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Background
The first legislative requirements for Housing Needs Reports (HNRs) were established by the Province of BC in 2019 and required local governments, including Regional Districts, to complete HNRs by April 2022. HNRs were completed for the six ACRD Electoral Areas, and member municipalities and First Nations in 2021. HNRs include collecting and analyzing of housing data to help communities better understand current and future housing needs. A HNR is a tool for local governments to use to inform local plans, policies, and development decisions, including documents such as the Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plans (OCPs).
2025 ACRD Electoral Area Full Housing Needs Reports
The ACRD is completing additional Housing Needs Report project work in 2025 to build upon the Interim HNRs that were adopted by the Board of Directors in December 2024. The additional HNR work will incorporate more community-level engagement and Advisory Planning Commission engagement on housing needs and will include a more comprehensive housing data analysis. The project will result in a regional summary report and Full Housing Needs Reports for each of the six Electoral Areas.
Public engagement for the project is currently underway with a community survey available until April 11, 2025.
Please fill out the survey to help the ACRD understand current and future housing needs in your community: ACRD Community Housing Needs Survey
For more information on the Housing Needs Reports project, visit the ACRD's Let's Connect page.
2024 ACRD Electoral Area Interim Housing Needs Reports
As of June 2024, the Province has updated legislative requirements requiring local governments to complete an Interim HNR (for each Electoral Area) by January 1, 2025. The interim report is required to include:- the number of housing units needed currently and over the next five and 20 years
- a statement about the need for housing in close proximity to transportation infrastructure that supports walking, bicycling, public transit or other alternative forms of transportation
- a description of the actions taken by the local government, since receiving the most recent HNR, to reduce housing needs
To meet these new requirements, interim HNRs for the six ACRD Electoral Areas were adopted by the Board of Directors on December 11, 2024. These interim HNRs will be used to inform the Official Community Plan (OCP) Updates that are currently underway for the Electoral Areas.
ACRD Interim Housing Needs Report - Electoral Areas - December 2024
2021 Housing Needs Reports (HNRs)
ACRD ELECTORAL AREA & SUMMARY REPORTS- Bamfield Area "A"
- Beaufort Area "B"
- Long Beach Area "C"
- Sproat Lake Area "D"
- Beaver Creek Area "E"
- Cherry Creek Area "F"
- Alberni Valley Electoral Areas' Summary
- West Coast Sub-Regional Summary
TREATY FIRST NATIONS
MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES
The following reports were developed separately from the ACRD and Treaty First Nations' HNR Project.