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Housing

The City of Vancouver's 2024 capital expenditure budget puts $125M into housing, 16% of the year; the largest program is “2023-2026 Housing Land acquisition”.

Source: City of Vancouver open data, capital budget 2024.

$125M
capital expenditure budget, 2024
16% of the year · $13.4M new multi-year budget · number 3 of 13 services in 2024

By year, 2021–2026

$144M in 2021 · $62.8M in 2026

Click a year to see its amount.

Its programs, 2024

2023-2026 Housing Land acquisitionLand acquisition$39.8MCoal Harbour - HousingNon-market housing$23.0M2019-2022 Housing Land AcquisitionLand acquisition$17.4MPredevelopment funding program for housing projects on City-landNon-market housing$5.8MPayment for Affordable Housing (Stainsbury)Land acquisition$4.9MNon-Profit housing Capital Grant programNon-market housing$4.0M2023-2026 Demolition & other Land preparation costsLand acquisition$3.7MLittle Mountain Neighbourhood House: Housing DevelopmentNon-market housing$3.5M
Show 34 more2019-2022 Affordable Housing - planning & studiesPrograms$2.7M2019-2022 Community Housing Incentive programNon-market housing$2.3MNon-Market Housing HVAC upgradeNon-market housing$1.8M2019-2022 Capital Maintenance - Non-Market HousingPrograms$1.7M2019-2022 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) upgrade Granting programLow-income housing$1.7MAffordable Housing Grant - July 2019Non-market housing$1.2M2015-2018 Planning & Research - Non-Market HousingPrograms$1.1MPilot Housing Initiative - July 2016Non-market housing$1.0M2023-2026 Planning & studies - HousingPrograms$910kLand Preparation Costs - Vancouver Affordable Housing AgencyLand acquisition$821kGrants for Rental Protection & RelocationPurpose built rental housing$700kSingle Room Occupancy (SRO) Grants - privately owned SRO stockLow-income housing$700kLittle Mountain Neighbourhood House: Social HousingNon-market housing$623k2019-2022 Chinatown Housing Partnership programNon-market housing$500k2023-2026 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) upgrade programLow-income housing$500kPlanning for new Affordable Housing Marpole Civic CenterNon-market housing$500kTemporary Modular Housing - Site Preparation CostsLand acquisition$484kPermanent Modular  Supportive Housing Initiative - Site PrepLand acquisition$412k2019-2022 Supportive Housing Grant programNon-market housing$400kGrant - Atira (420 Hawks)Non-market housing$350kNon Market Housing Grant programNon-market housing$350kRemediation - Land Acquisition 1 - May 2016Land acquisition$330kGrant - Urban Native Youth AssociationNon-market housing$307kEvelyne Saller Centre - Garbage CompactorNon-market housing$300kAffordable Housing Staff ResearchPrograms$300k2023-2026 Planning & studies - Affordable HousingPrograms$200kNon-Market Housing Building rehabilitation - December 2018Land acquisition$150kRemediation - Land Acquisition 1 - March 2016Land acquisition$109k2023-2026 Shelter programLow-income housing$100k2023-2026 Capital Maintenance & Renovations - HousingPrograms$75kTiny Shelter Pilot projectLow-income housing$59k2019-2022 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment for Non-Market HousingPrograms$17kVancouver Affordable Housing Agency preliminary fundingNon-market housing$11kRemediation - Land Acquisition 2 - March 2016Land acquisition$4k

In the 2023–2026 Capital Plan: $670M, by sub-category

Non-market housing9 programs$418M
Land acquisition3 programs$164M
Low-income housing5 programs$41.0M
Purpose built rental housing3 programs$35.0M
Programs4 programs$9.0M
Prior Capital Plan Items1 programs$2.0M
About these figures

Each program is listed under the service the year’s budget file gives it; a program can move from one service to another between budgets.