M’akola:  “A safe place”

Mission Statement
To provide affordable and appropriate homes primarily for Aboriginal people on Vancouver Island, and to enhance community partnerships.

About Us

The ‘Victoria Native Indian Housing Society’ was incorporated on February 6, 1984 as a non-profit society. The name was changed to the M’akola Housing Society on April 5, 1988.

The Society was originally established to provide safe, affordable housing for families of Aboriginal ancestry who were in core need of housing in urban centres on Vancouver Island. Since that time the Society and its mandate have expanded into what is now the M’akola Group of Societies.

Quick Facts

M'akola Group of Societies manages 748 Housing units in Vancouver Island.

M’akola has built and now manages 372 townhouse units in Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, and Port Alberni through the Urban Native Program funded by CMHC.

The M’akola BC Housing Society manages 62 units in Victoria, Duncan and Nanaimo.

The M’akola Leasehold Housing Society manages all developments under the Homes BC Program including a 42-unit townhouse development in Courtenay , a 22-unit complex in Victoria and 4 complexes totalling 151 units in Campbell River.

M'akola Group of Societies broke the ground on their 41st Project on June 8, 2004 in Langford BC. M'akola ILBC Housing Society is a partnership between the District of Langford, Homes BC, Vancouver Island Health Authority and M'akola Group of Societies. It will provide housing for seniors, elders and people with disabilities.