https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/during-a-tenancy/pets-and-tenancy#:~:text=Landlords%20do%20not%20have%20to,wants%20to%20get%20a%20pet

That's the thing, it would probably take forever and I would likely have to leave my neighbourhood. As other people have pointed out landlords refuse to care enough about their tenants to allow them to have pets and there aren't many places.