I want to become a home sharing provider or service provider

If you would like to contract directly with CLBC to provide a staffed home, community inclusion or other CLBC funded services, you would need to become a CLBC Qualified Service Provider.

The process for applying to become a Qualified Service Provider is below.

How to become a CLBC Qualified Service Provider

• Apply through BC Bid to become pre-qualified to contract directly with CLBC. You can find the pre-qualification application by going on the BC Bid website and searching for Community Living British Columbia. Click here to open BC Bid.
• For help with this process, read the Request for Qualification: General Information and FAQ document here.
• If you have any questions about the process after you have looked at the website, email CLBC at clbcddandpsi@gov.bc.ca or BC Bid at bcbid@gov.bc.ca

Home sharing providers are hired by qualified home sharing agencies who contract with CLBC. CLBC does not contract with home sharing providers directly.

As a prospective home sharing provider, you will need to find a qualified agency to work with. The agency you choose to work with will do the screening to determine if you are qualified to deliver home sharing services.

Home sharing providers can support a maximum of two individuals in their home if they meet qualifications. 

Here is some step-by-step guidance on how to become a home sharing provider:

1. Find a community living agency in your community to work with.Search for agencies using key words like home share or community living agencies, and the community you live in.For help with this process, read the Request for Qualification: General Information and FAQ document here.Here are some links to help you with your search:
   Learn more about the Home Share program on our Becoming a Home Sharing Provider page, here.The Red Book’s agency directory is available here.
2. Contact the agency directly and ask them if they provide home sharing services. Let them know that you would like to know more about the application process. The agency will give you details on their process for becoming a home share provider and will ask you a few questions over the phone. 

Additional information

• Click here to view the Becoming a Home Sharing Provider page on our website.
• Visit the Home Sharing Support Society BC (HSSSBC) website here for more information.

Family members such as siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles, grandparents etc., can be paid to provide support if they meet basic requirements (e.g. criminal background check).

• CLBC does not pay parents, spouses or children of a CLBC eligible individual to provide services – except in unique specific situations, typically for a short-term or interim period and only after receiving approval). For more information, please read our Service Provision by Family Members policy.