Input into Decision-Making

Following a substantial community effort and many years, Whistler has an updated Official Community Plan and Vision (OCP) that sets the course for the community into the future. Whistler Council adopted the OCP at its meeting June 23, 2020. The new vision and OCP builds on Whistler 2020, Whistler’s previous guiding policy document.

Work is underway to align existing community performance indicators with the new vision and OCP. The most current data is available in the 2019 Annual Report. View the 2019 data.

Input into Decision-Making

Satisfaction levels with opportunities to provide input into decision making remained statistically stable for permanent residents and showed a statistical decrease for second homeowners. Current performance is on the low side for both permanent residents and second homeowners and has decreased a fair amount since 2015.

Why monitor this

Providing community members with opportunities to provide input into decision-making represents an inclusive approach to community development. Monitoring community members’ satisfaction with the input opportunities reflects the current public perception of genuine engagement, and may impact the quality and ownership over decisions that are made.

What this measures

This indicator reports community members’ satisfaction with opportunities for input to community decisions such as rezoning, bylaws, programs, festivals and events, and other important public activities. Data is collected annually through the Community Life Survey.