Letter to Minister Kahlon re Housing Needs Report Methodology

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Laura Patrick 
 
  
 
 
 
 
July 10, 2025 File No.: 11-5770-30-10
Via email: hma.minister@gov.bc.ca
The Honourable Ravi Kahlon
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs
PO Box 9074
STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC  V8W 9E2
Dear
 Minister Kahlon:
Re: Request to revise housing needs assessment methodology for rural areas
I am writing on behalf of the Islands Trust Council to request that the Ministry of Housing and 
Municipal Affairs revise the housing needs assessment methodology to reflect an approach more 
suited to rural areas.
When applying the provincially-mandated formula for the housing needs assessments local trust 
committees found that the formula was inadequate to capture the true and diverse housing need in
rural island communities, and request the ministry revise its methodology to reflect an approach 
more suited to rural areas.
Thank you for considering this request.
Yours sincerely,
Chair, Islands Trust Council
lpatrick@islandstrust.bc.ca
cc:
 Islands Trust Council
Bowen Island Municipal Council

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