The Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society has new below-market homes

Ho'-kee-melh Kloshe Tum Tum -> is the community, with the building, the home sizes, and who it is for, and the VAFCS profile -> is the organisation, including how people are invited to apply.

Who these homes are for

VAFCS is an Indigenous-led housing provider, and this community is for Indigenous households first, including families and working people who can pay a below-market rent. A majority of the homes are designated for Indigenous applicants, which means those applications are considered first. You don't have to be Indigenous to apply, and VAFCS is also looking for other local residents who need a below-market home and whose income meets the requirements.

What homes are available

The homes are one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, and the building includes a gym and a gathering room. They are low-end-of-market, which means the rent is set below a typical Vancouver rent for that size and stays at that amount, rather than moving to about 30% of what you earn the way a BC Housing Registry home can.

There is no subsidy on these homes, so you pay the full rent, and the housing team also looks at whether that amount would leave you enough for food and transportation.

As of October 2026, the rents are:

• One-bedroom: $1,450 to $1,950 a month
• Two-bedroom: $1,800 to $2,385 a month
• Three-bedroom: $2,150 to $2,385 a month

The same building has supportive homes and shelter beds, which are a different kind of housing from the apartments on Rentable, and VAFCS can point you toward them if that is what you need. People are applying in person while the first households move in, so there is not a vacancy listing on Rentable yet, and the community is where you follow the building and hear when a home is published.

Annual household income that is eligible

Your income before tax, counting every adult who will live in the home, needs to be at or under the limit for the size you need. As of October 2026, those limits are:

• One-bedroom or smaller: up to $58,000 a year
• Two-bedroom: up to $72,000 a year
• Three-bedroom: up to $86,000 a year

VAFCS hasn't published a minimum income, and the team looks at the full rent next to the rest of your costs, so you can be under the limit and still not be offered a home if too little would be left over. Eligibility is confirmed when you apply, and the limits do change, so check them with VAFCS before you rely on a single number.

How to apply

You apply by going to the Friendship Centre, because the team wants to meet people who are looking for a home now.

Visit reception at 1607 East Hastings Street, Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., pick up the application, and bring it back with documents that show your household income.

They can then talk you through the homes that are available and whether your household is eligible and you should keep looking while you wait, because handing in the form doesn't hold a home for you.

If this sounds like your household, open the community to see the homes, and the profile to see VAFCS.

• Ho'-kee-melh Kloshe Tum Tum, the community ->
• Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society, the profile ->

If your income is outside these limits, the Rentable quiz -> will show you which other Vancouver options are the closer match, and it takes about three minutes.