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Province improving health, safety in supportive housing, while protecting tenant rights
“It is encouraging to see both tenant and worker wellness prioritized within supportive housing. AHMA housing and service providers apply a trauma-informed lens, which we want to see reflected in decisions that will meaningfully respond to the realities and distinct context of Indigenous tenants and workers.” – Margaret Pfoh, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) Read more >
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Six-figure costs and stalled projects: BC’s non-profit housing sector expresses ‘sorrow’ at rescinded provincial funding
The latest intake of the BC Community Housing Fund would have poured more than $775 million into the province’s non-market housing sector. Despite homelessness rising in 60 per cent of BC communities surveyed, advocates also pointed to a shift in government funding that prioritizes “near-market” affordability over those that have a deep, chronic need for Read more >
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Scaled back investments in housing will hurt most vulnerable British Columbians
The Housing Central partners acknowledge that today’s provincial budget reflects the challenging fiscal environment we live in. At the same time, it’s disappointing that BC Budget 2026 scales back investments into community housing when the need for affordable housing is more critical than ever. Read more >
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West Vancouver Indigenous housing management association recognized with B.C. reconciliation award
“I definitely am proud,” Pfoh said. “Receiving this Reconciliation Award is an affirmation of the work that our people have been taking up all across, not just in the not-for-profit housing and supportive services, but in First Nations, in Métis Nations, in the Inuit communities.” Read more >
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Sponsorship Opportunity for AHMA’s 30th Anniversary Event
Thank you to all of our current sponsors! Sponsorship opportunities are available until April 28, 2026. Read more about our current sponsors through the link. Read more >
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B.C. Rental Protection Fund surpasses goal, securing 2,200 old affordable rental homes to prevent big rent hikes and redevelopment
Backed by provincial funding, the Rental Protection Fund was created as a partnership between the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Co-operative Housing Federation BC, and the Aboriginal Housing Management Association. Read more >
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Housing is reconciliation: why Canada must prioritize Indigenous housing
AHMA’s Op-Ed, “Housing is reconciliation: why Canada must prioritize Indigenous housing,” was featured in The Hill Times, highlighting the need for action on Indigenous housing. Read more >
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AHMA Receives British Columbia Reconciliation Award
The British Columbia Reconciliation Award recognizes individuals, groups and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering reconciliation or inspired others to continue reconciliation efforts. Read more >
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AHMA and MNBC Formalize Partnership to Advance Housing and Wellness for Métis People
The Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) and Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that affirms a shared commitment to advancing affordable, safe, and culturally appropriate housing for Métis people across British Columbia, while strengthening pathways to improved health and well-being. Read more >
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Vancity provides over $1 million in 2025 to support non-profit housing retrofits in B.C.
A $600,000 three-year grant to the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA), an umbrella organization that supports 48 Indigenous housing and service providers across B.C. The grant will support AHMA members in managing their building portfolios and identifying retrofit opportunities across their housing stock, including projects that cut emissions and upgrade homes for climate resilience. Read more >