B.C.’s new housing targets list draws mayors’ frustration [Video]

The B.C. government says it will mandate housing targets for 10 more municipalities in an ongoing effort to increase homes throughout the province.

But some mayors argue they’re already doing everything they can and that being added to what’s been called the housing “naughty list” won’t help.

The 10 new “priority communities” include Burnaby, Coquitlam, Courtenay, Township of Langley, Langford, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Squamish and Vernon. They join 30 other B.C. municipalities that are already part of the housing targets program, which was first created in 2023.

Being on the list means the province expects the cities to hit about 75 per cent of their communities’ estimated housing needs within five years.

B.C. requires local governments to file standardized reports on the number of homes needed in the future.

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