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The seniors advocate noted B.C. has fallen far behind on subsidized housing for seniors, with a wait list that has grown by 43 per cent in the last five years. There were 9,400 applicants on the wait list in 2020-2021 and just 714 — or 16 per cent — were placed. At the end of the year, 8,706 were still waiting.

The seniors advocate noted B.C. has fallen far behind on subsidized housing for seniors, with a wait list that has grown by 43 per cent in the last five years. There were 9,400 applicants on the wait list in 2020-2021 and just 714 — or 16 per cent — were placed. At the end of the year, 8,706 were still waiting.

By updating your application with BC Housing at least once every six months, you can keep yourself on the waitlist. BC Housing will close your application if they don't hear from you for more than six months. Other housing providers may have similar requirements, so ask and keep track.

BC Housing manages the Housing Registry, a central database of subsidized housing, used by families/individuals applying for units managed by BC Housing and a number of non-profit and co-operative housing providers.

By phone: Call The Housing Registry Inquiry Line at 604-433-2218, or 1-800-257-7756 outside the Lower Mainland. By fax: Fax a letter with your name, file number, previous information, and new information to The Housing Registry at 604-439-4729.

The BC Housing is a Crown corporation that develops, manages and administers subsidized housing in the province, and is also responsible for the administration of the Homeowner Protection Act.

BC Housing develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options across the province. We work with the ministry responsible for housing to address critical gaps across the housing continuum, which range from emergency shelter and rent assistance in the private market to affordable home ownership.