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2026 Rent Increase Announced at 2.3%

The Province of British Columbia has set the maximum allowable rent increase for 2026 at 2.3%. We recognize that British Columbians, particularly renters, are feeling the strain of rising inflation, and so too are the providers of the rental homes they rely on. To cont...
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Christine Boyle Appointed Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs

Premier David Eby announced a cabinet shuffle on Thursday, July 17, 2025 introducing new leadership to better serve communities across British Columbia. Christine Boyle has been appointed Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, reflecting the Province’s commitment to a...
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Seismic Retrofits in Multi-Residential Buildings

This article was originally published in the 2023 Fall issue of LandlordBC’s The Key magazine By Leon Plett, P.Eng., MIStructE, Struct.Eng., LEED AP, Managing Principal with RJC Engineers Seismic activity is a natural occurrence that happens throughout the world. De...
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CMHC Rental Market Report 2024

Understanding the importance of turnover The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significantly this year amid Canada's largest gain of purpose-built rental supply in more than three decades. The federal housing agency said in a repo...
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Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing

On November 4th 2024 Sean Fraser, Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure & Communities tabled his September 23, 2024 response to the review panel on the Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing in Parliament. It’s an informative read. While our sector cont...
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CleanBC Multi-Unit Residential Building Retrofit Program Launch

Unlock Financial Rebates and enhanced Retrofit Support with CleanBC’s New MURB Program and LandlordBC’s Rental Apartment Retrofit Accelerator (RARA) New financial rebates and retrofit support are now available for market rental buildings through the CleanBC Multi-Unit ...
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North Vancouver Launches Free E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program

In partnership with the District of North Vancouver (DNV) and the City of North Vancouver (CNV), BCAA’s Evolve E-Bike Share is launching an innovative E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program for North Vancouver locals – the first of its kind in British Columbia. Supported by BC...