Housing will become its own standalone ministry as part of Premier David Eby's plan to address the housing crisis in British Columbia.

Eby made the announcement yesterday during a speech to about 1,400 attendees at the Housing Central Conference in Vancouver.

The annual conference on affordable housing is held by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, the Aboriginal Housing Management Association, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.

The announcement comes one day after the B.C. Government introduced new laws to build the homes people need, make it possible for homes that are vacant to be rented, and remove discriminatory age and rental restrictions that hurt young families.

The minister of housing will be named when Premier Eby announces his cabinet on December 7th.