An affordable and diverse housing supply is an important foundation for meeting the needs of a growing population. In a region with high and rising housing costs like Metro Vancouver, an affordable and diverse housing supply is also critical to the region’s future prosperity. Housing choices that include a mix of homeownership and rental opportunities across housing types, sizes and price points are essential to accommodate a diverse workforce and to create a future for all regional residents. The Greater Vancouver Regional District. Board has adopted the Regional Affordable Housing Strategy (RAHS) to provide leadership on regional housing needs, and to advance the complete community goals of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy adopted in 2011. This is the second iteration of the Regional Affordable Housing Strategy; the first was adopted by the Board in 2007.