Everyone deserves a home that accommodates their needs at a price they can afford. The City of Victoria is working on several policies to address housing supply and affordability in our community.
Visit the City’s engagement platform to learn about current and upcoming engagement opportunities on housing.
Victoria Housing Strategy 2016–2025
The Victoria Housing Strategy provides guidance for housing policies and initiatives that meet residents’ needs. We are in Phase Two of the policy, building on Phase One and Council’s Strategic Plan which was adopted in July 2019.
The strategy includes 44 actions that focus on ways to:
- improve affordability, stability and choice for renters
- encourage new housing supply
- encourage a range of housing options to meet the needs of residents
- track our progress and improve the City’s housing policies and programs
- try bold ideas to achieve new results
Read Phase Two of the Victoria Housing Strategy
2024 Victoria Housing Strategy Annual Review
Housing Accelerator Fund
The City of Victoria was awarded a $17.9 million grant from the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) program. This program provides financial support that enables the City to advance initiatives aimed at improving the housing approval process, increasing housing supply and expanding housing choice. Continued funding is conditional based on meeting housing targets (3,203 units over three years, by September 2026) and advancing the action outlined in the agreement. The HAF program has helped fund the following Action Plan Initiatives:
- Missing Middle Housing
- Fast Track for Affordable Housing
- Rental Incentives
- Leveraging public sites to advance affordable housing and community space partnerships
- Process Approvals Modernization
- 10-Year OCP Update
- Regulatory Updates
Housing Reports
Learn about how the City is creating more affordable housing.