Local governments will have the opportunity to apply for the third round of the Province’s Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program grants to help develop local strategies and solutions to address poverty.

A highly anticipated housing development in the Village of Clinton is now open, providing 20 apartments with supports for seniors in the community with low to moderate incomes,

Low- to moderate-income renters in every part of British Columbia now have access to rent bank services through an extended partnership between BC Rent Bank and the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society.

New affordable, culturally appropriate rental homes have opened for Indigenous residents in a new building in downtown Vancouver.

Targeted supports for people and businesses, increased vaccinations and the resilience of people and communities continue to drive a strong economic rebound in B.C. with second quarterly results showing a further reduction in the provincial deficit.

Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-racism Initiatives, has released the following statement in celebration of Multiculturalism Week:

The Province has returned almost 100 hectares (247 acres) of Crown land called kwentan makw'ali to the shíshálh Nation.

The Province, through BC Housing, is working on a range of new housing in Maple Ridge, including two new projects to ensure people previously experiencing homelessness in Maple Ridge are supported with stable housing and more seniors in the community have affordable homes.

Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Now in its third year, the Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT) is raising significant revenue that goes directly into affordable housing in the five regions where the tax applies, while encouraging owners to rent or sell vacant units to those who need them.