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- West Kelowna added 505 net new homes in the first two years of its provincial target. The target for that point was 633.
- City documents count applications that could deliver about 2,792 more homes, if the market and building costs allow.
- The city issued 158 building permits from August through October 2026, more than in the first five months of the year combined.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| net new homes in West Kelowna over two years | 505 |
| the provincial target for the same two years | 633 |
| homes in applications already in the system | 2,792 |
| homes required by July 2029 | 2,266 |
Behind, after a good first year
The province set West Kelowna a target of 2,266 net new homes over five years, ending July 31, 2029. A home counts when it gets an occupancy permit, minus any homes demolished. The first year's target was 289, and the city beat it with 331. After two years the cumulative target is 633, and the city has 505, according to the Kelowna Daily Courier's reporting of the latest progress report.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Year one target | 289 |
| Built in year one | 331 |
| Two-year target | 633 |
| Built in two years | 505 |
City of West Kelowna housing target progress reports, as reported by Castanet and the Kelowna Daily Courier, 2025 and 2026.
What is in the pipeline
City staff expect building to pick up from projects already approved or under review, which together could deliver about 2,792 homes. That depends on buyers and on what it costs to build.
The permit record shows some of that pickup already. West Kelowna issued 13 building permits in January and 54 in September. August, September and October together came to 158.
| Permits | |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 27 |
| July 2026 | 38 |
| August 2026 | 51 |
| September 2026 | 54 |
| October 2026 | 53 |
City of West Kelowna building permit open data, January to October 2026, read November 14, 2026. Permits still in plan check, pending or ready for issuance are not counted. Analysis: Okanagan Trade Directory.
Why it matters
Every one of those permits is work for someone on the Westside: excavation, framing, roofing, plumbing, electrical and finishing. If the 2,792 homes in the pipeline get built, the Westside will need more trades than it has today.
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How we did this
Target and progress figures come from the City of West Kelowna's reports as covered by the Kelowna Daily Courier and Castanet. The province measures homes by occupancy permits minus demolitions; building permits, in our chart, come earlier in a project.
Permit counts are from the City of West Kelowna's published building permit layer, read November 14, 2026. We counted permits with an issue date from January to October 2026 and left out those still in plan check, pending or ready for issuance, because that layer fills an issue date for them too. November is not shown because the month is not over.