Provincial Housing Targets

The Provincial Housing Supply Act requires the District of West Vancouver to collect housing information and prepare annual Housing Target Progress Reports.

The Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs informed the District on December 17, 2024 of his consideration to appoint an Advisor to the District, in response to the District not meeting its annual housing target mandated through the Housing Targets Order. The District responded to the Minister on January 17, 2025. Subsequently, the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs notified the District of his appointment of an Advisor and the scope of the Advisor’s review on January 30, 2025.

On May 21, 2025, the Minister informed the District of his intent to issue directives as permitted under the Housing Supply Act. The Advisor’s report is attached to the Minister’s letter on May 21, 2025. On June 10, 2025, the District provided a letter in response to the anticipated directives. Three housing directives and one enhanced reporting requirement have been issued to the District in a letter dated July 17, 2025, from the Minister. These same directives were subsequently re-issued by Minister Boyle on July 24, 2025. At its September 15th Council meeting, the District issued a response letter. The Minister provided a response letter on October 9, 2025.

On April 7, 2026, the provincial government issued an Order in Council, which amended the Official Community Plan by adopting the Ambleside Centre Local Area Plan (LAP), for the Ambleside Commercial Areas. The adopted LAP is the version that was presented to Council in May 2025. View the adopted Ambleside Centre Local Area Plan, included in the May 5, 2025, staff report here. View the Province’s Order in Council here.

For more information:
- The Provincial Housing Supply Act requires the District to complete a housing target progress report for each reporting period in the form required by the Province, and to publish the progress report once received by Council. The following is a list of completed and anticipated progress reports. On March 27, 2026, the Minister of Housing provided a letter informing the District that quarterly “interim” reports would be required for Year 3. These are also provided below.
- Year 1: Six-Month Housing Target Progress Report
- Year 1: Annual Housing Target Progress Report
- Year 2: Annual Housing Target Progress Report
- Year 3: Annual Housing Target Progress Report – to be posted by November 14, 2026
  ◦ Year 3, Quarter 1 Interim Report
  ◦ Year 3, Quarter 2 Interim Report
- Year 4: Annual Housing Target Progress Report – to be posted by November 14, 2027
- Year 5: Annual Housing Target Progress Report – to be posted by November 14, 2028
To support Provincial reporting requirements, Housing Forms are now required for the following application types where residential dwelling units are proposed for demolition and/or construction:
- Building Permits and Demolition Permits
  (including single-family, duplex, secondary suite, detached secondary suite (coach house), multi-family, and/or mixed-use applications)
- Development Permits
- Development Variance Permits
- Heritage Alteration Permits and Heritage Revitalization Agreements
- Zoning Amendments (Rezonings) and Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendments
- Environmental Development Permits
- Foreshore Development Permits
- Wildfire Hazard Development Permits
Please ensure the most current Application Form and Housing Form is completed when submitting an application on or after April 1, 2024.
Residential Demolition
- Housing Form for Single-Family and Duplex Demolition Permit Applications
- Housing Form for Multi-Family Demolition Permit Applications
Residential Construction (Building Permits)
- Housing Form for Single-Family and Duplex Building Permit Applications
- Housing Form for Multi-Family Building Permit Applications
Development Application Forms
- Planning Development Application Form (now includes Housing Form)
- Natural Environment and Hazard Development Application Form (now includes Housing Form)
For any questions regarding housing forms, please contact the Planning Department via email: [email protected]

Provincial Housing Targets

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