Provincial Advisor Makes Housing Recomendations for North Saanich

Provincial advisor makes housing recomendations for North Saanich

An independent advisor has made 19 recommendations to the District of North Saanich after the province appointed the advisor to review the district’s land-use planning and housing policies after not meeting its first year housing targets that were set by the province in 2024. In August 2024, the housing target order came into effect, establishing a five-year target of 419 housing units by July 2029. Their first year target was 60 units, though t…

Housing adviser says North Saanich faces 'genuinely complex' challenges in meeting targets

A housing adviser for North Saanich says that while the municipality faces “genuinely complex” overlapping challenges, it is also possible to meet the targets set by the province. In January, an adviser was appointed to North Saanich after it built only 12 housing units in the first year since targets were set. The municipality’s goal for the first year was 60. “Earlier this year, I appointed an adviser to review a lack of progress on housing su…

Minister’s statement on North Saanich adviser

Adviser makes recommendations to help the district increase its housing supply