Housing Needs Report Final Draft April 23, 2021
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qathet Regional Housing Needs Report April 2021 i | Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Project Team Kai Okazaki, Regional Social Planner & Project Manager, Powell River Region Daniella Fergusson, Senior Planner, City of Powell River Laura Roddan, Manager of Planning Services, qathet Regional District Richard Gage, Manager Public Works, Tla’amin Nation Housing Needs Advisory Committee Stuart Clark, Lift Community Services Kathleen O’Neil, Powell River Educational Services Society (PRESS) Marilyn Carey, Lift Cycle Housing Society Lilla Tipton, Inclusion Powell River Lyn Adamson, Royal LePage Maggie Hathaway, City of Powell River Sandy McCormick, qathet Regional District Clay Brander, qathet Regional District Tyrone Wilson, Tla’amin Nation Dillon Johnson, Tla’amin Nation Paula Stewart, Tla’amin Nation Consultants Patricia Maloney, Dillon Consulting Limited Daniel Hoang, Dillon Consulting Limited The Project Team would like to thank our colleagues at the City of Powell River, qathet Regional District, Tla’amin Nation, as well as the local organizations for their insights: Agius Builders Ltd., Sunset Homes Society, Inclusion Powell River, Lift Cycle Housing Society, Lift Community Services, PRESS, Powell River Real Estate Board, First Credit Union, Powell River Futures, Powell River Town Centre. The Project Team would also like to offer gratitude to the many community members who shared their time and ideas in the development of this report. qathet Regional Housing Needs Study | April 2021 ii | Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... ii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. viii qathet Regional District .....................................................................................................................viii City of Powell River ............................................................................................................................. ix Tla’amin Nation ................................................................................................................................... x PART A: Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Project Partners ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Report Format.......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Historical Population Figures .................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Data Limitations ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.6 Housing Providers .................................................................................................................... 7 2.0 Regional Context ....................................................................................................................... 10 3.0 Consultation and Engagement .................................................................................................. 12 4.0 The Housing Continuum and Affordability ................................................................................ 13 4.1 Housing Continuum................................................................................................................ 13 4.2 Affordable Housing Definition ................................................................................................ 13 4.3 Challenges of Homeownership ............................................................................................... 13 4.4 Regional Successes ................................................................................................................. 16 PART B: qathet Regional District Housing Needs Report ....................................................................... 17 5.0 qathet Regional District ............................................................................................................. 18 5.1 Policy Setting ......................................................................................................................... 18 5.1.1 Electoral Area A Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 500, 2015) ..................................... 18 5.1.2 Savary Island Official Community Plan (Bylaw 403, 2006) ............................................... 19 5.1.3 Electoral Area B Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 465, 2012) ..................................... 19 5.1.4 Electoral Area C Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 465, 2012) ..................................... 20 qathet Regional Housing Needs Study | April 2021 iii | Table of Contents 5.1.5 Texada Island Official Community Plan (Bylaw 551, 2019 -Second Reading) .................... 21 5.2 Data Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 21 5.3 Situational Analysis ................................................................................................................ 22 5.3.1 Population ...................................................................................................................... 22 5.3.2 Households .................................................................................................................... 25 5.3.3 Income ........................................................................................................................... 26 5.3.4 Labour and Employment ................................................................................................ 27 5.3.5 Housing .......................................................................................................................... 28 5.3.6 Households in Core Housing Need .................................................................................. 33 5.4 Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 35 5.4.1 Population Projections ................................................................................................... 35 5.4.2 Identified Gaps ............................................................................................................... 36 5.4.3 Mobility .......................................................................................................................... 38 5.4.4 Commuting..................................................................................................................... 38 5.5 Housing Needs (Five-Year Time Frame) .................................................................................. 39 5.5.1 qathet Electoral Area A ................................................................................................... 39 5.5.2 qathet Electoral Area B ................................................................................................... 40 5.5.3 qathet Electoral Area C ................................................................................................... 40 5.5.4 qathet Electoral Area D................................................................................................... 40 PART C: City of Powell River.................................................................................................................. 42 Housing Needs Report .......................................................................................................................... 42 6.0 City of Powell River ................................................................................................................... 43 6.1 Policy Setting ......................................................................................................................... 43 6.1.1 Powell River Sustainable Official Community Plan........................................................... 43 6.2 Data Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 44 6.3 Situational Analysis ................................................................................................................ 45 6.3.1 Population ...................................................................................................................... 45 6.3.2 Households .................................................................................................................... 47 6.3.3 Income ........................................................................................................................... 48 6.3.4 Mobility .......................................................................................................................... 50 6.3.5 Commuting....................................................................................................................