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StevestonBritish Columbia

Richmond's fishing village: heritage waterfront, Garry Point Park, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, and Britannia Shipyards.

City of Richmond3 property types6 FAQsLast reviewed October 16, 2026
Line drawing of Steveston
GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY.CANADIAN FISHING COMPANY
1894
Gulf of Georgia Cannery

National Historic Site, designated 1976

1991
Britannia Shipyards

National Historic Site; a cannery from 1890, a boat repair yard until 1980

2009
Heritage conservation area

Steveston Village, with 17 protected heritage buildings

2030
Bill 44 extension

For the area between Steveston Highway and Chatham Street, No. 1 Road to 7th Avenue

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Overview

Steveston is the fishing village at the south-west tip of Lulu Island in Richmond, on the south arm of the Fraser River. The City of Richmond's Steveston Area Plan describes the heart of it in two parts: the Village Core, bounded by No. 1 Road, Bayview Street, 3rd Avenue and Chatham Street, and the Riverfront on the south side of Bayview Street.

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site at 12138 Fourth Avenue was built in 1894 and designated in 1976. Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site at 5180 Westwater Drive was designated in 1991; it began as a cannery in 1890 and was a boat repair yard until 1980. The City designated Steveston Village a heritage conservation area in 2009, and every property inside it must meet the conservation requirements.

Garry Point Park at the western tip has open ground for picnics and kite flying, beach access, the Kuno Garden and the Fisherman's Memorial Needle.

Richmond School District 38 describes each school's catchment on its own page, so this page names no school. Look the address up in the district's catchment pages before paying for a catchment.

Steveston has no SkyTrain station. The Canada Line opened on August 17, 2009, and its Richmond branch ends at Brighouse Station, about 6 km north-east of the village in a straight line. Buses run from Steveston Exchange.

Richmond rezoned its single-family and duplex lots in 2024 for three to six homes under Bill 44. The Province gave the City an extension to December 30, 2030 for the area bounded by Steveston Highway, No. 1 Road, Chatham Street and 7th Avenue, while the sanitary sewers there are replaced. Ask the City which rules apply to a parcel.

What you get living here

The things that don't show up in a listing — the standing rituals and quiet anchors that make Steveston feel like a place rather than a postal code.

A cannery that became a shipyard

Britannia Shipyards began as a cannery in 1890

Parks Canada designated Britannia Shipyards a National Historic Site in 1991. The site was a cannery from 1890 to 1918, then a boat repair yard until 1980, and its surviving boatworks represent boat building and repair in the Pacific salmon fishery.

Parks Canada · Directory of Federal Heritage Designations

Built 1894

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery was built in 1894

Parks Canada's directory lists the Gulf of Georgia Cannery at 12138 Fourth Avenue as designated on June 15, 1976. The government bought it to operate as a national historic site, and it is open to the public.

Parks Canada · Directory of Federal Heritage Designations

Once Upon a Time

Steveston played Storybrooke

The ABC series Once Upon a Time ran from 2011 to 2018, and its exterior scenes for the town of Storybrooke were filmed in Steveston Village.

Richmond News · Daily Hive

Schools

Richmond School District 38 describes each school's catchment on its own page, so this page names no school for Steveston. Look the address up in the district's catchment pages before paying for a catchment.

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Heritage + history

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site at 12138 Fourth Avenue was built in 1894 and designated in 1976. Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site at 5180 Westwater Drive was designated in 1991; it began as a cannery in 1890 and was a boat repair yard until 1980.

The City designated Steveston Village a heritage conservation area in 2009. Every property inside it must meet the conservation requirements.

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Daily life

The Village Core is bounded by No. 1 Road, Bayview Street, 3rd Avenue and Chatham Street, with the Riverfront on the south side of Bayview Street. Steveston Community Centre and the library are on Moncton Street.

Garry Point Park at the western tip has open ground for picnics and kite flying, beach access, the Kuno Garden and the Fisherman's Memorial Needle.

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Commute math

Steveston has no SkyTrain station. The Canada Line's Richmond branch ends at Brighouse Station, about 6 km north-east of the village in a straight line, and buses run from Steveston Exchange.

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Property types

  • Heritage detached homes and commercial buildings in the village
  • Detached homes and townhouses on the surrounding residential streets
  • Condos and townhouses near the waterfront

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Frequently asked

A few of the questions that come up most often about Steveston.

Which school serves a Steveston address?
It depends on the address, and this page does not name one. Richmond School District 38 describes each catchment on its own page. Look the address up in the district's catchment pages before paying for a catchment.
What's the Gulf of Georgia Cannery?
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site is at 12138 Fourth Avenue. The cannery was built in 1894, Parks Canada's directory lists its designation as June 15, 1976, and it is open to the public as a historic site. Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site at 5180 Westwater Drive was designated in 1991. It began as a cannery in 1890 and was a boat repair yard until 1980.
What is the Steveston heritage area?
The City of Richmond designated Steveston Village a heritage conservation area in 2009. Its heritage program lists 17 protected heritage buildings, and every property inside the area must meet the conservation requirements, whether or not it is individually protected. Ask the City whether a parcel is inside the boundary before planning a renovation.
What's Garry Point Park?
Garry Point Park is at the south-west tip of Lulu Island, where the Fraser River meets the strait. The City's page lists open ground for picnics and kite flying, beach access, the Kuno Garden and the Fisherman's Memorial Needle. The Japanese community built the Kuno Garden in 1989 to mark the centenary of Gihei Kuno.
How does Bill 44 apply in Steveston?
Richmond rezoned its single-family and duplex lots in 2024 to allow three to six homes. The Province gave the City an extension to December 30, 2030 for the area bounded by Steveston Highway, No. 1 Road, Chatham Street and 7th Avenue, while the sanitary sewers there are replaced. A lot outside that box follows the 2024 rules, and the heritage conservation area adds its own requirements. Ask the City which rules apply to the parcel.
What tax exposure should a Steveston buyer model?
BC Property Transfer Tax applies on every purchase: 1% to $200K, 2% to $2M, 3% to $3M, and 5% above $3M. The City of Richmond is inside the Greater Vancouver Regional District. For non-Canadian buyers where the federal foreign buyer ban does not prohibit the transaction, the BC Foreign Buyer Tax applies. BC SVT applies. The federal Underused Housing Tax no longer applies: it was eliminated for the 2025 calendar year and every year after, and no return is required for those years. Filings for 2022 through 2024 remain enforceable.

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