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Finding Housing / Shelter / Rental Assistance

If you're looking to rent...

Make sure to read through our Tenant Survival Guide. 

Where can I look for housing online?

Most tenants find housing through newspaper and online lists.  Here are some popular websites:

• Craigslist
• Padmapper
• Rentseeker.ca
• Victoria.RentalMap.co
• Suitemap.com
   

Where can I find information on emergency shelters?

• Metro Vancouver Shelter List
• BC Housing - How to Access Emergency Shelters
• Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelters

Where can I find information about non-profit housing?

• BC Housing
• BC Non-Profit Housing Association
• TRAC's Non Profit Page
  
  

Where can I find information about rental assistance?

• SAFER (information on rental assistance for seniors)
• Rental Assistance Program (information on rental assistance for low-income, working families)
• Vancouver Rent Bank
• The Fraser Valley Rent Assistance Program
• Sources Rent Bank (Surrey)
• Crisis Supplement (Ministry of Social Development)