Regarding Homes for People Action Plan Secondary Suite Incentive Program

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Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea 
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3 October 2023         File No: 11-5770-30-10 
 
Via e-mail: HOUS.minister@gov.bc.ca  
 
The Honourable Ravi Kahlon 
Minister of Housing 
Room 248 Parliament Buildings 
Victoria, BC  V8V 1X4 
 
Re:  Homes for People Action Plan Secondary Suite Incentive Program  
 
Dear Minister Kahlon
,
 
 
The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee (SS LTC) passed the following resolution on September 23, 
2023.  
 
“
Whereas Salt Spring Island, a community with a resident population of about 12,000, is 
experiencing an extreme shortage of available and affordable workforce housing that is 
impacting the operations of its hospital, schools, ferry routes, and businesses. 
Whereas the Salt Spring Island LTC (SSI LTC), like so many BC communities, anticipated being 
included in relevant Homes for People actions. 
Whereas the SSI LTC was disappointed to learn that only properties within one of the 161 
incorporated municipalities are eligible for the Secondary Suite Incentive Program, as 
announced on September 18, 2023. 
Therefore be it resolved, that the SSI LTC: 1) request staff to urgently prepare a letter from the 
LTC chair to the BC Housing Minister expressing the LTC's disappointment for Salt Spring Island 
residents being ineligible for the Secondary Suite Incentive Program and requesting this 
oversight be remedied and to request that Salt Spring be included within other Homes for People 
Actions suitable to rural island communities; and 2) request Trust Council to add a late item to 
its September 2023 meeting agenda an item to discuss advocating to the Province for Homes for 
People Actions that support rural island communities.” 
On behalf of the SS LTC I am expressing the disappointment for Salt Spring Island residents being 
ineligible for the Secondary Suite Incentive Program and requesting this oversight be remedied and to 
request that Salt Spring be included within other Homes for People Actions suitable to rural island 
communities. 
 
Thank you for your time and consideration. Correspondence sent to ssiinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca is the 

Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea 
Bowen  Denman  Hornby  Gabriola  Galiano Gambier  Lasqueti  Mayne  North Pender  Salt Spring  Saturna  South Pender  Thetis 
 
best way to ensure correspondence reaches the SS LTC. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Timothy Peterson 
Chair, Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Islands Trust 
 
 
Cc: The Honourable Teri Collins, MLA, Deput

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