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 happeningKey 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.

Permanent supportive homes

We're partnering with BC Housing to create 350 new permanent supportive homes on City-owned land, providing safe, secure, affordable housing.

Temporary modular housing

Get details about the temporary modular housing we're building on vacant and underused sites for lower-income and homeless residents.

Rapid response to homelessness

Get details on temporary housing projects for residents waiting for permanent housing.

Sponsoring supportive housing

Our staff can help facilitate new supportive housing projects.

If you want to sponsor or build a social housing project, contact:

housing@vancouver.ca

Affordable Housing Projects
Community Services
#501-111 W Hastings St
Vancouver BC, V6B 1H4

Developing supportive housing for seniors

If you're interested in starting a housing project for seniors, our planners can help.

  1. Read our Seniors Supportive and Assisted Housing Design Guidelines (73 KB).
  2. Contact our Social Infrastructure Division.

Find help

BC211's Redbook is a complete online directory of programs and services in Vancouver for homeless and under-housed residents.

Assisted living services

Seniors and people living with physical disabilities may be eligible for assisted living services with Vancouver Coastal Health .

Contacts for community homelessness services