BC Housing Supply Act

Municipal Scorecard: Which BC Municipalities Are On Track?

Last updated: July 2026. Data: BC Government housing targets publications, Storeys tracker, UDI advocacy page, CMHC HAF progress page.

7 of 10

Cohort 1 municipalities missed Year 1 target

Storeys tracker

28.6%

Oak Bay Year 1 completion rate

16 of 56 units built

224.1%

Victoria Year 1 completion rate

1,477 of ~659 units

BC's Housing Supply Act (HSA), passed in 2023, gives the Province authority to set binding five-year unit targets for municipalities with high housing need and low supply. By mid-2025, enforcement moved from policy to reality: two municipalities received ministerial directives requiring concrete bylaw changes, and a third triggered an advisor review.

This page aggregates publicly available data on all four Housing Target Order cohorts, tracks Year 1 performance where available, and maps compliance deadlines. It is a planning resource for municipal staff, councillors, and journalists.

Part 1: Housing Target Orders

Only 3 of 10 Cohort 1 BC municipalities fully met their Year 1 Housing Supply Act target. Source: Storeys BC Housing Supply Targets Progress Tracker; BC Government housing targets publications.

Cohort 1 (2023): Year 1 Data Available

MunicipalityYear 1 targetUnits builtRateStatus
Victoria6591477224.1%Exceeded
KelownaVerifySee rate254.4%Exceeded
Central SaanichVerifySee rate407.8%Exceeded
EsquimaltVerifySee rate455.6%Exceeded
Oak Bay561628.6%Ministerial Directive (2025)
West VancouverVerifySee rate26.4%Ministerial Directive (2025)
North Saanich601220.0%Advisor Appointed
Abbotsford, Delta, Port MoodyData pending from BC Gov

Sources: Storeys tracker (VERIFIED); UDI advocacy page (VERIFIED); BC Government news releases 2025 (VERIFIED). "Data pending" rows: pull from BC Government Housing Targets page before citing.

Cohorts 2 and 4

Cohort 2 (2024)

17,599

aggregate 5-year net new units, 10 municipalities

Year 1 data: not yet published as of July 2026

Cohort 4 (2024/25)

38,930

aggregate 5-year net new units, 10 municipalities

Year 1 data: not yet published as of July 2026

Source: BC Government housing targets news releases (VERIFIED).

Part 2: What Happens When a Municipality Misses Its Target

The Housing Supply Act creates a four-step escalation path. As of 2025, all four steps are live enforcement mechanisms, not hypothetical.

  1. 1Annual progress report required. Municipalities report unit completions to the Province.
  2. 2Advisor appointment. The Province may appoint a housing advisor to review zoning and permitting practices.
  3. 3Ministerial directive. The Province issues binding instructions for specific bylaw amendments with a stated deadline.
  4. 4Provincial override. If a directive is ignored, the Province can amend local zoning bylaws directly.

Oak Bay

Ministerial Directive (2025)

Completed 16 units in Year 1 against a target of 56, a 28.6% completion rate. Directive specifies bylaw amendments the municipality must complete by stated deadlines. Source: UDI advocacy page; BC Government 2025 news releases (VERIFIED).

West Vancouver

Ministerial Directive (2025)

Year 1 completion approximately 26.4% of target. Source: UDI advocacy page (VERIFIED). Specific bylaw requirements: verify from BC Government directive document before citing.

North Saanich

Advisor Appointed

Approximately 20% Year 1 completion (12 of 60 units). Advisor appointment is the practical triggering threshold: municipalities falling below 20 to 25% of annual pace should expect review. Source: UDI advocacy page (VERIFIED).

Part 3: The Victoria Model

224.1%

Victoria, Year 1 completion rate

1,477 units built against a target of approximately 659. Source: Storeys tracker (VERIFIED).

Policy levers cited in news coverage for Victoria's overperformance:

  • *Pre-zoning for higher density in corridors before the HSA took effect
  • *Active permit processing reform, reducing approval timelines
  • *Small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) enabling legislation applied proactively
  • *OCP, zoning bylaw, and target requirements aligned before deadlines

Central Saanich (407.8%) and Esquimalt (455.6%) are additional overperformers. Source: Storeys tracker (VERIFIED).

Part 4: Housing Accelerator Fund, the Federal Layer

The CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) provides federal grants to municipalities that commit to zoning and permitting reforms. As of the most recent CMHC HAF progress page, 19 or more BC municipalities hold a HAF funding agreement. Source: CMHC HAF progress page (VERIFIED).

Data gap: no public cross-reference exists

No single public source cross-references HAF recipients with BC Housing Supply Act Target Order holders. Municipalities with dual obligations (both a federal HAF agreement and a provincial housing target) are not easily identifiable. The "19 or more" figure is directional only. Verify by cross-tabulating the CMHC HAF recipient list with the BC Government Housing Targets list before citing a specific number.

Part 5: Compliance Calendar

RequirementDeadlineStatus
Interim Housing Needs Report (HNR)January 1, 2025Past due
Official Community Plan (OCP) updateDecember 31, 2025Approaching
Zoning bylaw updateDecember 31, 2025Approaching
Annual HSA progress report (Year 2)Verify from BC GovVerify date

Source: BC Government housing needs reports page (VERIFIED).

Part 6: What This Means for Municipal Planning Teams

Planning directors at Housing Target Order municipalities are simultaneously managing:

  • 1.Annual unit-count reporting to the Province
  • 2.OCP and zoning bylaw update deadlines (December 31, 2025)
  • 3.Housing Needs Report completion
  • 4.HAF reporting obligations (for dual-obligation municipalities)
  • 5.Political exposure from provincial oversight

Manual spreadsheet tracking across all four streams creates material compliance risk. The same gaps that triggered the Oak Bay and West Vancouver directives are gaps in process visibility, not just unit counts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Methodology

Data in this report is drawn from: BC Government Housing Targets information page, BC Government news releases, Storeys BC Housing Supply Targets Progress Tracker, UDI Housing Supply Act advocacy page, and CMHC HAF progress page. "VERIFIED" means the stat was confirmed by a named source. Items marked "verify before citing" indicate data that must be confirmed from a primary source before publishing.

Cite this data

Steller. "BC Housing Supply Act Municipal Scorecard."
getsteller.ca/resources/hsa-scorecard. Updated July 2026.
Data sourced from BC Government Housing Targets publications,
Storeys BC Housing Supply Targets Progress Tracker,
CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund progress page,
and UDI Housing Supply Act advocacy updates.

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