News releases

The Snuneymuxw First Nation and the Province, through BC Housing, met to celebrate progress on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and reaffirm their intention to work together on a holistic approach to housing that integrates learning, wellness and healing.

BURNABY - Families, seniors and individuals in Burnaby will benefit from nearly 1,500 new affordable rental homes with the Province investing approximately $253 million to build several new developments.

PRINCE GEORGE - The Province and the City of Prince George have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalizes their commitment to work together to better support people who are unhoused and sheltering in encampments and to help prevent encampments.

More people in Kelowna, including families and seniors, as well as women and children leaving violence, will soon have more affordable homes to choose from as more than 180 new units open or under construction.

ABBOTSFORD - The Province is working with the City of Abbotsford, BC Housing and local service providers to transition people living at the encampment at Lonzo Road and Sumas Way into safe indoor spaces to address health and safety concerns.

AGASSIZ - The Province is partnering with the Seabird Island Band to build 34 new affordable homes on reserve for Band members, including families, Elders and people living with disabilities.

KASLO - People living with disabilities in Kaslo now have access to 10 new affordable rental homes with the opening of Penny Lane Apartments.

VANCOUVER - A new housing project is on the way in Vancouver that will provide 258 rental homes for families, seniors and individuals in the community.

MISSION - Residents of Welton Towers in Mission are living in safer, more comfortable homes following renovations to the 61-unit seniors' apartment building.

Pitt Meadows - Families, seniors, individuals and people living with disabilities can look forward to 115 new affordable rental homes and 150 child care spaces in Pitt Meadows.

COURTENAY - The Province, through BC Housing, is in the process of purchasing the Super 8 hotel in Courtenay to ensure residents of the Travelodge are not left without housing when that lease expires in late June 2023.

COQUITLAM - People who need accessible housing, such as seniors and people living with disabilities, have started to move into 12 new affordable and safe rental homes in Coquitlam.

More people living in single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver will be able to access improved services and supports through a provincial grant of $11 million to the Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Society (SRO-C).

Coquitlam - Families, seniors and individuals in Coquitlam have started moving into 100 new affordable rental homes in the recently opened 55One, a 308-suite residential tower developed by Concert Properties.

North Vancouver: Eighty-nine affordable rental homes for families, seniors and individuals, along with a respite centre, will be available to people in North Vancouver as a redevelopment project begins.

ABBOTSFORD - Women and their children leaving violence in Abbotsford will soon be moving into 12 new second-stage homes in the community.

PRINCE GEORGE - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased a supportive housing building in Prince George that will provide as many as 22 homes with support services for people experiencing homelessness.

BURNABY – Under the direction of the Board of Commissioners and CEO, BC Housing has taken significant steps to address organizational structure and capacity, financial systems, governance practices, and policies related to oversight, transparency, and conflict of interest.

A new forensic investigation of BC Housing tabled in the legislature has found mismanagement related to a conflict of interest between the former CEO of BC Housing and his spouse, the CEO of Atira Women's Resource Society.

Indigenous Elders, individuals and people living with disabilities with low to moderate incomes will soon have access to 40 new affordable homes in Courtenay.

VICTORIA - People with moderate and low incomes are settling into new affordable rental homes in downtown Victoria with the opening of The Dalmatian.

NANAIMO - Families with low or moderate incomes, seniors and people living with disabilities now have access to 74 new affordable rental homes with the opening of a new apartment building in Nanaimo.

TERRACE - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the property at 5422 Highway 16 W. in Terrace to provide 19 homes for tenants displaced from the privately owned Coachman Apartments building.

VICTORIA – After a rigorous search, BC Housing’s board of commissioners has selected Vincent Tong as CEO.

CRANBROOK – People with low incomes in Cranbrook now have access to 20 new affordable rental homes with the opening of Victoria Gardens.

QUESNEL - Twenty-six new affordable rental homes are now open for Indigenous Elders, couples and people living with disabilities in Quesnel.

VERNON - Twenty-five families, seniors and people living with disabilities in Vernon are settling into new affordable rental homes with the opening of two projects completed as a result of partnership between the Province, through BC Housing, and the Okanagan Village Housing Society.

VICTORIA – To help deliver more homes faster for people in Vancouver, the Province is introducing legislative amendments through the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act.

KAMLOOPS - As many as 75 people experiencing homelessness will continue to have a safe and warm place to stay with the extension of two temporary shelters in Kamloops, announced by the Province, through BC Housing.

COURTENAY - Women and children leaving violence in Courtenay will soon move into new safe and secure homes with the opening of Darry’s Place.