Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question, Ms. Zarrillo. We don't have direct access to data from the apps, but I am aware of a number of studies that have explored the impact of short-term rental on the rental market more broadly. Some of the municipal restrictions on short-term rental have b

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question, Ms. Zarrillo. First, on the 3:1 ratio you mentioned, through acquisitions, there are a significant number of investors purchasing older purpose-built rentals. We know that in British Columbia we lost about 34,000 units of rental housing renting below

Human Resources committee  I can take a run at that. The way to level the playing field, and this is a process under way, is to restructure both the co-investment fund and the rental construction financing initiative, because the landscape has changed since those programs were introduced in 2018. Abigail

Human Resources committee  Yes, that's correct. I think it relates back to a point that Abi made about flexibility. The needs in every community are going to be different. We have municipalities in our region here in the Lower Mainland and other parts of British Columbia that have gone through and pre-appr

Human Resources committee  I think a municipality could be rewarded for having the right processes and streamlines in place, but any money that comes from the federal government needs to be attached to direct spending in affordable housing so it would go into those projects and close the gap that exists in

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Jeneroux. I echo in some ways Abi's comments. To your direct question as to whether or not I'm skeptical, I probably wouldn't be in this business if I weren't an optimist. I absolutely believe that the target is achievable. As Abi mentioned, existing programs unde

Human Resources committee  I would say that's a fair assessment, yes.

Human Resources committee  In the most direct sense, the way that it affects non-profit housing getting developed is that we've actually had projects that have been halted and turned down in British Columbia because of Nimbyism most directly. I would say that's still reasonably rare. In the last five yea

Human Resources committee  I think to a certain extent we're always going to see some level of community opposition, because we're past the point where “easy projects” are done—so greenfield developments where you're going to run into less opposition. We're seeing intensification of urban areas and signifi

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I'm okay. I would have taken too long.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to the committee today. My name is Jill Atkey. I'm the CEO of B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association, which is the industry association for non-profit housing providers in British Columbia. I was also a panellist on the expert panel