Multi-family development statistics

New units of housing by stage of development, both historical and forecast

Here is an overview of multi-family developments in the District from adoption of the Official Community Plan (OCP) in 2011 until December 31, 2020. The data include details for market ownership, market rental, and social rental units that have been rezoned, or have been completed.

During this period, there were a total of 2,695 net new residential units built and occupied in the District.

Rental care beds, gross

Market, social, and supportive (safe houses, emergency housing, transition and recovery housing) care beds planned or provided since 2011 are listed here, along with the stage of the development process each was at as of December 31, 2020.

Supporting documents

These documents show the net new multi-family residential units approved (zoning bylaw adopted) listed by project name:

• November 6, 2018 to December 31, 2020 (86 net new units)
• December 1, 2014 to November 5, 2018 (1,969 net new units)
• December 5, 2011 to November 17, 2014 (2,488 net new units)

New multi-family residential unit mix

Here is the gross number of new multi-family residential units approved by Council since adoption of the Official Community Plan (OCP) in 2011 until December 31, 2020, by housing type and by number of bedrooms (studio, 1- bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4+bedroom).

Note that:

• Data does not include safe houses, emergency, supportive, or transition housing or care beds, secondary suites, or coach housing
• Numbers may change as projects progress through the building permit stage
• Senior’s housing is included (e.g. Kiwanis), and has been broken out for ease of interpretation. Senior’s housing is designed for individuals and couples, typically without children at home, which means fewer bedrooms are typically needed. 

Rezoned December 5, 2011 onwards

Related housing data

Housing Continuum

This chart illustrates the number of residential units in 2011 plus the estimated demand in 2030 for housing across the entire continuum, from single-family detached homes to emergency and supportive housing.

View the housing continuum graphic

Related Council materials

May 20, 2021 — Pace of development (2020 update to Council)

Staff provided Council with an information report on the District's historical and projected pace of development.

Download the information report with all attachments 

Download the information report and each attachment separately: 

• Information report (no attachments)
• Attachment 1: Summary data 
• Attachment 2: Infrastructure and amenities 

July 17, 2020 — Pace of development (2019 update to Council)

Staff provided Council with an information report providing useful background information on the District's historical and projected pace of development.

Download the information report with all attachments

Download the information report and each attachment separately:

• Information report (no attachments)
• Attachment 1: Background
• Attachment 2: Historical context
• Attachment 3: Regional and local forecast
• Attachment 4: Development statistics
• Attachment 5: Context maps
• Attachment 6: Infrastructure and amenities

January 14, 2019 — Pace of development (Council workshop)

Staff provided Council with background information on the District's historical and projected pace of development.

• View the staff report to Council (includes the staff presentation and a chronology of development reports (Attachment B))
• View the staff presentation on its own
• View Attachment B (chronology of development reports) on its own  

Additional meeting handouts:

• Approved projects listed by town centre and status
• Applications instream listed by town centre
• Related census information from Statistics Canada

July 17, 2018  — Community amenity and housing update (Council workshop)

Staff updated Council on the current state of affairs related to Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) and housing (non-market and market rental) that have been approved since 2011 and pending Council consideration to the end of the term. 

• Read the staff report to Council (unit counts in this report are based on reported figures from the report presented to Council on June 19, 2018)
• View the staff presentation to Council

June 19, 2018 — Development update (Council workshop)

Staff provided an update on approved residential development since 2011, as well as residential development applications that staff anticipate will be presented to Council for consideration this term.

• Read the staff report to Council (unit counts in this report were accurate as of May 30, 2018)

April 17, 2018 — Rental and affordable housing strategy update (Council workshop)

Staff provided an update on implementation of the Rental and Affordable Housing Strategy (RAHS), endorsed by Council in November 2016.

• Read the staff report to Council
• View the staff presentation to Council

February 19, 2018 — OCP Implementation Review Committee quarterly update (Regular Council meeting)

Staff provided a quarterly update on the work of the OCP Implementation Review Committee, as mandated in the committee's terms of reference.

• View the staff report to Council
• View the committee presentation to Council

November 20, 2017 — OCP Implementation Review Committee workplan (Regular Council meeting)

Staff provided the OCP Implementation Committee's workplan to Council for their approval, as mandated in the committee's terms of reference.

• Read the staff report to Council
• View the staff presentation to Council

Learn more about multi-family residential developments

• View a list of all significant development applications in town and village centres 
• View a map of all significant development applications in town and village centres​