Salt Spring Island IWAV Housing Needs Assessment 2015

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Salt Spring Island  
Affordable Housing Needs
Assessment  
December  2015 
Island Women Against Violence  
Funded by the Salt Spring Foundation  
With the assistance of the SSI Housing Council Society 
We
 recognize that affordable housing is a cornerstone of community sustainability and 
quality of life 
   Submitted by JG Consulting Services Ltd. 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT 
Salt Spring Island, BC 
This report was prepared for: 
Island Women Against Violence (IWAV) 
P.O. Box 376 
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2W1 
admin@iwav.org 
The
 Consultant responsible for the Housing Needs Assessment is:  
Janis Gauthier   
JG
 Consulting Services Ltd.  
2161 Fulford-Ganges Road  
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1Z7 
Phone 250-653-0041 
Fax 866-878-4916 (toll free)    
E-  mail 
janisgauthier@shaw.ca
   
With the assistance of: 
Salt Spring Island Housing Council 
housingcouncil@gmail.com 
T
his document represents not only the findings and views of the Consultant, but the views of many 
members of the community who volunteered their time to describe housing needs in the area and 
to make many excellent suggestions on how to address those needs.  Special thanks go to the 
volunteers from the SSI Housing Council, the participating housing and service providers, the 
Chamber of Commerce, and participating employers and employees.   
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Table of Contents 
1.INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1
BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................... 1 
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY ......................................................................................................... 1 
APPROACH ............................................................................................................................... 2 
METHODS ................................................................................................................................. 2 
REPORT STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................ 2 
2.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 3
KEY FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................... 3 
Background Reports 2009-2015 .............................................................................................. 3 
Demographics and Population Projections ............................................................................. 3 
Current Housing Supply ........................................................................................................... 3 
Rental Housing and Affordability ............................................................................................. 4 
Homeowner Affo

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