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 ββ¦ the property transfer tax loophole for sale of properties by trusts;β
- The βGovernment 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;β
- Reviewing the Rental Protection Fund and re-capitalizing it ββ¦ over the course of the mandate to ensure annual needs are covered.β
- Implementing βfrequent, 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;β
- Conducting a ββ¦ complete a review ofΒ CleanBC β¦,β with input from the Green Caucus;Β
- Contributing ββ¦ $50M annually toward electric heat pumps for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 β¦;β andΒ
- Strengthening ββ¦ 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.β