British Columbia s high housing costs are impacting people from all walks of life, including young professionals who can t afford down payments, students and low-income renters and people living in tents who are afraid they will die homeless, says Canada s federal housing advocate.
B.C. is the most unaffordable province for housing in Canada, due largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver, according to newly released 2021 census data.