Policy Recommendations

Make counselling a fully MSP-billable service within BC’s public health care system and provide a minimum of 24 hours of counselling per year, per person, for low-income individuals.

Ensure that employers provide all full and part-time workers with extended health benefits.

Invest in upgrades and renovations to ensure BC’s aging affordable housing stock is safe, healthy and secure with adequate insulation and zero mold and pests.

Implement a Children’s Right to Move Provincial Framework to ensure all children—regardless of income—have non-stigmatizing access to physical activity and recreation programs critical for development, inclusion, and lifelong health outcomes.