1. History of Housing Programs CITY OF VICTORIA Linda Allen, RPP, FCIP | 30 January 2014

2. Tonight … Federal Government Evolution to Devolution Provincial Government Partners, Enablers with Limited $ Regional Context Proactive … Housing Trust Fund, CRHC Municipal Context Enabled by Legislation … but few $ attached

3. Federal Context … 1940s Wartime Housing Limited = 46,000 dwellings in 9 years Rent Controls National Housing Act, 1944 – a declaration of social responsibility Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act, 1945 Veterans Rental Housing Program = 30,000 units Beginnings of “urban renewal”, “slum clearance”

4. Federal Government … 1950 – 1964 Substantial and powerful Federal role Focus on home ownership – mortgage $ and terms Transformed from a nation of tenants to a nation of owners Hugely significant cultural shift Less than 5% of annual starts were social housing Metro Toronto stepped up

5. Sweeping changes in NHA … in come the provinces Loans to non-profit corporations Urban renewal Federal-Provincial partnerships Turning point in Canada’s housing history Involved the PGs Great period of inter- governmental relations around a common cause! Federal Context … 1964 – 1992

6. Federal-Provincial Context … 1964 – 1992 Many (GREAT) Programs for low- income Canadians AHOP NIP RRAP NPH and Coops CRISP Land Assembly Assistance New Communities Rural and Native Hundreds of thousands of new homes – rental, coop, homeownership across Canada 70,000+ in BC

7. But … Graph Tells The Story

8. BC Context: Proactive + Supply Side 1992 Federal Budget … no new social housing BC Government reacted by being proactive Ramped up BC Housing as vehicle for non- market housing Commission on Housing Options – 1992 Legislative Changes – Local Government as partner – 1993

9. BC Context: Supply Side Continuing $$ to BC Housing Several new programs – ILBC, PHI, CPI, OL – but small #s

10. Demand Side Measures Federal Home Buyers Plan | RRSP 1 st Time Home Buyers Tax Credit RRAP – HO RRAP – D RRAP – LL British Columbia Rent Supplements SAFER RAP for families 1st Time Home Buyers PTT Exemption Property Tax Deferrals Seniors, Families w. kids Housing Endowment Fund

11. Regional Context (1) Capital Region Housing Corporation 30 years of building and managing new supply Families, seniors, people with disabilities Aging stock; regeneration opportunities

12. Regional Context (2) Policy and Plans CRD Affordable Housing Strategy – 2008 Langford’s inclusionary housing program 2014 RSS Housing Action Plans Research & Advocacy City of Victoria – OCP policies, rental housing analysis

13. Local Government Tools Policy Tools OCP + RSS + AHS Regulatory Tools Zoning Amenity Zoning / Housing Agreements Variances Std. of Maintenance Financial Tools Reserve Fund Land Banking Taxes and Fees Partnerships Housing providers, developers, BCH, VIHA Education, Advocacy and Capacity Building

14. Where we’re at … Very little new money for increased supply Governments highly reliant on demand-side measures Local governments expected to come to the table Capital Region municipalities CRHC Trust Fund Creative partnerships essential – each different