133/2023

O.C. 328/2023

May 31, 2023

Housing Supply Act

Housing Supply Regulation

[Last amended May 29, 2025 by B.C. Reg. 70/2025]

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Definitions

In this regulation:

Act means the Housing Supply Act ;

housing unit means a self-contained unit of residential accommodation with cooking, sleeping, bathroom and living area facilities.

Specified municipalities

For the purposes of the definition of "specified municipality" in

section 1 [definitions] of the Act, the municipalities set out in the

Schedule are prescribed as specified municipalities.

Specified municipality contact

A specified municipality must provide the minister the name, position title and business contact information of a primary contact person for the purposes of consultations under sections 3 (2) [requirements for making housing target order] and 7 (2) [requirements for appointing advisor or issuing directive] of the Act.

Consultation with specified municipality —

housing target order

For the purposes of

section 3 (3) (

b) of the Act, the minister must, on providing a description of a proposed housing target order to a specified municipality, provide the specified municipality a period of 30 days in which to provide written comments to the minister.

On written request of the specified municipality before the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (1), the minister may extend the period for the length of time specified by the minister.

Housing target progress report

For the purposes of

section 4 (2) (

d) of the Act, a housing target progress report must include the following information in relation to each housing target established in the order:

the name, position title and business contact information of a primary contact person for the specified municipality for ministry follow-up;

the name, position title and business contact information of each person who prepared the housing target progress report, if the person is not a municipal employee or municipal official.

For the purposes of

section 4 (3) (

a) of the Act, a specified municipality must, by resolution, receive the housing target progress report within 45 days after the end of the reporting period to which the report applies.

On written request of the specified municipality in accordance with

subsection (4), the minister may extend the period referred to in subsection

(2) for the length of time specified by the minister.

A request made under subsection (3) must be

made in the form and manner required by the minister, and

submitted to the minister within 30 days after the end of the reporting period

to which the report applies.

Consultation with specified municipality —

appointment of advisor or issuing of directive

For the purposes of

section 7 (3) (b) [requirements for appointing advisor or issuing directive] of the Act, the minister must, on providing a description of a proposed action referred to in

section 6 (2) [application of

Part 4 — Compliance] of the Act to a specified municipality, provide the specified municipality a period of 30 days in which to provide written comments to the minister.

On written request of the specified municipality before the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (1), the minister may extend the period for the length of time specified by the minister.

A description of the proposed appointment of an advisor under

section 6 (2) (

a) of the Act must include

the proposed scope of the advisor's review under

section 8 (1) [advisor] of

the Act, and

an estimate of the length of time required for the review.

Provision of housing information to minister

For the purposes of

section 13 (e) [provision of housing information to minister] of the Act, the following information is prescribed as information that a municipality must, on the request of the minister, collect and provide to the minister:

the area and location of land in the municipality that is zoned for residential, commercial, industrial or any other use;

the current use of land referred to in paragraph (a);

the planned residential density of subdivided vacant and undeveloped land;

the number of residential lots in the municipality that have not been built upon;

the number of applications received by the municipality, during the period specified in the request, for permits the municipality is authorized to issue under the Community Charter , the Local Government Act or the Vancouver Charter ;

the median time from receipt of an application referred to in paragraph (

e) to a decision by the municipality on the application;

the number of permits issued in relation to applications referred to in paragraph (

e) and the number of housing units to which the permits relate;

the number of applications referred to in paragraph (

e) that were refused;

information respecting development constraints, including, without limitation, municipal infrastructure capacity;

copies of municipal zoning maps, including, without limitation, maps that identify any housing overlays and transit corridors.

Schedule

[am. B.C. Reg. 70/2025.]

City of Abbotsford

City of Burnaby

City of Chilliwack

City of Colwood

City of Coquitlam

City of Delta

City of Kamloops

City of Kelowna

City of Langford

City of Langley

City of Maple Ridge

City of Mission

City of Nanaimo

City of New Westminster

City of North Vancouver

City of Parksville

City of Pitt Meadows

City of Port Coquitlam

City of Port Moody

City of Prince George

City of Richmond

City of Salmon Arm

City of Surrey

City of Vancouver

City of West Kelowna

City of White Rock

District Municipality of West Vancouver

District of Highlands

District of Lake Country

District of Lantzville

District of Metchosin

District of North Saanich

District of Sooke

District of Squamish

The Corporation of the City of Courtenay

The Corporation of the City of Duncan

The Corporation of the City of Penticton

The Corporation of the City of Vernon

The Corporation of the City of Victoria

The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich

The Corporation of the District of Coldstream

The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan

The Corporation of the District of North Vancouver

The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay

The Corporation of the District of Peachland

The Corporation of the District of Saanich

The Corporation of the District of Summerland

The Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt

The Corporation of the Township of Langley

The Corporation of the Village of Cumberland

Town of Comox

Town of Ladysmith

Town of Lake Cowichan

Town of Qualicum Beach

Town of Sidney

Town of View Royal

Village of Anmore

Village of Belcarra

Village of Lions Bay

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Housing Supply Act , S.B.C. 2022, c. 38, ss. 20 and 21.]