--- title: "BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association on housing | Burnaby 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform/housing" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.245Z" meta: description: "The BCA's 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes wit..." "og:description": "The BCA's 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes wit..." "og:title": "BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association on housing | Burnaby 2026" "twitter:description": "The BCA's 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes wit..." "twitter:title": "BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association on housing | Burnaby 2026" --- BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association · Burnaby 2026 # At least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030 The BCA's 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes with non-profits and co-ops, to use City land for family homes, and to zone town centres for shops and cafés at street level. It gives no costs. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/issues/housing) [All four issues](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform) [**14**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/candidates) [**4/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/platform) [**25**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/burnaby-citizens-association/money) **11**Questions answered HOUSING AND ZONING ## BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association on housing The housing points are in the platform's second commitment, under the heading "Building homes people can afford". The two zoning points are under "Supporting small businesses and local jobs". The platform gives no costs and no list of sites. The platform says the BCA created the Burnaby Housing Authority, which it calls the first of its kind in Metro Vancouver, to build, own and manage non-market rental and ownership homes. That is the party's own account. Burnaby Now reported that Council voted 6 to 3 in April 2024 to incorporate the authority, and that two BCA councillors, Pietro Calendino and Sav Dhaliwal, were among the three who wanted to delay it. 6 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Housing Authority by 2030 The platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030. It gives no cost and no list of sites.
Deadline
2030
Who has the power
The Burnaby Housing Authority, a separate corporation the City set up to build affordable homes, as Burnaby Now describes it.
[Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/media-releases/bca-releases-2026-platform) [Burnaby Now](https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/red-flags-councillor-says-burnaby-housing-authority-no-longer-needed-with-new-bc-legislation-8671181) - ### Build more affordable homes with non-profits and co-ops The platform promises to partner with non-profits and co-ops to build more affordable housing. It names no number of homes and no sites. [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) - ### Use City land to build homes for families faster The platform promises to use land the City owns to speed up the delivery of homes for families. It names no sites. [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) - ### Make it faster to build homes in every part of Burnaby The platform promises to keep making it quicker and more efficient to build homes people can afford, in every part of Burnaby. It names no specific change to the City's rules or approval times. [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) - ### Zoning for shops and cafés at street level in town centres Under its small business section, the platform promises "active-use zoning" in town centres: shops, cafés and restaurants at street level, with offices and services above. [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/media-releases/bca-releases-2026-platform) - ### Zoning for smaller shops and industrial buildings with more than one level The platform promises to zone for smaller retail spaces and for industrial buildings with more than one level, so more businesses can locate in Burnaby. [Burnaby Citizens Association](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) ### What is not published - The platform gives no costs, no list of sites and no yearly targets for the housing points. - The platform takes no position on the Province's laws on multiplex homes. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about this
Does the BCA say what the 1,000 rental homes will cost? Its platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030 and gives no cost and no list of sites. Burnaby Citizens Association
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