Category Archives: Provincial State of Affairs

The Minister of Health is directed to help people stay in their homes as long as possible in his mandate letter (p3): 

Click to access HLTH-Dix-mandate.pdf

And the Minister Responsible for housing’s mandate letter (p3): 

Click to access eby_mandate_2020_jan.pdf

The Building Code is being updated now, and accessibility is part of that update, as per the Minister Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s mandate letter (pg 4): 

Click to access sdpr-simons-mandate_2022_-_secured.pdf

Accessible housing is not specifically mentioned in BC’s new accessibility legislation. However, there is nothing limiting the development of standards to those areas.  

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/about-the-bc-government/accessibility/legislation/summary