The expanded list includes fast-growing large cities like Burnaby, Surrey and Langford, and smaller communities like White Rock, Pitt Meadows and North Cowichan
While B.C.’s housing minister last week announced the first 10 municipalities that must meet future housing targets, a government order-in-council reveals all 47 municipalities that will likely have to ramp up their housing production, including Langford and North Cowichan.
While they include areas with the highest need and projected growth, it’s not a guarantee that targets will be set for each of them, the spokesperson said. Tom Davidoff, executive director of UBC Sauder School of Business’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, who helped develop the metrics used to select the municipalities, said he was surprised to see Whistler not included on the list, given the complaints among seasonal workers and those in the hospitality industry that it’s nearly impossible to find housing.
Krog said he’s pleased Nanaimo wasn’t in the “top 10 bad list, because, candidly, we’re processing enormous numbers of building permits and approvals already. We don’t need a list or an incentive.” When Premier David Eby first announced the housing targets through the Housing Supply Act, he promised that communities that build the required housing will be rewarded with cash for amenities such as bike lanes, recreation centres and infrastructure to support growing populations.
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