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) on June 27, 2011 until December 31, 2022.
Market and social housing units
These figures show net units for market ownership, market rental, and social rental that have been rezoned, or have been completed (occupancy permit issued).
During this period, there were a total of 4,155 net new residential units built and occupied in the District.
| Housing type | Rezoning approved by Council | Occupancy permit issued |
|---|---|---|
| Market housing, ownership | 4,111 | 2,936 |
| Market housing, rental | 1,316 | 1,033 |
| Social housing, rental | 638 | 186 |
| Net gain / (loss) | 6,065 | 4,155 |
Care and supportive housing
These figures include net beds and units for market care, social care, and supportive housing that have been rezoned, or have been completed (occupancy permit issued).
| Housing type | Rezoning approved by Council | Occupancy permit issued |
|---|---|---|
| Market housing, care (units/beds) | 61 | 61 |
| Social housing, care (units/beds) | 163 | 163 |
| Supportive housing | 78 | 18 |
| Net gain / (loss) | 302 | 242 |
Supporting documents
These tables show the gross new multi-family residential units that were rezoned in each Council term from adoption of the Official Community Plan (OCP) in 2011 until December 31, 2022 listed by project name:
- Rezoned November 5, 2018 to November 6, 2022 (1,818 gross new units)
- Rezoned December 1, 2014 to November 4, 2018 (2,416 gross new units)
- Rezoned December 5, 2011 to November 17, 2014 (2,616 gross new units)
New multi-family residential unit mix
Here is the gross number of new multi-family residential units rezoned by Council since adoption of the Official Community Plan (OCP) in 2011 until December 31, 2022, by housing type and by number of bedrooms (studio, 1- bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4+bedroom).
Note that these figures:
- Include units only, and do not include beds (e.g. care or supportive settings)
- Do not include safe houses, emergency housing, secondary suites, or coach houses
- Do not include Senior’s housing. Senior’s housing is designed for individuals and couples, typically without children at home, which means fewer bedrooms are typically needed
- Numbers may change as projects progress through the building permit stage
Rezoned December 5, 2011 onwards
| Supportive Housing, Other | Social Housing, Rental | Market Housing, Rental | Market Housing, Ownership | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 40 | 46 | 59 | 21 | 166 |
| 67% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 3% | |
| 1 bed | 2 | 244 | 526 | 1,143 | 1,915 |
| 3% | 46% | 39% | 26% | 30% | |
| 2 bed | 12 | 169 | 643 | 2,130 | 2,954 |
| 20% | 32% | 48% | 48% | 46% | |
| 3 bed | 4 | 70 | 109 | 998 | 1,181 |
| 7% | 13% | 8% | 23% | 19% | |
| 4 bed | 2 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 143 |
| 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | |
| Sum units | 60 | 532 | 1,339 | 4,428 | 6,359 |
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.
Related Council materials
April 25, 2023 — Pace of Development (2022 update to Council)
Staff provided Council with an update on the 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: Pace of development - update 2022 - summary data
- Attachment 2: Infrastructure and amenities from approved development 2011-2022
April 25, 2022 — Pace of Development (2021 update to Council)
Staff provided Council with an update on the 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: Pace of development summary data
- Attachment 2: Infrastructure and amenities from approved development 2011-2021
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.
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.
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.
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