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Vancouver Real Estate Forum
March 31 - April 1, 2026
Vancouver Convention Centre (West)

Byron Chard
President & CEO at Chard Development Ltd.
Speaker

Profile

Byron Chard is President & Chief Executive Officer of Chard Development Ltd, an urban real estate development firm established in 1994. As President & Chief Executive Officer, Byron has evolved the company to currently focus on purpose built rental and hotel communities in Western Canada. With over 3,500 rental homes operating and/or under construction as well as two hotels under construction, Chard has navigated the current market through a partnership approach while also delivering over 500 below market homes with government organizations in the last five years. Chard continues to expand its vertical integration and strategic partnerships including offering inhouse lease up, property management, and asset management to focus on delivering long term value for our partners and utilizing operating data to continuously improve the residential experience and underlying asset performance.

Agenda Sessions

  • D1 – Breaking ground: A look at a cross-section of different partnerships from not-for-profit, to Indigenous collaboration to JVs and the role they play in development in the region

    1:45pm