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 PDF file (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.
Sponsoring supportive housing
Our staff can help facilitate new supportive housing projects.
If you want to sponsor or build a social housing project, contact:
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.
- Read our Seniors Supportive and Assisted Housing Design Guidelines PDF file (73 KB).
- Contact our Social Infrastructure Division.
Find help
BC211's Redbook External website, opens in new tab 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 External website, opens in new tab.