Affordable Housing Champion

Recognizes an individual or organization for a transformative contribution to affordable housing.

Nov 18, 2025

2025 Affordable Housing Champion Recipient

Andrea Reimer, Politician, Policy Expert and Housing Advocate.

Andrea has dedicated her career to addressing complex issues of social, economic, and environmental justice, with a particular focus on housing.

She was a three-term Vancouver city councillor and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Practice at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.

Purpose

Recognition is important.

This award honours an individual or organization that has made a transformative contribution to the BC affordable housing sector.

 

Eligibility

Who can get nominated.

Nominees may include persons or organizations within or outside of the non-profit housing sector anywhere in Canada, provided they have contributed to BC’s affordable housing. The recipient may be a BCNPHA member or non-member.

 

Award Criteria

How does someone qualify?

Nominees for this award embody:

Commitment and ambassadorship.

Change agency and unique solution development.

Promotion of sector principles.

Effort toward sustainable solutions to affordable housing challenges.

I didn’t really understand I was a housing activist. I was just trying to get housing for me and people in my community.

Previous Recipients

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Recipients of the Affordable Housing Champion Award operate outside the non-profit housing sector but have impacted BC affordable housing.