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The City of Vancouver is expected to unveil its 10-year housing strategy shortly, following a major local announcement on the same issue coming from the federal government on Wednesday.

The federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jean-Yves Duclos, is scheduled to make a major housing policy announcement Wednesday morning in Vancouver.

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It will be a joint event, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing in Toronto while Duclos is in Vancouver, the two cities facing the country’s most acute housing challenges.

CBC reported Tuesday that the national housing strategy set to be outlined Wednesday will include plans for the creation of up to 100,000 new affordable housing units across the country over 10 years.

Meanwhile, the City of Vancouver has already announced its own target of 72,000 new homes for renters, families, and vulnerable residents over the next decade.