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The B.C. government is on track to hit its ambitious target of building 114,000 new homes of affordable housing over 10 years with the help of community partners, but more work needs to be done, said the housing minister at an affordable-housing conference Sunday.

Addressing attendees of the three-day Housing Central conference at a downtown Vancouver hotel, Selina Robinson said 22,460 homes have been completed or are underway across B.C. as of August, with new buildings breaking ground every week.

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“We are well on our way of achieving our goal,” she said, adding 114,000 is a “big number.” “There is still so much more to do.”

The B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association analyzed the need across B.C. and came up with the target of 114,000 units, which include market-rental, non-profit, supported social housing and owner-purchase housing.

The provincial government has earmarked more than $7 billion over 10 years toward affordable housing, working in partnership with non-profits, private-sector developers, faith-based groups and other levels of government.