Alberta and Ottawa have agreed to spend hundreds of millions on dozens of new affordable housing projects.

The provincial and federal governments jointly announced Wednesday in Edmonton they will spend $323 million on 41 such projects.

Jason Nixon, Alberta’s minister responsible for housing, said the funding, of which at least 10 per cent is earmarked for accessible units, will help developers build more than 3,600 affordable homes. It will also go toward 70 new shelter spaces.

The province says the projects will help ensure seniors, families, people recovering from addiction and people with disabilities have places to live.

The funding from both levels of government comes through Alberta’s Affordable Housing Partnership Program.

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