Housing | Resort Municipality of Whistler

The Resort Municipality of Whistler works with local organizations, the Province and federal government to ensure there is housing for the community.

Housing Whistler employees is one of four current priority areas in our 2023 to 2026 Strategic Plan. View the Housing Action Plan.

Housing facts

A snapshot of important Whistler housing information

Housing Action Plan

How these six focus areas are shaping Whistler’s housing actions

How we monitor housing supply and needs

Learn how Whistler collects data to monitor progress towards our housing goal

Employee and retiree housing

Whistler’s provides different employee housing types to house the local workforce

Accessible and adaptable housing

Learn about Whistler’s accessible and adaptable employee housing units and additional rebates and resources

History of resident housing in Whistler

The RMOW has understood the importance of housing a local workforce locally since the beginning

Fast facts: employee housing in Whistler

Whistler’s employee housing includes dorm-style housing, suites, apartments, townhouses, duplexes and single-family homes. Whistler has 1,033 employee-restricted rental units and 1,191 employee-restricted ownership units.
The Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) waitlist accesses 327 rental units and 988 ownership units. The WHA is a Resort Municipality of Whistler subsidiary that oversees the administration of price-controlled homes for resident employees and retirees.
Recently, the Whistler 2020 Development Corporation developed 100 apartment-style WHA ownership units at 1340 and 1360 Mount Fee Road, in Cheakamus Crossing Phase 2.
Cheakamus Crossing Phase 2 is projected to add a total of 100 employee-restricted ownership units and 307 employee-restricted rental units. These will be a mix of apartments and townhomes
Our goal is to house at least 75 per cent of Whistler’s workforce in locally in livable, appropriate and affordable housing. About 84 per cent of the Whistler workforce currently lives in Whistler.
In 2024, Whistler’s Council approved development of 104 new employee rental apartments at 1475 Mount Fee Road. Whistler employees have moved into 78 new housing units at 1400 and 1450 Mount Fee Road in 2024.

Municipal Lands Strategy: guiding Whistler’s land decisions

The Municipal Lands Strategy is a long‑term planning tool that helps guide decisions about land owned by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). It is used to support Council’s decisions on whether to keep, develop, acquire, or sell municipal land.

Land decisions shape Whistler’s future housing supply, economy and environment.

The strategy will support the delivery of new resident housing. It is part of our Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

This strategy was reviewed and refined with input from partners including the Whistler Housing Authority and Whistler 2020 Development Corporation.

When an individual land parcel is considered for action, all applicable zoning, permitting, legal and approval processes will be followed.

Bayshores neighbourhood in Whistler — Bayshores neighbourhood: Mike Crane Photo