As guided by the North Vancouver District’s Official Community Plan (OCP), increasing housing choices to meet the diverse needs of residents of all ages and incomes is a key objective for this community. While important strides have been made to increase the type and tenure of housing through revitalization and mixed use redevelopment of designated town and village centres, a more focused strategy is needed to address the needs of low and moderate income households in their efforts to find affordable housing choices. The District has an opportunity to promote retention of existing rental, and the expansion of the affordable rental housing inventory through the implementation of the OCP and other relevant bylaws and policies, and the administration of the land development application and review process. Realization of affordable housing objectives will require collaboration and partnerships with senior government agencies, non-profit housing providers, and other community stakeholders. This Rental and Affordable Housing Strategy has been developed with the input of District residents, non-profit housing providers, housing agencies, and development industry representatives. Goals, policies and implementation measures in this strategy are intended to guide the community, developers, Council and staff towards the provision of housing choices for low to moderate income households in the District.