Housing Needs Report

In 2023, the Province amended the Local Government Act (LGA) through Bill 44, updating the timing and requirements for HNRs. Local governments must now:

1. Publish their 5-year and 20-year housing needs using standardized provincial methodologies and datasets. To comply with these changes, the District has prepared a 2024 Interim HNR.
2. Review and update their Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plan (OCP) to provide capacity to accommodate the 20-year housing needs identified in the most recent HNR. For more details on this process, please visit the Official Community Plan Housing Policy Update webpage.
3. Prepare a full HNR by December 31. 2028 and every 5 years thereafter.

Please visit BC Government’s Housing Initiative webpage to learn more.

Table 1 is a snapshot of the District’s future housing needs over 5-and-20-year time frames, as reported in the 2024 Interim HNR.

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The District is required – along with all municipalities – to update its Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Bylaw by December 31, 2025 to ensure that there is capacity for the 20-year housing needs identified in the most recent HNR. For more information on the District’s approach, visit the Official Community Plan Housing Policy Update webpage.

Below are the most recent HNRs for West Vancouver:

• 2020 Housing Needs Report
• 2024 Interim Housing Needs Report (Council Report and Interim HNR package)