Fast-Track Housing Developments Transforming Urban Growth in 2026
                     Fast-Track Housing Developments 
Transforming Urban Growth in 2026
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The District of Squamish will consider a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at streamlining 
development approvals and spurring housing construction. District staff are recommending five policy 
changes designed to speed up the approval process and reduce costs for developers, according to a 
report going before the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11.
The recommendations come as Squamish misses its Housing Accelerator Fund target by 276 units 
and falls 711 units short of its Housing Needs Report target. The district is also subject to a provincial 
Housing Target Order that tracks the number of units actually occupied rather than just approved.
“The construction industry, new housing in particular, is facing challenging financial conditions, with 
project costs exceeding achievable sales prices,” according to the staff report. The district noted that 
nationally, approved projects are increasingly on hold, and fewer new developments are entering the 
application stage.

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