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Monday, December 11, 2023 12:30 PM
Proposed changes to the building code will expand the use of mass timber to build taller buildings and to make stronger communities.
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 12:55 PM
Taking action to tackle some of the biggest challenges people in B.C. are facing was at the centre of several new pieces of legislation passed during the fall session, including the most significant housing legislation in B.C. history to deliver more homes for people faster.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 10:15 AM
Homeowners and builders will soon be able to develop new housing quicker and with less cost as the Province works to create new standardized designs for small-scale, multi-unit homes, such as townhomes, triplexes and laneway homes.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 1:50 PM
Building more homes near transit hubs is the focus of new proposed legislation aimed at speeding up the delivery of homes and encouraging more communities near the transit, services and amenities that make life better for people.
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 11:35 AM
As part of work underway to deliver more homes for people faster, the Province has introduced new legislation to reduce construction delays and streamline processes to fund key services, infrastructure and amenities for growing communities.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 1:00 PM
More low-income housing will soon be available to people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) as the Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the 48-unit Keefer Rooms apartment building.
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Monday, October 16, 2023 10:08 AM
Turning short-term rentals into homes for people is at the core of newly introduced legislation to regulate the rapidly expanding short-term rental market.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 11:15 AM
More new homes for people will be approved faster as the Province works with partners to develop a new digital building permit tool.
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Friday, September 29, 2023 9:45 AM
Taking action on the biggest challenges facing people in B.C. is driving government work into the fall, inside and outside of the legislature.
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Friday, September 22, 2023 11:48 AM
A new provincial funding commitment of $61 million will support local governments building capacity to meet new housing-density initiatives, including the implementation of anticipated changes to development approval processes, planning and zoning, such as small-scale multi-unit housing.
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