SC Housing Needs Assessment & Implementation

SC Housing Needs Assessment & Implementation - Town of Gibsons

The Town is committed to working with all partners to address the housing crisis

2024 Housing Needs Report:

This updated report uses the latest census data, building on the previous regional Housing Needs Report, and now complies with new legislated requirements for Housing Needs Reports.

2024 Housing Needs Report

Background

Despite being a region composed of rural and small communities, the Sunshine Coast as a whole has seen housing issues that mirror those of larger communities, including significant increases in the cost of ownership, lack of rental housing, economic pressures that come from a lack of workforce housing options, and increased vulnerability to housing pressures and homelessness amongst lower-income residents.

In October 2020, Council received and endorsed the first Housing Needs Report, a regional report prepared in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Regional District and District of Sechelt and funded by a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

In 2024, the report was updated with the current census data, and meets new legislated requirements for Housing Needs Reports.

The results of the Housing Needs Assessment are intended to be used to inform a range of policy and planning initiatives such as Official Community Plans, Zoning Bylaws, development projects, economic development initiatives and other policy.