BC Housing Data Transparency

Whereas BC Housings planning, operation, and management of affordable and supportive housing directly influence local governments ability to plan for housing supply, infrastructure, and community services; And whereas limited access to timely, community level data, including vacancy rates, operational pressures, and annual priorities, impedes effective local planning and coordinated responses to housing needs and future developments: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government and BC Housing to improve transparency by regularly providing local governments with community level housing data, including vacancy rates and annual plans outlining goals, targets, and challenges.