Whereas British Columbia is facing ongoing challenges related to housing affordability, supply, and policy coordination across the province; And whereas the complexity and scale of the housing situation have highlighted the need for meaningful, ongoing consultation with stakeholders who are directly involved in housing delivery and policy impacts; And whereas local governments, Indigenous housing organizations, market and nonmarket housing providers, academic experts, and other housing sector stakeholders have emphasized the importance of collaborative, evidence-based housing policy development; And whereas UBCM recently endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a Permanent Provincial Housing Policy Roundtable that would bring together representatives from multiple sectors to advise and inform provincial housing policy: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the provincial government establish a Permanent Provincial Housing Policy Roundtable composed of representatives from local governments, Indigenous housing organizations, market and non-market housing sectors, academic experts, and provincial and federal housing ministries or officials, with a mandate to collaboratively develop, review, and provide advice on housing policies to ensure balanced, informed, and outcomes-focused housing solutions for communities across British Columbia.
