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REFBC Grants Support Real Estate Learning and Community Connections
Tŝilhqot’in Nen. Photo: Stephen Hui
REFBC Grants Support Real Estate Learning and Community Connections
The Real Estate Foundation of BC is pleased to announce 17 new grants totalling $900,363.
REFBC’s Board of Governors approved 13 Real Estate Industry Grants and four General Grants at their March 2026 meeting.
Our grants support law and policy reform, applied research, community engagement, professional education, and public education to advance sustainability, equity, and social justice in land use and real estate practices across BC.
In our work, we are committed to upholding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). We prioritize grants to Indigenous-led organizations. We are also particularly interested in projects that advance justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility — by and for racialized and equity-seeking communities.
Since 1988, REFBC has awarded more than $100 million in grants to strengthen BC communities and protect our shared land and water. The projects we support are led by First Nations, nonprofits, and other organizations.
Grants are listed alphabetically by recipient organization below.
Spring 2026 Grants
Association of Interior Realtors
Kimberley Watershed: Wildfire Threat Mitigation
$100,000
Association of Interior Realtors
AIR PDP Delivery Support 2026
$55,000
BC Northern Real Estate Board
Building Resilience: Water, Land, and FireSmart Sustainability in Northern BC
$5,600
BC Northern Real Estate Board
BCNREB PDP Delivery Support 2026
$6,800
BC Real Estate Association
2026 Radon Gas Public Awareness Campaign
$20,000
BC Real Estate Association
Future Forward: Preparing Leaders and Learners for Tomorrow
$163,000
BC Real Estate Association
Managing Brokers Leading With Impact
$90,000
Binners’ Project (MakeWay Charitable Society)
Building Indigenous Cultural Connections for Binners in Vancouver’s DTES
$50,000
Greater Vancouver Realtors (Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver)
Indigenous Listing Service Exploration Initiative
$65,000
Greater Vancouver Realtors (Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver)
Multiple Listing Service: Accessibility Fields
$50,000
Laichwiltach Family Life Society
Strathcona Community Food Hub: Indigenous Engagement and Rural Food Sovereignty
$50,000
Land Back Healing Society
Rooted in Healing: Reconnecting Land, Culture, and Community
$50,000
Likhts’amisyu Hereditary Chiefs and Wing Chiefs (Likhts’amisyu Trust)
Caring for the Yintah
$45,000
Real Estate Institute of BC
Designing a Province-Wide Framework to Close Data Gaps in Indigenous-Led Real Estate Development
$94,963
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Developing Professional Development Courses
$20,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Indigenous Realtor Scholarship Program
$15,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Delivering Professional Development to Remote Areas of Our Board
$20,000
Funding Opportunities
Published on: March 2, 2026
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