The population of tenants living in SROs is excluded from most census data. To fill this gap in knowledge, the City conducted demographic surveys of SRO tenants in nonmarket and private SROs in 2008 and 2013. In 2024, the City of Vancouver partnered with the DTES SRO Collaborative Society (SRO-C) to conduct a representative and statistically significant survey of the tenants living in SRO buildings in order to establish an updated socio-demographic, economic and housing profile of SRO tenants. The survey report is available publicly for use and access by SRO tenants, building owners and other interested parties. Survey data will be used by the City for general policy and planning purposes and as part of the work to develop and inform an intergovernmental SRO Investment Strategy. The SRO Collaborative will also access the survey data in an ongoing way to assess and address community needs, including the design of tenant-based initiatives.
