The Province is tying the annual allowable rent increase in 2025 to inflation at 3%, down from this year’s allowable increase of 3.5%.

Women, gender-diverse people and their dependent children now have access to 48 affordable rental homes with the opening of a new building in Courtenay.

People experiencing homelessness in the Fraser Valley, including people living with complex mental-health and addiction challenges and people living in temporary housing facilities, will get help as two supportive housing sites open to residents in Mission and Maple Ridge.

New shelter beds will help move more people in Victoria, including people living on Pandora Avenue, off the street and indoors with as many as 72 new shelter beds.

More than 50 people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops could be moving into supportive housing with the proposed purchase of land on the city’s North Shore.

Nearly 100 new rental homes are coming for middle-income individuals, couples and families in Nelson and Fernie through BC Builds housing projects.

Victoria residents will be able to continue living in affordable homes, thanks to the Rental Protection Fund’s contribution to purchase two properties in the community.

Families and seniors in Vancouver will soon have access to 146 new affordable rental homes as construction begins on Sunrise Village on the corner of Venables and Renfrew streets.

Families and seniors in Burnaby will soon benefit from 161 new affordable homes and 74 child care spaces as construction starts on a new development in the community.