https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-oriented-development-legislation-vancouver-view-cones
There has been a multigenerational plan to hold BC back in almost every way possible. Some just don't want more people moving into BC, so the infrastructure is symbolically kept small when compared to what's allowed in Alberta, Ontario & Québec.
There is also a general half-assed slow approach in BC, which hasn't caught on with Alberta, Ontario & Québec.