Expanding Housing Options Survey
What Should Guide Housing in St. Albert?
UPDATE (Aug. 27, 2026): Detailed Land Use Bylaw amendments will be provided at the September 15, 2026 Council meeting, which is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. To view the staff report, or find information on how to participate at the public hearing, click HERE.
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City of St. Albert is advancing work to support future housing growth and expand housing options in alignment with existing policy direction.
This includes preparing proposed updates to the Land Use Bylaw and completing a Housing Needs Assessment to better understand current and future housing needs in the community.
This work builds on:
- The approved Municipal Development Plan
- Council direction on housing choice and growth
- The federal Housing Accelerator Fund, administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which supports increasing housing supply and reducing barriers to development
- The City's Housing Accelerator Fund Initiatives: Transit Corridor Intensification Strategy & Neighbourhood Intensification Strategy
- Ongoing infrastructure and growth planning
Before proposed Land Use Bylaw updates were prepared, the City sought input through a survey (now closed) on four proposed guiding principles that will shape how housing-related regulations are drafted.
City staff and the project consultant have reviewed these survey results alongside technical studies and infrastructure analyses. To view the survey's "What We Learned Report", click HERE. Additional details were shared publicly at a “drop-in” style open house on June 18, 2026 (click HERE), and were provided to Council when emerging considerations were introduced at the July 7, 2026 Standing Committee of the Whole meeting. The survey had also included questions about residents’ housing experiences and priorities to help inform the Housing Needs Assessment and support future housing planning decisions. A separate link to that Housing Needs Assessment is available HERE.
