Supportive housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Finding housing

We do not manage supportive housing in Vancouver.

Supportive housing is affordable housing that provides a range of on-site supports to residents, such as life-skills training, and connections to off-site services such as primary health care, mental health, or substance use services.

There are currently approximately 8,000 supportive housing units in Vancouver, including:

Permanent supportive housing
Temporary modular housing
SROs operated as supportive housing
Former hotels purchased and repurposed as supportive housing

What's happeningGrant for supportive housing operators

Non-profit organizations involved in property management or operations of supportive housing may apply for a grant of up to $25,000 to fund small capital projects for existing buildings and amenities.

Learn more about the grant

Key updates on the Temporarily Pausing Net-New Supportive Housing motion

We issued an Implementation Note (224 KB) on March 13, 2025. This note outlines our operational approach following the motion passed by Council on February 26, 2025. The motion temporarily pauses new supportive housing investments. The priority is now on upgrading existing supportive housing stock, including SRO buildings and Temporary Modular Housing.

The note provides more details on how this pause will affect future supportive housing projects. It also discusses our focus on regional housing equity.