BC Housing Management Commission

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4555 Kingsway, Suite 1701
Burnaby, BC V5H 4V8
BC Housing Management Commission (BC Housing) develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options across British Columbia.

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BC Housing Management Commission
BC Housing employees connect at a barbecue in the BC Lower Mainland  

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 11, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why BC Housing Management Commission was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

  • BC Housing helps employees balance their working and personal lives with a variety of alternative working arrangements, including flexible hours, hybrid working arrangements, shortened and compressed work weeks, and an earned days off program that lets employees earn up to two days off every month
  • BC Housing expanded its rewards program to create incentives for healthy behaviour -- employees can earn redeemable points for taking part in mental health activities such as meditating, spending time in nature, or attending a mental health workshop (points can be redeemed for gift cards, paid days off, or even a donation to the charity of their choosing)
  • BC Housing also encourages employees to keep fit with free memberships to the recently renovated on-site fitness facility offering a range of workout equipment along with instructor-led fitness classes, including yoga, pilates and bootcamp
BC Housing staff play jenga at the organization's 'Together4Housing' employee event  

    Highlights

    Industry Provincial government, housing programs
    Established in Canada 1967
    Parent company Crown Agency of the Province of British Columbia
    Parent company head office Burnaby BC
    Major Canadian locations Surrey BC, Coquitlam BC, Vancouver BC, Burnaby BC, Victoria BC, Prince George BC, Penticton BC
    Full-time employees in Canada 1,220
    Part-time employees in Canada 6
    Average age of employees in Canada 44 years
    Longest serving employee 34 years
    Benefits note BC Housing has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
    Flexible work options hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, earned days off program
    Long-term savings defined-benefit (DB) pension
    Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
    Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 85% of salary for 17 weeks
    Parental top-up (mothers) up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
    Parental top-up (fathers) up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
    Adoption top-up up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
    Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
    Outside survey period outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
    Employee performance reviews employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
    In-house training initiatives apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships
    Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
    Employee charitable involvement employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 3 paid days)

    Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

    By Richard Yerema and Chantel Watkins, and Sonja Verpoort, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 21, 2025)

    Here are some of the reasons why BC Housing Management Commission was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

    • Established in 1977, BC Housing's long-standing People, Plants and Homes program employs a full-time horticultural therapist and provides diverse therapeutic horticulture programming year-round to tenants at properties across the province, from windowsill gardens to planting and harvesting community gardens
    • BC Housing hosts a number of environmental awareness events for its tenants across the province, including Earth Day celebrations, recycling drives, beehive workshops, a spring lavender festival and a number of fall harvest festivals
    • BC Housing also maintains the Livegreen Employee Council, comprised of volunteers from across the province who share sustainability ideas, knowledge and opportunities with the rest of the organization -- the formal Livegreen sustainability plan guides the council's work and objectives
    A BC Housing employee volunteers at the Vancouver Street Store  

      Highlights

      Industry Provincial government, housing programs
      Major Canadian locations Surrey BC, Coquitlam BC, Vancouver BC, Burnaby BC, Victoria BC, Prince George BC, Penticton BC
      Full-time employees in Canada 1,220
      Part-time employees in Canada 6
      Employee green team livegreen
      Senior executive who oversees initiatives Director, Sustainability and Resilience
      Formal strategy/policy name livegreen sustainability plan, sustainability and resilience strategy framework
      Publishes sustainability report yes
      Green highlights Green Rewards (program to reward green behaviours, points are redeemable for gift cards and even paid time off)
      Noteworthy initiatives Building Smart program (seminar series providing up-to-date building code information and best practices, hosted with industry partners), longstanding People, Plants and Homes program (full-time horticultural therapist and employees work with tenants on everything from windowsill gardens to community gardens)
      Building footprint includes electric vehicle charging stations
      Extended recycling organic composting program, paints and chemicals
      Commuter amenities bike purchase program (discounted bikes and gear, can be paid through payroll deductions), taxi vouchers, transit pass program, Green Rewards program (includes incentives to switch to sustainable modes of transportation), Bike to Work Week, carpool program, corporate account with Modo (car-sharing cooperative), walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, online carpool sign-up, transit subsidies
      Community partnerships Earth Day, Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program (partners with BC Non-Profit Housing Association, BC Hydro and FortisBC to support non-profit housing providers making energy retrofits), Hives for Humanity (partnership to bring bees into several sites for pollination and to harvest honey), helped to launch the BC Energy Step Code (training residential builders and other industry professionals in energy-efficient building practices)

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