Assistant Deputy Minister Response Letter regarding Housing Needs Assessment Methodology UBCM 2025

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Ministry of Housing 
and Municipal Affairs 
 
 
Building, Governance, and 
Innovation 
 
Mailing Address: 
PO Box 9236 Stn Prov Govt 
Victoria BC   V8W 9J1 
Phone: 250-356-2115 
 
www.gov.bc.ca/housing 
 
 
 
 
 
October 7, 2025    
    
       Reference: 188719
Rueben Bronee  
Chief Administrative Officer  
Islands Trust 
Email: rbronee@islandstrust.bc.ca 
 
Dear Rueben Bronee: 
 
Thank you for meeting with me at the recent Union of British Columbia Municipalities 
(UBCM) Convention. I appreciated   the opportunity to hear from you and other 
representatives of the Island Trust and to discuss unique issues important to the islands.  
 
In our meeting, you mentioned you are hoping to work with the Ministry of Housing and 
Municipal Affairs and provide feedback on the Housing Needs assessment methodology 
and some of the issues in rural areas you’re finding. As discussed, I’d like to introduce you 
to my colleague, Tejindar (TJ) Parhar, Assistant Deputy Minister for Housing and Land Use 
Policy (HLUP). The Housing Needs Report methodology is one of the responsibilities that 
falls under HLUP, and feedback can be shared with them by emailing PLUM@gov.bc.ca. 
 
Thank you again for your time, 
 
Sincerely, 
 
 
 
John Thomson 
Assistant Deputy Minister 
Building, Governance, and Innovation 
Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs 
 
CC: Tejindar Parhar, Assistant Deputy Minister for Housing and Land Use Policy

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