B.C. ministry singles out Oak Bay, West Vancouver for not meeting housing targets [Video]

British Columbia’s housing minister says he has sent letters to two municipalities that have fallen well short of one-year housing targets announced by the province in September 2023. 

Ravi Kahlon says the District of Oak Bay and District of West Vancouver have not come close to reaching the objectives announced for 10 municipalities last year, and letters sent Tuesday say ministry staff will be following up with them over the next 30 days for more information.

Kahlon says if there doesn’t appear to be a pathway to progress, he has the option to bring in a special adviser or make changes to municipal bylaws or processes to make the approval of housing easier. 

“We’re trying to make sure that local governments have cut their red tape, [that] they’re creating processes which makes it easy for housing to be built and not putting in barriers after they’ve approved it to make …