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title: "Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says he will end BC housing targets and the multiplex law"
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Premier-designate [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) says he will get rid of the housing targets the province sets for cities, and the 2023 law that lets multiplexes be built without a rezoning, CTV News reported on October 28, 2026.

CTV News published the report as a video. Its written summary reads: "Lorne Doerkson says he will get rid of municipal housing targets and legislation allowing multiplexes to be built without rezoning." The summary gives no date for either change.

## The two laws

Since May 31, 2023, the Housing Supply Act has let the province set housing targets for the municipalities with the greatest need and highest expected growth, according to the province's housing targets page. When a municipality falls short, the housing minister can appoint an adviser and order it to pass or change a bylaw.

The multiplex law, enacted in 2023 as Bill 44, makes cities of more than 5,000 people allow 3 to 6 homes on most lots that used to hold one house or a duplex, the province's policy manual says. Six homes are allowed on lots over 281 square metres within 400 metres of a bus stop with frequent service. The law also stops a city from holding a public hearing on a bylaw passed only to follow it.

## What Doerkson and his party said before

On October 7, Doerkson told the Surrey Now-Leader that the province should leave it to a city such as Terrace to decide where its housing goes. His party's platform says on page 6 that where density goes "needs to be a decision of local government and local residents." The platform does not name Bill 44. On October 26, the Union of BC Municipalities listed repealing Bill 44 among the party's commitments.

In December 2025, 16 of 20 Metro Vancouver mayors asked the province to repeal the multiplex rules and drop the targets, the Hope Standard reported. Then-housing minister Christine Boyle said the province would keep both, because the policies were working.

## What stays in force

Both laws stay in force until the legislature changes them, and Doerkson has not yet been sworn in. Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto told Business in Vancouver her city will continue on its current path until told otherwise.

A homeowner or builder with a multiplex plan can still apply under the current rules, and readers can follow this promise on the [promise tracker](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-local-say-on-density).

## Sitemap

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