Abbotsford City Council has approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Province of B.C. and the City to expedite the approval of up to 100 new supportive housing units on two city-owned sites. The agreement was announced on September 29, 2008.

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On April 3, 2009, the Province announced $11 million in funding to begin construction on the first housing development to be developed as part of the partnership between the Province and City of Abbotsford to break the cycle of homelessness. More information can be found in the news release .

Abbotsford Memorandum of Understanding

On September 29, 2008, the Province and the City of Abbotsford have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expedite the municipal approval process for up to 100 new supportive housing units on two city-owned sites. Read the news release .

The Province will pay all development costs to design the two developments through to the issuance of development and building permits. The City has agreed to provide these sites and to ensure the approval process is expedited in a timely fashion. A proposal call seeking applications from non-profit societies to manage and operate the housing component will be undertaken shortly by the Province.

The City of Abbotsford will lease the two sites to the Province, through Provincial Rental Housing Corporation (PRHC) , for a nominal fee for a 60 year period. The Province will then enter into operator agreements with non-profit societies.

The provincial contribution to pay for the pre-development costs is part of a $41 million commitment to help break the cycle of homelessness that was announced on October 12, 2007. It built on the provincial housing strategy, Housing Matters BC , which was announced in October 2006.

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