British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Vancouver Charter, ss (O.C. 356/2024)

O.C. 356/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the attached Prescribed Clas ses of Affordable Housing ( Vancouver Charter) Regulation is made. Minister of Housing Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, ss. 523I (5) and 523Q Other: R10759211 June 19, 2024 PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING (VANCOUVER CHARTER ) REGULATION

Definitions In this regulation: “applicable entity” means the following: (

a) the government or an agent of the government; (

b) the government of Canada or an agent of the government of Canada; (

c) a municipality; (

d) a regional district; (

e) a corporation incorporated by, or in which shares have been acquired by, a municipality or regional district for a purpose that includes providing affordable housing; (

f) a First Nation; (

g) an applicable recipient, if the a pplicable recipient has received funding from one or more of the entities in paragraphs (

a) to (

f) for the purpose of building affordable housing; (

h) an applicable recipient, if the applicable recipient (

i) has entered into an agreement re ferred to in

section 565.2 of the Vancouver Charter, or (ii) has, as covenantor, agreed to a provision described in

section 219 (2) (

a) or (

b) of the Land Title Act the effect of which provision is to limit the use of the applicable land to that of affordable housing; “applicable recipient” means the following: (

a) a society as define d in

section of the Societies Act , other than a member-funded society as defined in

section of that Act; (

b) a board as defined in

section of the Health Authorities Act; (

c) a registered charity as defi ned in

section 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada); (

d) a corporation as defined in

section 2 (1) of the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act; “federal non-profit cooperative” means a cooperative as defined in

section 2 (1) of the Canada Cooperatives Act, if Part of that Act applies to the cooperative; “First Nation” means the following: (

a) a band as defined in

section 2 (1) of the Indian Act (Canada); (

b) the Nis ×a’a Nation; (

c) a Nis ×a’a Village; (

d) the shíshálh Nation continued under the shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act (Canada); (

e) the shíshálh Nation Government District continued under the shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act (Canada); (

f) a treaty first nation; (

g) the Westbank First Nation as define d in the agreement approved under the Westbank First Nation Self-Government Act (Canada); “housing cooperative” means a housing cooperative within the meaning of the Cooperative Association Act , if

section of that Act applies to the housing cooperative; “rental unit” has the same meaning as in

section of the Residential Tenancy Act. Prescribed classes of affordable housing The following classes of affordable hous ing are prescribed for the purposes of

section 523I (5) of the Vancouver Charter: (

a) rental units that will be (

i) owned or leased by an applicable entity, and (ii) operated by an applicable entity, which entity need not be the same as the applicable entity under subparagraph (i); (

b) supportive housing units, which are units of residential accommodation that will be (

i) owned or leased by an applicable entity, (ii) operated by an applicable entity, which entity need not be the same as the applicable entity under subparagraph (i), and (iii) provided to seniors, persons w ith disabilities, persons experiencing or at risk of experiencing homeles sness, or other individuals who, based on criteria set by the applicable entity that operates the units, will benefit from on-site supports and services; (

c) cooperative housing, which is housing that will be provided to members of a housing cooperative; (

d) housing that will be provided to members of a federal non-profit cooperative; (

e) transitional housing, which is living accommodation that will be provided (

i) on a temporary basis, (ii) by a person that receives funding from the government, the government of Canada, a municipal ity or a regional district for the purpose of providing the accommodation, and (iii) as part of a program intended to assist individuals to become better able to live independently; (

f) emergency shelter, which is living accommodation that will be (

i) provided by a person that receives funding from the government, the government of Canada, a municipal ity or a regional district for the purpose of providing the accommodation, and (ii) used to provide temporary accommodation, without charge, to individuals who are in need of such accommodation.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 356/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0356 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6d87aee182c5beb4e5705047b58d94b63581d679

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