Housing Matters BC: A Housing Strategy for British Columbia
Putting Housing First: Progress and Achievements on B.C.'s Housing Strategy(March 2009)
Residential Tenancy Act: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants in British Columbia
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A Guide for Manufactured Home Park Landlords & Tenants in British Columbia
Fact Sheets for Landlords and Tenants
Policy GuidelinesA statement of the policy intent of legislation, in every day language. The Guidelines can help parties understand issues that are likely to be relevant, and what information or evidence is likely to support their positions at a dispute resolution hearing.
Agreement between the Government of Canada, Province of B.C. and First Nations Leadership Council to develop a comprehensive approach to improve housing for First Nations communities, on and off reserve.
Aboriginal Housing Engagement Summary ReportA 2008 province-wide engagement process, soliciting potential solutions to guide future work to provide safe, affordable and culturally appropriate housing for Aboriginal people living off-reserve.
Aboriginal Housing in British Columbia, A Needs and Capacity AssessmentBrings together examples of local government best practices and provides details on the eight most common affordable housing policies, programs and strategies used by local governments
Rental Housing Planning Guide (2002)Tools for local government to promote and preserve rental housing stock with strategies for small and large communities that help them work with the housing industry to meet the needs of residents.
Local Government Guide to Market Housing Affordability (2005)Guide illustrates how local governments in B.C. have made positive changes to increase supply and general affordability of market housing.
Planning for Housing: An Overview of Municipal Initiatives in BC (2004)To help local governments develop secondary suite programs. Highlights practices intended to promote affordability, stability and quality in housing stock.
Housing Consultations: Challenges and Opportunities in Northeast BCOutlines several ways local government and community housing groups can monitor the effect of non-market housing on property values in their communities.
Toward More Inclusive Neighbourhoods (1996)"The NIMBY Toolkit", provides helpful tips and tools for addressing and mitigating neighbourhood and community concerns with regard to the purchase or development of non-market or special needs housing.
Fact Sheet: Research Counters NIMBY (2000)Case studies from five communities to assist other local governments that are working to address homelessness and special housing needs.
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A selection of Books on Creating Accessible Environment
Building Access HandbookOutlines building requirements for persons with disabilities.
Manufactured Home Study: An Examination of Issues Facing Mobile Home Park Communities Across B.C.
More than 90 non profit organizations, service providers, and interested parties participated in eight web-based forums. Summary report of these consultations and that outlines common themes.
Homelessness - Causes and Effects Reports, Volume 1-4 (2001)Vol 1: Relationship between Homelessness and the Health, Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems
Vol 2: Profile, Policy Review and Analysis of Homelessness in B.C.
Vol 3: Costs of Homelessness in British Columbia
Vol 4: Background Report, Profile and Policy Review
Vol 5: Highlights in Summary
A standardized method for BC communities to consider when conducting homeless counts in British Columbia.
Radon is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment, coming from the natural breakdown of uranium in soils and rocks. It typically enters a building through openings in the foundation, such as sumps, wall and floor joints, or where pipes and other connections penetrate the floor or a below-grade wall.
Under a proposed national guideline, a test for radon in indoor air showing over 200 becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m³) indicates a need for remedial action to lower radon levels. A becquerel (Bq) is a standard unit of radioactive measurement. The current national guideline is 800 Bq/m³ (20 pCi/l).
The BC Building Code has two options for minimizing the entry of soil gases, such as radon, into homes - installing a plastic vapour barrier below the foundation slab, or construction of an under-slab ventilation system. Testing for radon after remediation measures or when new construction is completed is advised, given the proposed national guideline reducing the tolerance levels for radon.
Snow load information for most locations should be obtained from the local government concerned. Contact information for local governments in BC is available at CivicNet BC. Where climatic data is not provided by the authority having jurisdiction, Appendix C of the BC Building Code can be used.
Snow load information is also available from the National Climate Data and Information Archive operated by Environment Canada. Environment Canada need only be consulted when neither the authority having jurisdiction nor Appendix C provides the needed data.
