The BC Secondary Suite Incentive Program assists qualifying homeowners to create a new secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit (a “Secondary Suite”) on the property of their principal residence (“Property”), by providing a forgivable loan in the amount of 50% of the Secondary Suite’s construction costs, subject to a maximum loan amount. It must be rented at no more than a rent affordability limit for at least five years to a tenant who is not an immediate family member.
CRA indicated that “the creation of a Secondary Suite, either within or detached from a Homeowner’s principal residence, to be used for earning rental income will generally trigger a deemed disposition pertaining to the portion of the Property so converted pursuant to subparagraph 45(1)(c)(ii)”.