the reporting that has already been completed or for maintaining the public web map.

What is unclear#

• The decision does not say how often the web map will be updated or what information it will include.
• It does not require a final report covering the period before the citywide rezoning repeal takes effect.

Case for#

• City staff say the rezoning is being repealed, so reports about its implementation are no longer needed.
• Staff say the annual report’s intent has been addressed through the housing strategy update, earlier quarterly briefings and other Council directions.

Case against#

• The deleted annual report would have brought together information on housing supply, permit timelines, feedback and issues arising from rezoning. The decision does not require a final report with that combined assessment.
• The quarterly briefings included summaries of public letters and recurring concerns. The decision does not specify whether the web map will provide that information.