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Mayor's Breakfast Dialogue:
Shared Learnings
On October 12, during Homelessness Action Week, Mayor Gregor Robertson hosted the Mayor's Breakfast Dialogue which welcomed speakers to discuss homelessness issues and to share what they've learned in their experiences. Mayor Robertson was joined by former premier Mike Harcourt; Rev. Pitman Potter, theology student Jessica Bean and Dr. Tim Cheek of the Neighbourhood Ministry; Peter Greenwell, Coordinator for Homeless Programs at Collingwood Neighbourhood House; and Charles Gauthier, Executive Director of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.

View the agenda (PDF)

View the presentations:
Neighbourhood Ministry (PDF)
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (PDF)
Downtown Vancouver BIA (PDF)

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2011 Homelessness Action Week
October 10 - 16, 2011
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25th Anniversary Congratulations
This is a series of congratulations messages from our various partners and stakeholders on the occasion of More Than A Roof's 25th Anniversary.
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Opening Doors
This piece was put together for More Than A Roof's 25th anniversary event. It profiles the personal comeback journey of three of our tenants from addiction and street homelessness. Mike, Heather and Charles share candidly about the devastating circumstances took them into addiction and homelessness as well as the the factors that have contributed to personal recovery. The video also gives a preview of More Than A Roof's soon to open homeless at risk building Karis Place. This is the Society's tenth tenant community and its completion coincides with the the 25th anniversary of the organization.
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"Metro Vancouver Homeless Count 2011"
The preliminary results for the March 2011 count of homeless in the region.
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"Talk Housing With Us Campaign"
The City of Vancouver has launched Talk Housing With Us, an innovative public outreach and engagement project that supports the City’s ongoing efforts to create more affordable housing and end street homelessness in Vancouver by 2015
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Housing and Homelessness Strategy
The presentation made to Council on February 1, 2011
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Rental Housing Strategy Research and Policy Development - Synthesis Report This report analyzes the purpose-built market rental segment, the underlying market rental dynamics, the conditions needed to support a healthy supply system, and the role of the secondary rental market.
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2009 Survey of Low-Income Housing in the Downtown Core
Single room occupancy (SRO) buildings are rooming houses and residential hotels containing small single rooms. These SRO units represent the most basic and the lowest cost housing provided by the private market.
Learn more... (PDF, 3.03MB)In May 2008, the City of Vancouver created a new department - the Social Development Department.  This new department was part of the Community Services Group (CSG) reorganization to improve coordination and delivery of services related to social development. Social Planning, the Housing Centre, Drug Policy, Non-Market Operations, Carnegie Centre and the Gathering Place have been brought into one cohesive department.

The Housing Centre is now Housing Policy, and is responsible for the City of Vancouver’s housing policy, programs and research. The City’s housing focus has been partnering with senior levels of government to develop social housing. The City’s goal is to enlarge the supply of housing in Vancouver with a range of tenures and dwelling types sufficient to meet the needs of a variety of socio-economic groups. This is part of the City’s efforts to maintain and improve the quality of residential neighbourhoods

• About Us
• Innovative Housing ( PDF, 1.5MB)
• Rental Housing ( PDF, 1.5MB)
• Strategies to Address Homelessness ( PDF, 1.5MB)
• Housing in the Downtown Eastside ( PDF, 1.5MB)
• Affordable Housing in new Neighbourhoods ( PDF, 1.5MB)

Non-Market Housing Inventory

The Non-Market Inventory lists all the non-market projects in Vancouver. It is organized by neighbourhood, with maps of each neighbourhood. Individual projects can be easily found by using: the "Project Search" field. Learn more... The "Sponsor Search" field lists all the projects managed by a non profit sponsor, as well as sponsor contact information.

Rental Housing in Vancouver
Rental Housing Policies & Initiatives
Rental housing is an important part of Vancouver's housing stock. The City has undertaken a number of initiatives to help protect the existing stock and encourage new supply.
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Finding Rental Housing
Looking for rental housing? There are two types of rental housing: market rental and non-market (subsidized) rental & co-op housing.
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City’s Supportive Housing Strategy
Supportive housing is affordable housing that provides links to support staff that assist tenants to stabilize their lives, enhance independent living skills, and re-connect with the community. Learn more...

Homelessness in Vancouver
Homelessness has been a growing issue in Greater Vancouver since the 1980s. The City works to reduce homelessness through community grants, the development of social housing, relocation services for those who are homeless and involvement with regional homeless committee. Learn more...

Housing Plan for the Downtown Eastside
The Housing Plan for the Downtown Eastside (PDF, 3.35MB) was adopted by Council on September 22, 2005. The plan presents a vision for the future of housing in Chinatown, the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District, Gastown, the Hastings Corridor, the Industrial Lands, Strathcona, Thornton Park and Victory Square. It addresses specific housing types: SROs, social housing, market housing, supportive housing and special needs residential facilities. Learn more...

The Vancouver Agreement
The Vancouver Agreement is an urban development initiative of the governments of Canada, British Columbia, and the City of Vancouver.

Single Room Accommodation (SRA) By-law
On October 21, 2003, Vancouver City Council enacted the Single Room Accommodation (SRA) By-law. The By-law manages the rate of change of low-income housing in Vancouver’s Downtown Core. Single Room Accommodation includes single room occupancy hotels (known as SROs), rooming houses and non-market projects with rooms less than 320 square feet. Affected owners are required to obtain approval from Council to demolish or convert SRA designated rooms. Learn more...

Council Reports
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Other Research & Data
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