Increased Funding for the Implementation of New Provincial Housing Development Requirements

Whereas the Province provided funding in January 2024 for local governments to implement the requirements of new housing legislation; And whereas the actual expected costs of implementation have been estimated by multiple local government speakers at the UBCM Housing Summit to be two to three times the amount of the provided funding: Therefore be it resolved that the UBCM request of the provincial government that the initial funding to support the implementation of new housing development requirements be increased to reflect actual costs.