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There are supposed to be 190 units of below-market rental in the Cambie Corridor and Marpole areas finished by 2026. But the report shows none have been completed, none are under construction and none are even in the development permit stage.

Developers have long complained about the development permit stage taking from months to several years in Vancouver.

There are 950 units of social housing that are supposed to be finished by 2026: 55 units are completed and 138 are under construction, putting progress at about 20 per cent. Another 512 units are in the development permit stage, for a total of just over 700.

For market rental units, 483 of the 2,000 units targeted for 2026 are completed, 150 are under construction and another 242 are in the development permit stage. Total: 775.

Below-market rental housing is defined by the city as being affordable for households earning less than $80,000 a year, where rents will be aimed at being about 30 per cent of a tenant’s before-tax household income.

The city’s definition of social housing is more complicated. It was changed in 2014 so that if a building is owned and operated by a government or non-profit society and 30 per cent of the units are rented to households with incomes set by B.C. Housing for lower incomes, then the remaining 70 per cent of units can be rented at rates for moderate and higher incomes. But all the building’s units will count as “social housing” units and the developer can still avoid paying certain city fees.