Non-market housing is affordable housing that is owned or subsidized by governments, non-profits, or housing cooperatives, and offered at below market rents. It includes emergency housing, supportive housing, independent social housing, and cooperative housing.
Tracking non-market housing is crucial to achieving Metro 2050’s goal to provide diverse and affordable housing choices. BC Housing plays a key role by delivering non-market housing and rent supplements — helping to meet the needs of the province’s most vulnerable residents and improving affordability in the private rental market.
The information below is based on BC Housing’s summary of housing units in Metro Vancouver, categorized as emergency, supportive, and independent housing. However, this may not represent the full extent of non-market housing in the region, as there are likely other non-market housing units that are not associated with BC Housing.