News releases

VANCOUVER, BC — Families and vulnerable Canadians in need of an affordable place to call home can count on long-term funding for community housing in British Columbia thanks to an agreement signed today by the federal and provincial governments.

PORT ALBERNI – New supportive housing, and 20 new shelter spaces, will help address the immediate needs of people in Port Alberni, who are without homes and trying to find a stable place to live.

VANCOUVER – The Government of British Columbia is working with the City of Vancouver to move people living at the Regent Hotel into safer, more secure accommodations.

SURREY – The Province and the City of Surrey have partnered to respond to an urgent need for housing assistance in the community.

PRINCE GEORGE – British Columbia is becoming the first province in Canada to invest provincial housing funds into on-reserve housing.

TERRACE – People in need of affordable rental housing in Terrace, including families and seniors, will soon have more housing options, with construction underway on 45 much-needed rental homes.

NANAIMO- Indigenous people in Nanaimo now have access to new affordable rental homes resulting from a partnership between the governments of Canada and British Columbia, Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo.

KELOWNA – The Province is starting construction on 46 units of modular housing with 24/7 support services, which means people who are homeless in Kelowna will have access to secure housing before the cold weather returns.

CRESTON – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living and the Columbia Basin Trust to build and manage nine new affordable rental units in Creston designed for low-income adults who have disabilities.

MAPLE RIDGE – BC Housing and the Provincial Rental Housing Corporation have been granted an injunction by the B.C. Supreme Court, to prevent protestors from blocking construction of 55 new supportive homes for homeless people in Maple Ridge.

VANCOUVER – More women and children fleeing violence will have a safe and secure place to go, as the Government of British Columbia builds 1,500 new supportive homes throughout the province.

COURTENAY – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with M’akola Housing Society and Wachiay Friendship Centre Society to build 35 affordable, supportive homes for people who are at risk of homelessness, including Indigenous peoples, in Courtenay.

HAIDA GWAII – The Province is responding to the urgent need for more housing on Haida Gwaii by creating 19 new homes with 24/7 support services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

MAPLE RIDGE – The Government of British Columbia and BC Housing will resume preparing a site for temporary modular housing for people who are homeless in Maple Ridge after protesters voluntarily vacated the site, prior to the court application to have them removed.

MAPLE RIDGE – The Government of British Columbia, BC Housing and the Provincial Rental Housing Corporation intend to seek an injunction to ensure construction of temporary modular housing can begin for people who are homeless in Maple Ridge.

BURNABY – People in the City of Burnaby experiencing or at risk of homelessness will benefit from approximately 52 supportive homes with around-the-clock support, to be built in partnership with the Government of British Columbia.

COURTENAY – The Government of British Columbia and the City of Courtenay are partnering to build new modular housing, which will provide a rapid response to the need for supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.

VICTORIA –Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has appointed three new members to the BC Housing Board of Commissioners.

ROSSLAND – The Government of British Columbia is working with the Columbia Basin Trust to build 167 new homes for people in the region struggling to find housing they can afford.

VANCOUVER – Nine organizations will receive grants of up to $40,000 from the British Columbia Government’s Building Excellence Research and Education Grants program.

VANCOUVER – People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver are moving into 78 new supportive homes, with two more temporary modular housing projects opening in the City of Vancouver that will offer residents, including people with disabilities, a safe and stable place to call home.

MAPLE RIDGE – Coast Mental Health has been selected to operate approximately 55-units of temporary modular housing on Royal Crescent in Maple Ridge.

PRINCE RUPERT – In partnership with the City of Prince Rupert and North Coast Transition Society, the Province is responding to a growing need for supportive housing, and is moving ahead with 36 units of modular housing at 1450 Park Ave., with construction to begin this summer.

COLWOOD – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with Pacifica Housing and the City of Colwood to break ground on 82 much-needed rental homes for families, seniors and people with disabilities.

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing funding to build 14,000 new rental homes throughout the province to help make housing more affordable for seniors, families, and low-and middle-income earners, Premier John Horgan announced today.

VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the City of Victoria, Atira Women’s Resource Society and the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness, to build new modular housing for Indigenous women, with 24/7 support services.

COQUITLAM – The Government of British Columbia’s new HousingHub will bring local governments, Indigenous partners, the non-profit sector and developers together for innovative partnerships that create homes people throughout British Columbia can afford.

NEW WESTMINSTER – Women in New Westminster experiencing homelessness will have new modular housing with 24/7 support services, to help them transition toward permanent housing, as a result of a partnership between the Province and the city.

PENTICTON – The Province has identified a location and operator for modular housing in Penticton that will be built by a local manufacturer, helping those most in need and strengthening the local economy.

VERNON – The Government of British Columbia is moving ahead with new affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes, including seniors and people with disabilities living in Vernon.