The Community Planning Task Group (CPTG) of the UBC Board of Governors, chaired by Dr. Nassif Ghoussoub, is leading the process of developing a Housing Action Plan for the Vancouver campus. Watch the Housing Action Plan video to learn more!

In order to build a model sustainable university community, UBC is developing a Housing Action Plan to improve housing choice and affordability for faculty, staff and students on the Vancouver campus. The Housing Action Plan will support the University’s academic mission, and will allow UBC to continue to recruit and retain the highest calibre of faculty, staff and students.

The Community Planning Task Group gathered feedback and information between April 2011 and March 2012 to inform the development of potential housing options. This process began with a thorough review of UBC’s existing housing programs. Several new options were brought forward for consideration as a result of an assessment of other universities’ and jurisdictions’ housing programs and public input.

Faculty, staff, and students have participated actively in three public forums, focus groups, a blog by Dr. Ghoussoub and outreach meetings between April 2011 and March 2012. The faculty/staff housing demand study and the student housing demand study also informed the development of the options.

During development of the Housing Action Plan, UBC released a Discussion Paper which outlines potential housing program options and explains how the options were developed.

Consultation on the Discussion Paper too place from March 20 to April 9 and included multiple opportunities for public input, including an online questionnaire, two workshops held on March 29, and online discussion boards on PlaceSpeak. Housing program option recommendations will be made to the Board of Governors in spring/summer 2012.

Please note that consultation on the Discussion Paper is now closed.

Next Steps

Following the close of the consultation period, your input, along with further technical and financial analysis, will help in developing a set of recommended program options to be included in the final Housing Action Plan.