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
