News Releases

PENTICTON– Seniors and people living with disabilities now have access to 10 new affordable rental homes and five group home bed spaces in the community thanks to a partnership between the governments of Canada and British Columbia, the City of Penticton and the Penticton and District Society for Community Living.

COURTENAY – Women and children in the Comox Valley leaving violence now have another safe place to regroup, recover and begin rebuilding their lives, with the opening of a new women’s housing project in Courtenay.

VICTORIA, British Columbia –Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That is why the Government of Canada launched Canada's very first National Housing Strategy, a once-in-a-generation investment to fight homelessness and improve access to affordable housing for Canadians and signed a new memorandum of intent (MOI) with the British Columbia government.

PRINCE GEORGE − The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the City of Prince George and Northern Health on an innovative project that would bring together new affordable housing and health-care services to support people in Prince George.

PARKSVILLE − People experiencing homelessness now have a roof over their heads and a path to new opportunities as a new permanent modular housing project creates 52 homes in Parksville, with around-the-clock staffing and supports on-site.

QUESNEL – People with low to moderate incomes, including Indigenous peoples, seniors and families, now have access to 68 new rental homes with the opening of two affordable housing projects in Quesnel.

NANAIMO - New affordable rental homes are on the way that will provide more accessible housing options for people with developmental disabilities.

SALT SPRING ISLAND - Low- to moderate-income families will benefit from 24 much-needed new affordable rental homes in the community.

QUESNEL - Safe and secure homes are on the way for people experiencing homelessness as construction begins on a new supportive housing project in the community.

RICHMOND - A new permanent, accessible shelter for people experiencing homelessness is helping meet their immediate needs, while offering supports to help them build a brighter future.

COLWOOD - Middle-income families will soon have nearly 50 new rental home options as ground breaks on a rental building in Colwood.

PENTICTON - Families and individuals with moderate incomes now have access to 40 new affordable homes, as a new rental building with accessible units opens in the community.

SALMON ARM - More new affordable rental homes and housing with supports are on the way for Salmon Arm.

PORT MOODY – Families and individuals in the Tri-Cities community will benefit from 55 new affordable rental homes as construction gets underway on redevelopment of a former church property.

CRANBROOK - Twenty new homes are on the way for families, seniors and people in need of affordable housing in Cranbrook, where the rental vacancy rate is near 1%.

KEREMEOS – More families and seniors in Keremeos will have an affordable place to call home thanks to a partnership between the Province and the Lower Similkameen Community Services Society.

COURTENAY - Renovations planned for a social housing complex in the community will offer safer, more comfortable housing for more than 100 people, as well as job opportunities for people who face employment barriers due to poverty or disability.

VANCOUVER - A significant social housing project planned through a partnership between the Aboriginal Land Trust and the Government of British Columbia has the potential to change hundreds of lives.

KELOWNA – Responding to the need for more supportive housing in Kelowna, a new project in Rutland will provide safe and secure homes for people experiencing homelessness, as well as young people who are struggling to find suitable housing.

ABBOTSFORD - Women experiencing homelessness in the community now have 37 new supportive homes options at a permanent modular building with around-the-clock services.

TERRACE - People struggling to afford housing in the community now have access to nearly 100 new homes, thanks to a partnership between the Province, the City of Terrace and Ksan House Society.

BURNABY - The first ever year-round shelter in Burnaby will provide relief from nights on the street and give support and hope to people experiencing homelessness in the community, thanks to a partnership between the Province and the city.

REVELSTOKE – More people in Revelstoke will soon have access to much-needed rental housing, with the B.C. government’s new HousingHub facilitating the purchase of two rental properties in the community.

SURREY - The site for a second permanent supportive housing project proposed in Surrey will provide approximately 60 safe and secure homes for people experiencing homelessness.

PEACHLAND - Seniors in Peachland now have access to new affordable rental homes, thanks to a partnership between the governments of Canada and British Columbia, the District of Peachland, Peachland Seniors' Support Society and community partners.

PENTICTON – Women and children leaving violence will soon have more safe places to regroup, recover and build a better future in the Okanagan area.

KELOWNA - Close to 160 new rental homes will soon be available to middle-income families in Kelowna, thanks to a new partnership between the Province and a developer.

VERNON – Fifty-two people who have been homeless in Vernon are about to move into their new homes with around-the-clock supports, to help them regroup and improve their lives.

KAMLOOPS – Indigenous design and vision will guide the development of an innovative affordable housing project breaking ground in Kamloops.

VANCOUVER – Partnerships with organizations like the Union Gospel Mission, which is breaking ground on new housing for women and children, are behind the success of the more than 20,000 new homes complete or underway in nearly 80 communities throughout the province.