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Recognizes a non-profit housing provider’s performance in one of three annual themes: Resilience, Diversity and Equity, and Innovation.
Submission Deadline
Jun 20, 2025
Announcement
Nov 18, 2025
Nominate Someone
Connective.
Connective is a team of 1,000+ operating more than 60 programs and 750 housing units across six regions in B.C.
Connective has safeguarded affordable homes through the Rental Protection Fund, launched a Rapid Deployment program to address service gaps and partnered with Aboriginal Housing Management Association to enhance relationship-building in Indigenous communities.
Recognition is important.
This year’s award recognizes a non-profit housing provider demonstrating commitment to innovation across services and/or new housing developments.
How to get nominated.
The organization must be a BCNPHA non-profit housing member in good standing. The committee will notify the recipient by September 2025.
How does an organization qualify?
Applications will be scored in the following areas:
A demonstrated organizational commitment to exploring new ways to deliver affordable housing across British Columbia.
Evidence of innovation in residential service, partnerships, and new building design or construction.
Two letters of support from outside the nominated non-profit housing society.
I wish our communities weren’t needing as much as their needing right now but I’m also excited to be part of a team that continues to rise to that occasion, finding unique ways to deliver more services to more people.
Mark Miller • CEO • Connective
How it works.
BCNPHA members who are non-profit housing providers may nominate their — or another — organization. The Awards Committee will review nominees throughout the year.
June 20, 2025
Deadline for applications is June 20, 2025.
Recipients of the Housing Provider of the Year Award are societies making exceptional contributions to the affordable housing sector.