BC Housing Management Commission

British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Founded1967
TypeCrown Corporation
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia
OwnerGovernment of British Columbia
Board Chair
Lynn Stevenson
Chief Executive Officer
Vincent Tong
Websitewww.bchousing.org Edit this at Wikidata

BC Housing is a Canadian provincial Crown Corporation responsible for provincially funded housing, including subsidized housing, and other housing services throughout British Columbia. The agency was founded in 1967 as the British Columbia Housing Management Commisson under the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act. It is governed under the British Columbia Housing Management Commission Regulation.

As of 2022, BC Housing reports to the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs. Its head office is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. BC Housing administers the Provincial Rental Housing Corporation, a corporation created in 1961 that holds government-owned property for the purposes of social and low-cost housing.

Licensing & Consumer Services (Licensing, previously known as the Homeowner Protection Office) is a branch of BC Housing responsible for administering the Homeowner Protection Act. Under the act, BC Housing is responsible for licensing residential builders and building-envelope renovators; administering owner builder authorizations; track new home registrations, and carrying out research and education that benefits the residential construction industry and consumers.

References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act". www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  2. ↑ "British Columbia Housing Management Commission Regulation". www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  3. ↑ "Our Organization". BC Housing. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Homeowner Protection Act". www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Licensing & Consumer Services". BC Housing. Retrieved 2026-10-23.