About Whistler Housing Authority

In 1997, the Whistler Housing Authority (link is external) (WHA) was established as an arm of the municipal government. Its mandate was to oversee the development of price-controlled real estate available to only resident employees and their families.

Whistler has been pioneering affordable housing and it's a model that is now in demand across the country. WHA oversees the development, administration and management of resident restricted housing in Whistler. The WHA continues to maintain and augment its inventory of resident-restricted housing so that both rental and ownership accommodation are available and affordable for local income earners and retirees in perpetuity.

The WHA continues to meet and exceed Whistler’s target of housing over 75 per cent of its workforce locally, which is important for Whistler’s vitality and the stability of its workforce.

The WHA is committed to informing and engaging the community about changes to the Employee Housing Program, and considers feedback in its decision-making.

For more information on the Whistler Housing Authority and general information resources for tenants and landlords, visit www.whistlerhousing.ca.

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There have been recent changes to the eligibility to the Whistler Housing Authority’s rental housing program as part of initiative #7 from the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing: “To refine the employee restricted housing program’s eligibility criteria and enforcement framework” with the goal of optimizing the use of the existing employee restricted homes in the community by making sure they are available for the individuals and families they were intended for.

These changes to the program were adopted by Council on July 23, 2019, and further amended on April 5, 2022 through the RMOW Employee Housing Rental Policy K-01.