BC Housing Management Commission
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia
Board Chair
Allan Seckel
Websitehttps://www.bchousing.org/

BC Housing is a provincial Crown agency responsible for subsidized housing options across the province. The agency was founded in 1967 as the BC Housing Management Authority by Municipal Affairs Minister Daniel Campbell.[1]

BC Housing is currently under the Ministry of Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing and located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. They license residential builders, administer owner builder authorizations and carry out research and education that benefits the residential construction industry, consumers and the affordable housing sector.

In 2012, CBC News reported that several buildings in Vancouver owned by BC Housing and managed by Atira Property Management were poorly managed, resulting in unsanitary conditions and high rates of crime. In response to the report, BC Housing Minister Rich Coleman launched an investigation into the buildings.[2]

Licensing & Consumer Services (Licensing, previously known as the Homeowner Protection Office) is a branch of BC Housing. It is responsible for licensing residential builders and building envelope renovators province-wide; administering Owner Builder Authorizations; and carrying out research and education which benefits the residential construction industry and consumers.

References

  1. ↑ McElroy, Justin (2023-05-13). "Are B.C. Housing's issues confined to Atira, or does the system need a rethink?". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Public housing in Vancouver called 'crack shacks and brothels' - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
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