BC Housing Management Commission

BC Housing works in partnership with the private and non-profit sectors, provincial health authorities and ministries, other levels of government and community groups to develop a range of housing options.

BC Housing is responsible for fulfilling the directives of the Ministry of Attorney General and Responsible for Housing’s yearly mandate letter. Our responsibilities related to social housing reflect an order-in-council under the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act that established the British Columbia Housing Management Commission (BC Housing) in 1967. Our obligations related to strengthening consumer protection for new homebuyers and improving the quality of residential construction comes from the Homeowner Protection Act established in 1998.

We administer the Provincial Rental Housing Corporation (PRHC), created in 1961. The Corporation holds property for social and other low-cost housing in British Columbia.