Housing Market and Temporary Housing

creative solutions: But in Vancouver tough housing market, more creative solutions are also being eyed, according to Globe and Mail. The Trudeau government has promised to accept 25,000 refugees by year end, and about 3,000 are expected in B.C. Across Canada, the refugees will spend their first two weeks in a temporary reception facility before transferring to one of 36 refugee service hubs. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia says some of the temporary housing will take the form of commercial hotels and military barracks. In B.C., Vancouver is the first destination, and the immediate need will be temporary accommodation in a city where low-cost housing is in short supply. We have our eye on that one, he said. Chris Friesen, executive director of settlement services, said the society would be keen to bring in a retrofitted cruise ship like the Delta Spirit Lodge, which was used for hundreds of construction workers in Kitimat last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.