The B-C government is seeking proposals to create new affordable rental homes through its Community Housing Fund.
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the newest round of funding will create approximately 35-hundred homes.
Through our historic investments in housing, we are delivering safe, secure and affordable homes just like the ones here, operated by the New Chelsea Society @ncshousing. Intake for the Community Housing Fund is now open - Apply here: https://t.co/328KN3Uybx pic.twitter.com/pEeLtq2dfq
— Ravi Kahlon (@KahlonRav) August 28, 2023
Great to be joined by Councillors @MikeKlassen, @PeterMeiszner, and @LennyNanZhou at an announcement with Minister @KahlonRav moving forward with funding for new homes in Vancouver.
— Mayor Ken Sim (@KenSimCity) August 28, 2023
We know housing in our city is not attainable right now, and we need all-hands-on-deck from all… https://t.co/hUHXEQRnny
Proposals will be accepted until mid-November, with the winning applicants set to be announced early next year.
The government says it wants to build 20-thousand homes through the C-H-F program by 2032.