Housing Discussion Forum

Making Room – an Equitable City 

Victoria and our region are growing by about 1% annually (the Canadian average). In addition, Victorians continue to grow up, form families and age in our community and we know there is demand for housing for different incomes, household sizes and types, lifestyles and ages. Our Official Community Plan seeks to provide more housing choice within walking distance of the downtown, urban villages and frequent transit. Learn more about Victoria's current and future housing needs in the document below.

We heard there is a desire to protect existing rental housing while providing our next generation with opportunities to buy or rent. There is also a desire for multi-family housing - not just on corridors with transit routes like Quadra Street, but also in quieter locations - and that design of new housing should support livability for residents, neighbourliness, and our urban forest. We also heard that while many Victorians own a car, there is an interest in more car-lite living (in fact, Victoria has one of the highest rates of walking, rolling and transit trips in Canada). 

Join the discussion! How and where should the City  make room for rental apartments, strata ownership opportunities and mixed-use buildings to meet the diverse needs of different incomes, household types, ages and lifestyles, today and in the future?