How Much Money BC's 188 Cities Are Getting To Implement New Housing Legislations

As of today, the Province of British Columbia will begin providing municipal governments with funding to help them meet the requirements of the various pieces of new housing legislation that were introduced in recent months.

A total of $51M will be dispersed across all 188 municipal governments in BC to help governments meet the requirements of the small-scale multi-unit housing legislation and transit-oriented development legislation — among others.

Local governments will be able to use the funding to hire additional staff or consultants to help it update their housing needs reports, zoning bylaws, and community plans to align with the requirements of the legislations. When each of the new pieces of legislation were announced, the Province also set deadlines by which the required changes would have to be made, with the deadlines spread out over the course of 2024 and beyond.

According to the Province, the funding will be delivered upfront, rather than in increments over time, and the $51M is coming from Budget 2023.

"There is an urgent need for more homes for people, and we are working with local governments to build this housing faster," Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon said in an announcement yesterday. "With new housing actions to build homes in our communities, it is important that we support local governments to improve the processes to get the housing built that people in our community desperately need. By providing them with upfront funding, instead of distributing it over time, local governments will be able to support the building of more housing as quickly as possible."

The grant amounts were determined based on a set formula with two components and whether the government is a local or regional government. Municipal governments will receive a base amount of $150,000 plus $4.39 per capita, based on population projections from BC Stats, while regional governments will receive $80,000 plus $5.80 per capita.

Based on those formulas, only four governments will be receiving more than $1,000,000. The City of Vancouver will be receiving the highest amount of all 188 governments with $3,295,650, followed by Surrey ($3,021,683), Burnaby ($1,363,444), Richmond ($1,145,893), and Abbotsford ($910,980).

The full list of local municipalities and how much funding they will be receiving is as follows.

City of Abbotsford: $910,980
City of Armstrong: $175,453
City of Burnaby: $1,363,444
City of Campbell River: $317,395
City of Castlegar: $189,154
City of Chilliwack: $587,196
City of Colwood: $244,842
City of Coquitlam: $879,175
City of Courtenay: $285,396
City of Cranbrook: $248,235
City of Dawson Creek: $208,927
City of Delta: $655,377
City of Duncan: $173,943
City of Enderby: $164,430
City of Fernie: $175,989
City of Fort St. John: $249,657
City of Grand Forks: $169,294
City of Greenwood: $153,121
City of Kamloops: $614,787
City of Kelowna: $846,430
City of Kimberley: $187,635
City of Langford: $379,457
City of Langley: $288,390
City of Maple Ridge: $583,359
City of Merritt: $183,812
City of Mission: $345,952
City of Nanaimo: $619,936
City of Nelson: $200,766
City of New Westminster: $535,385
City of North Vancouver: $431,057
City of Parksville: $213,686
City of Penticton: $314,454
City of Pitt Meadows: $241,303
City of Port Alberni: $237,804
City of Port Coquitlam: $441,136
City of Port Moody: $320,310
City of Powell River: $213,251
City of Prince George: $514,036
City of Prince Rupert: $208,628
City of Quesnel: $195,142
City of Revelstoke: $187,412
City of Richmond: $1,145,893
City of Rossland: $169,000
City of Salmon Arm: $241,158
City of Surrey: $3,021,683
City of Terrace: $210,297
City of Trail: $186,696
City of Vancouver: $3,295,650
City of Vernon: $354,899
City of Victoria: $582,582
City of West Kelowna: $326,478
City of White Rock: $246,896
City of Williams Lake: $200,358
District of 100 Mile House: $158,991
District of Barriere: $158,596
District of Central Saanich: $233,695
District of Chetwynd: $161,704
District of Clearwater: $161,972
District of Coldstream: $203,360
District of Elkford: $162,103
Township of Esquimalt: $235,583
District of Fort St. James: $157,353
District of Highlands: $161,726
District of Hope: $179,681
District of Houston: $164,180
District of Hudson's Hope: $154,697
District of Invermere: $166,981
District of Kent: $181,222
District of Kitimat: $188,492
District of Lake Country: $231,057
District of Langley Township: $794,373
District of Lantzville: $167,793
District of Lillooet:$159,518
District of Logan Lake: $160,211
District of Mackenzie: $166,129
District of Metchosin: $172,854
District of New Hazelton: $152,792
District of North Cowichan: $299,774
District of North Saanich: $207,052
District of North Vancouver: $563,354
District of Oak Bay: $235,425
District of Peachland: $177,683
District of Port Edward: $152,151
District of Port Hardy: $169,737
District of Saanich: $712,442
District of Sechelt: $200,731
District of Sicamous: $163,003
District of Sooke: $223,089
District of Sparwood: $168,548
District of Squamish: $256,717
District of Stewart: $151,927
District of Summerland: $207,671
District of Taylor: $156,879
District of Tofino: $161,467
District of Tumbler Ridge: $159,913
District of Ucluelet: $160,031
District of Vanderhoof: $170,945
District of Wells: $150,975
District of West Vancouver: $350,807
Island Municipality of Bowen Island: $168,153
Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks: $154,386
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality: $171,366
Resort Municipality of Whistler: $210,718
Town of Comox: $218,967
Town of Creston: $175,497
Town of Gibsons: $172,029
Town of Golden: $169,316
Town of Ladysmith: $191,995
Town of Lake Cowichan: $166,195
Town of Oliver: $175,243
Town of Osoyoos: $174,830
Town of Port McNeill: $161,212
Town of Princeton: $164,382
Town of Qualicum Beach: $191,885
Town of Sidney: $206,117
Town of Smithers: $175,493
Town of View Royal: $207,254
Township of Spallumcheen: $175,462
Village of Alert Bay: $152,037
Village of Anmore: $161,041
Village of Ashcroft: $157,476
Village of Belcarra: $153,143
Village of Burns Lake: $158,332
Village of Cache Creek: $154,847
Village of Canal Flats: $153,323
Village of Chase: $161,423
Village of Clinton: $152,739
Village of Cumberland: $171,270
Village of Daajing Giids: $154,473
Village of Fraser Lake: $154,517
Village of Fruitvale: $159,276
Village of Gold River: $155,575
Village of Granisle: $151,378
Village of Harrison Hot Springs:$157,599
Village of Hazelton: $151,558
Village of Kaslo: $154,605
Village of Keremeos: $157,898
Village of Lions Bay: $155,786
Village of Lumby: $159,355
Village of Lytton: $151,247
Village of Masset: $153,293
Village of McBride: $153,020
Village of Midway: $153,271
Village of Montrose: $154,741
Village of Nakusp: $157,704
Village of New Denver: $152,296
Village of Pemberton: $165,949
Village of Port Alice: $153,029
Village of Port Clements: $151,141
Village of Pouce Coupe: $153,718
Village of Radium Hot Springs: $154,460
Village of Salmo: $156,221
Village of Sayward: $151,313
Village of Silverton: $150,953
Village of Slocan: $151,383
Village of Tahsis: $151,286
Village of Telkwa: $156,466
Village of Valemount: $154,412
Village of Warfield: $158,161
Village of Zeballos: $150,571

The full list of regional governments and how much funding they will be receiving is as follows.

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District: $142,686
Regional District Bulkley-Nechako: $198,964
Capital Regional District: $252,492
Cariboo Regional District: $327,132
Central Coast Regional District: $101,901
Regional District of Central Kootenay: $279,143
Regional District of Central Okanagan: $198,749
Columbia Shuswap Regional District: $218,655
Comox Valley Regional District: $230,510
Cowichan Valley Regional District: $323,554
Regional District of East Kootenay: $192,706
Fraser Valley Regional District: $203,923
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George: $176,442
Islands Trust: $127,336
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine: $183,089
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary: $144,392
Metro Vancouver: $268,001
Regional District of Mount Waddington: $102,307
Regional District of Nanaimo: $345,913
North Coast Regional District: $102,916
Regional District of North Okanagan: $203,006
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: $232,650
Peace River Regional District: $217,309
qathet Regional District: $124,173
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District: $121,296
Strathcona Regional District: $149,293
Sunshine Coast Regional District: $174,383
Thompson-Nicola Regional District: $231,183

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