Lloydminster City Council is devoting $150,000 to get emergency, transitional, social, and affordable housing projects ready to proceed.
At the June 23 council meeting, the move was passed unanimously to contract someone for 18-months to support the Housing and Homelessness Working Group.
The measure is seen as a step to tackle gaps identified in the 2023 Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy. The data in that report suggests Lloydminster needs to build 2,302 new housing units by 2031 to meet the demands of its growing population. That’s about a 100 per cent increase in housing construction in the coming years. The waitlists for a new home, especially among families, exceed supply by over 48 per cent.
The city sees the work of the contractor as supporting the task of increasing the buildings available for family shelter, transitional housing, permanent supported housing, and affordable housing.
The city is issuing a request for proposals and wants to have a hire in place in the fall.
The housing measure was not included in the 2025 budget. The funds will come from the city’s Resiliency Reserve.
