Prior to the formation of the new authority, there were three separate port authorities in the Metro Vancouver region: the Port of Vancouver, which was the largest port in Canada; the Fraser River Port Authority; and the North Fraser Port Authority.
Pred vznikom tejto organizácie boli v oblasti Metro Vancouver tri oddelené prístavné úrady: Port of Vancouver, ktorý bol najväčším prístavom v Kanade, Fraser River Port Authority a North Fraser Port Authority.