Protect Affordable Indigenous Housing in British Columbia

What You Can Do

What Is Happening?

Urban Native Housing Operating Agreements Expire in March 2028

M’akola Housing Society (MHS) has 528 rental homes in British Columbia that will lose their government subsidies when operating agreements expire by March 31, 2028.
More than three-quarters (76%) of the people living in these rentals are paying “shelter rate” rents, the most affordable price available in British Columbia.
More than three-quarters (76%) of the people living in these rentals are paying “shelter rate” rents, the most affordable price available in British Columbia. These support the most vulnerable Indigenous families and Elders in our community
There is a major shortage of subsidized rental homes across BC. People who depend on deeply affordable rent will struggle to find alternative affordable housing.

Deeply Affordable Homes Lost by 2028

Indigenous Family Members at Risk of Homelessness

to Replace

to Save Homes

Our Ask

That Federal and Provincial leaders work with MHS and other housing providers to protect these affordable homes.

Renewing or replacing expiring housing operating agreements.
Continued government investment in building affordable Indigenous housing.
Work with housing providers such as M’akola Housing Society to develop long-term solutions that protect affordability for current and future tenants.
Ensure that Indigenous families and Elders are not displaced due to rising housing costs.

What You Can Do!

Contact your elected Community MPs, MLAs, and Housing Ministers.

Contacting your elected official via email, letter mail, or social media is a very effective way of making an issue matter to someone who can influence government decision making.

We have created these toolkits to help you advocate for your affordable housing needs ahead of the impending loss of government subsidies in 2028.

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Email

Contacting elected officials directly is a great way to bring attention to this issue.

Here are some tips on how to contact them, along with an email template you can use.

Email Toolkit

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Social Media

A great way to increase support for our cause is to share real human impact stories on social media.

Sharing how losing affordable housing will impact your life will show others, especially elected officials, how important it is to renew funding.

Social Media Toolkit

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Join Our Campaign

We at MHS will be working to bring awareness to this issue, and believe that a community based campaign to highlight how the expiry will impact not only current tenants, but the greater BC community.

If you’d like to be kept up to date on what’s happening, please subscribe.

Download our Complete Toolkit

What M’akola Housing Society is Doing

As the largest Indigenous affordable housing provider in the province, we’re committed to having conversations and taking action to communicate just how important this issue is.

“Affordable housing provides stability, dignity, and opportunity for thousands of individuals and families. Together, we can help ensure that governments understand the importance of continuing to invest in housing that remains affordable for current and future generations.”

– Alita Tocher, Chief Operating Officer, M’akola Housing Society

We’ll be posting updates here as we continue to work with local community leaders, provincially elected officials and the National Housing Strategy at the federal level.

Updates from M’akola Housing Society

August 3,2026

Times Colonist article published, sharing the news that “Victoria council agreed to have Mayor Marianne Alto write to the province to urge it to maintain the subsidies that are expected to run out in 2028.”

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-pushes-province-to-extend-subsidy-for-bcs-largest-indigenous-affordable-housing-provider-12620415

July 10, 2026

M’akola reaches out to MPs and MLAs to ask for their support and advocacy on behalf of hundred of families, seniors, and Indigenous households across B.C. who are facing the loss of their housing subsidy

July 6, 2026

M’akola sends letter to all tenants reminding them their subsidies are scheduled to end March 2028 and ask them to join MHS to advocate for the need of affordable housing across B.C.

M’akola Loss Of Subsidy Tenant Communication