On February 25, 2025, Council accepted an annual report on the City’s HOME Strategy (adopted 2021), a 10-year plan of action designed to foster an inclusive, livable community with housing for a variety of incomes and needs.

Construction has begun on a new residential tower which will create 220 units of replacement rental housing, where displaced tenants will have the opportunity to return to new homes with the same rent and number of bedrooms as before (plus any Residential Tenancy Act rent increases).

The City of Burnaby will activate an overnight warming centre at 7320 Buller Avenue on February 1, providing extra capacity for vulnerable people to take shelter from winter weather.

The City of Burnaby is making it easier for new homebuilders to explore expanded options for developing their property, by publishing a housing design library.

The City of Burnaby continues to be a leader among municipalities in the creation of new rental housing according to the latest Rental Housing Summary…

The City is hosting an information session on September 26 for builders and homeowners interested in the newly-allowed denser housing options now permitted on residential lots.

Changes to the Zoning Bylaw, which came into effect July 1, 2024, meet a requirement of new provincial housing regulations

The City of Burnaby has selected 10 directors to lead the Burnaby Housing Authority (BHA), a unique municipal corporation which will help accelerate the creation of non-market housing in Burnaby.

The City is amending its Zoning Bylaw to align Burnaby’s residential land use regulations with new provincial requirements that come into effect July 1, 2024.

For the first time in Burnaby, tenants are returning to a redeveloped building at the same rent they were paying before, as the first project to include replacement rental units under Burnaby’s innovative Rental Use Zoning Policy reaches completion.