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Post-secondary housing platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Post-secondary housing.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Post-secondary housing.

BC Green
  • Provide capital funding to build substantially below-market student homes on public campus land, including family-sized units

    "Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need

    "Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need, supported through the new post-secondary funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide renter protections for university and college residences to cap increases in rates; set standards for fees, maintenance, and agreements; protect from eviction; and provide independent dispute resolution

    "Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Post-secondary housing.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Post-secondary housing.

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