Providing a range of housing options is critical to The City of Vancouver’s the social and economic health of the City. [...] It identifies the different kinds of housing its environment and the necessary to meet the needs of our citizens, as well as ways to opportunities to live, work improve and better preserve the housing we currently have. [...] Challenges with The goals of the strategy are to end street homelessness and housing affordability and provide more affordable housing choices for all Vancouverites. [...] In the context of these challenges, the • Commitment from all levels of City is committed to policies and actions to improve housing government affordability and diversity at all points along the continuum. [...] The Challenge The Housing Continuum consists of the range of housing options available to households of all income levels, extending from emergency shelter and housing for the homeless through to affordable rental housing and homeownership.