BC Housing

Publication date: June 18, 2024

BC Housing is a crown corporation. It reports to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.

Key BC Housing responsibilities are to:

  • Develop, manage and administer subsidized housing options
  • Support affordable housing
  • Administer rent supplements
  • Collaborate with stakeholders
  • Support outreach, emergency shelters and transitional housing for people who are homeless or at risk-of-homelessness
  • Carry out research and education to benefit the residential construction industry, consumers and the affordable housing sector and to regulate residential construction through its Licensing and Consumer Services
  • BC Housing also has a wide range of partners including: local governments, non-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and developers.

The content on this website is periodically reviewed and updated by the Province of British Columbia as per the date noted at the top of the page.