City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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THE HOUSING WHEELHOUSE

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MARKET HOUSING Market housing includes rental or ownership units of any housing form where prices are set by the private market. These include: • Homes that are owned privately and are not purchased or maintained with subsidies. • Market rental housing can refer to any type of housing available on the market, including purpose-built apartments, duplexes, townhouses, single-detached dwellings, secondary suites, and accessory dwelling units, to name just some. • Market rental housing includes market rate HOUSING WITH SUPPORTS Long-term or permanent housing that has financial or other supports for residents to assist them with maintaining their housing while living independently. This can include: • Non-profit and non-market housing where the mandate is to provide safe, secure, affordable accommodation (most often rental housing) to households with low to moderate incomes including subsidized housing where residents pay rent geared to income (typically 30% of gross household income). • Supportive Housing that provides ongoing specialized assistance so residents can live independently. Examples are housing for people with mental illness or seniors who require services like meals, housekeeping, and social activities, etc. rentals that achieve tenant affordability through rental assistance programs (i.e. RAP and SAFER).

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Figure C-4 Housing Wheelhouse

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SAFETY NET Safety Net Housing includes temporary shelter and housing services that provide crisis response and/ or transitional housing programs. These housing types offer support services that help residents move towards independence and self-sufficiency. This can include: • Emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness • Safe Houses and Transition Houses for women and children fleeing violence • Housing for people who have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness and need temporary supports (typically less than three years) to work towards their independence • Recovery homes for people receiving mental health or substance use treatment Supportive housing is a term used in both the Housing with Supports and Safety Net housing types to recognize that the housing may be intended to be temporary (in the case of Safety Net housing category) or ongoing (in the case of Housing with Supports category).

PART C Thematic Policies