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What to know about shelter spaces opening ahead of winter season
Updated on Nov. 6, 2025

As of Nov. 1, 2025, the Province, through BC Housing, is funding 6,486 shelter spaces in 58 communities throughout British Columbia, including permanent, temporary and extreme-weather response (EWR) shelters, as well as Homeless Encampment Action Response Temporary Housing (HEARTH) shelter spaces.

Listed below are shelters that have opened in six major cities so far. For a full list of shelters throughout B.C., visit the shelter map: https://smap.bchousing.org/

Shelter information, including the openings of EWR and other shelters, is updated daily during BC Housing operating hours. Additional shelter spaces are expected to open in the coming months.

For shelter-bed availability, people are encouraged to reach out to their local shelter.

Kamloops

Total shelter spaces: 316

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • Emerald Centre, 259/271 Victoria Street West, 40 spaces
    • Harbour Shelter (women only), 181 Victoria Street West, 12 spaces
    • Merit Place, 715 Notre Dame Drive, 49 spaces
    • Moira House, 600 Kingston Avenue, 41 spaces
    • Mustard Seed West End Shelter, 181 Victoria Street West, 30 spaces
  • HEARTH shelters
    • Pathways, 142 Tranquille Road, 44 spaces
  • Temporary shelters
    • Stuart Wood, 245 St. Paul Street, 25 spaces
    • Yacht Club, 1140 River Street, 20 spaces
    • Olive Branch, 245 St. Paul Street, 10 spaces
    • West End Shelter, 181 Victoria Street, 10 spaces
  • Extreme-weather response shelters (open only during EWR alerts)
    • Rosethorn House, 259 Victoria Street West, 10 spaces
    • Emerald Centre, 271 Victoria Street West, 10 spaces
    • Merit Place, 715/725 Notre Dame Drive, 15 spaces

Kelowna

Total shelter spaces: 355

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • Cornerstone Shelter, 425 Leon Avenue, 80 spaces
    • Richter Street Shelter, 1083 Richter Street, 48 spaces
    • Alexander Gardener Safe Centre, 2609 Richter Street, 20 spaces
    • AG Gordon, 1069 Gordon Drive, 20 spaces
    • Kelowna Gospel Mission, 251 Leon Avenue, 60 spaces
  • Temporary shelters
    • Bay Avenue Shelter, 858 Ellis Street, 72 spaces
    • SS Kelowna, address redacted, 30 spaces
    • Emergency Youth Shelter, 1633 Richter Street, 5 spaces
  • Extreme-weather response shelters (open only during EWR alerts)
    • Metro Central, 1262 St. Paul Street, 20 spaces

Prince George

Total shelter spaces: 151

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • Bridget Moran Place, 1188 6th Avenue, 45 spaces
    • AWAC Women's Shelter, 144 George Street, 30 spaces
    • Ketso Yoh Centre Men's Hostel, 140 Quebec Street, 36 spaces
    • Prince George Native Friendship Centre (youth shelter), 171 George Street, 10 spaces
    • Second Ave Shelter, 1151 2nd Avenue, 30 spaces

Surrey

Total shelter spaces: 562

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • Bill Reid Place, 17910 Colebrook Road, 16 spaces
    • Foxglove Shelter, 9810 Foxglove Drive, 27 spaces
    • Lookout Gateway, 10667 135A Street, 40 spaces
    • Lookout Guildford, 14716 104 Avenue, 46 spaces
    • Lookout Parkway, 10667 135A Street, 40 spaces
    • Hyland House, 6595 King George Boulevard, 45 spaces
    • Rosewood Shelter, 9683 137 Street, 60 spaces
    • Surrey Urban Mission, 10776 King George Boulevard, 40 spaces
    • The Cove, 10607 King George Boulevard, 42 spaces
    • The Olive Branch, 10731 City Parkway, 45 spaces
  • Temporary shelters
    • Nourish, 13539 King George Boulevard, 16 spaces 
    • Cloverdale, 5337 180 Street, 25 spaces
  • Extreme-weather response shelters (open only during EWR alerts)
    • PCRS, 10453 Whalley Boulevard, 8 spaces
    • SUMs NightShift, 10635 King George Boulevard, 16 spaces
    • SUMs Nourish, 13539 King George Boulevard, 15 spaces
    • Shimai House, 13327 100A Avenue, 6 spaces
    • Lookout Surrey Alliance, 13474 96 Avenue, 30 spaces
    • South Surrey, 14601 20 Avenue, 45 spaces

Vancouver

Total shelter spaces: 1,786

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • 1401 Hornby Street, 52 spaces
    • Metson, 1060 Howe Street, 38 spaces
    • Sisters Shelter, 131 Dunlevy Avenue, 16 spaces
    • Sisterhood, 342 Alexander Street, 21 spaces
    • 398 Powell Street, 11 spaces
    • WISH, 340 Alexander Street, 23 spaces
    • 265 Hastings Street East, 31 spaces
    • Klahowya at Terminal, 875 Terminal Avenue, 60 spaces
    • The Haven, 108 East Hastings Street, 34 spaces
    • The Beacon, 108 East Hastings Street, 66 spaces
    • Crosswalk, 108 East Hastings Street, 36 spaces
    • Lookout Walton Hotel, 261 Hastings Street East, 15 spaces
    • The Lark, 103 Hastings Street East, 14 spaces
    • Covenant House, 1280 Seymour Street, 60 spaces
    • Catholic Charities Men's Hostel, 1056 Comox Street, 108 spaces
    • First United Church Shelter, 467 Alexander Street, 51 spaces
    • Lookout Yukon Street Shelter, 2088 Yukon Street, 71 spaces
    • Lookout Al Mitchell Shelter, 346 Alexander Street, 46 spaces
    • New Fountain Shelter, 356 East Hastings, 60 spaces
    • Triage Emergency Shelter, 707 Powell Street, 28 spaces
    • Springhouse Shelter, 333 East 16th Avenue, 32 spaces
    • Powell Place Emergency Shelter, 329 Powell Street, 52 spaces
    • Downtown Eastside Women's Shelter, 412 East Cordova Street, 57 spaces
    • Belkin House, 555 Homer Street, 81 spaces
    • Vi Fineday Family Shelter, 1906 15th Avenue West, 18 spaces
    • Aboriginal Shelter, 201 Central Street, 55 spaces
    • Union Gospel (Heatley) Housing Society, 601 Hastings Street East, 82 spaces
    • Osborn, 27 W Hastings, 80 spaces
  • Temporary shelters
    • Directions Youth Services Centre, 1138 Burrard Street, 12 spaces
    • Klahowya, 875 Terminal Avenue, 20 spaces
    • Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society, 1660 East Hastings Street, 100 spaces
    • Lookout Commercial Hastings, 1738 East Hastings Street, 20 spaces
    • Gathering Place, 609 Helmcken Street, 34 spaces
    • UGM Men’s Shelter, 601 East Hastings, 20 spaces
    • Harbour Light, 119 East Cordova Street, 40 spaces
    • Lookout First Baptist Church, 969 Burrard Street, 21 spaces
    • Evelyne Saller, 404 Alexander Street, 42 spaces
    • Lookout Tenth Church, 11 10th Avenue West, 25 spaces
  • Extreme-weather response shelters (open only during EWR alerts)
    • Aboriginal Front Door, 205 East Hastings, 34 spaces
    • Directions Youth Resource Centre, 1138 Burrard Street, 10 spaces
    • Lookout Hastings Commercial, 1726 East Hastings, 15 spaces
    • Atira and OPS, 141 East Hastings, 20 spaces
    • Lookout Kiwassa, 2425 Oxford Street, 20 spaces
    • Lookout Marpole, 8585 Hudson Street, 30 spaces
    • Belkin House, 555 Homer Street, 25 spaces

Victoria

Total shelter spaces: 439

  • Permanent year-round shelters
    • Douglas Community Shelter, 2915 Douglas Street, 29 spaces
    • 919 Pandora, 919 Pandora Avenue, 54 spaces (includes 20 HEARTH-funded spaces)
    • Out of the Rain Victoria, 1450 Elford Street, 15 spaces
    • My Place, 1240 Yates Street, 74 spaces (includes 20 HEARTH-funded spaces)
    • Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre, 525 Johnson Street, 53 spaces (includes 32 HEARTH-funded spaces)
    • Sandy Merriman House, 809 Burdett Avenue, 25 spaces
    • Next Steps, 2317 Dowler Pl., 15 spaces
    • Rock Bay Landing, 535 Ellice Street, 114 spaces (Includes 30 HEARTH-funded spaces)
    • SOLID Shelter, 1611 Quadra Street, 30 HEARTH-funded spaces
  • Extreme-weather response shelters (open only during EWR alerts)
    • Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre, 525 Johnson Street, 30 spaces