Advocacy Updates Blog
Published Jan 28, 2025

Provincial - Government/BC Green Party Caucus Accord

On December 12, the Government announced anΒ accord with the Green Party Caucus, which has several commitments, including:Β 

  • Ending β€œβ€¦ the property transfer tax loophole for sale of properties by trusts;”
  • The β€œGovernment will actively support non-profits, cooperatives, charitable societies and local governments to protect, purchase and build 30,000 units of non-market housing over the mandate of Government, with a 2025 target of 7,500 units;”
  • Reviewing the Rental Protection Fund and re-capitalizing it β€œβ€¦ over the course of the mandate to ensure annual needs are covered.”
  • Implementing β€œfrequent, reliable, affordable regional transit on key interregional routes on Vancouver Island, along Highway 16, and along Highway 1, with a focus on Sea to Sky corridor transit in 2025;”
  • Conducting a β€œβ€¦ complete a review ofΒ CleanBC …,” with input from the Green Caucus;Β 
  • Contributing β€œβ€¦ $50M annually toward electric heat pumps for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 …;” andΒ 
  • Strengthening β€œβ€¦ collaborative local processes around water management at the watershed level and identify clear actions to improve local governance that will be implemented in later years of its mandate.”
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