Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver now have warm, safe places to live, as the doors open on the final set of temporary modular homes the Province committed to funding in the city in fall 2017.

Help is on the way for middle-income families in 42 communities as the Province moves forward with more than 4,900 new affordable mixed-income rental homes as part of the Building BC: Community Housing Fund.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is listening to the concerns of renters and taking action on an early recommendation from B.C.’s Rental Housing Task Force by cutting the annual allowable rent increase by 2%, limiting it to inflation.

British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force is recommending the provincial government change the annual allowable rent increase formula to ease pressure on renters.

More people who are experiencing homelessness in Vancouver will have safe and secure homes with the opening of M. Mitchell Place, a 52-unit supportive housing project.

Sarah Ross House, a new modular housing building developed in partnership by the Government of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver, is opening its doors and offering 52 homes for people in need.