“Whether you’re a growing family looking for a three-bedroom apartment in Dartmouth, a displaced senior wanting to stay in our community, or a couple looking to buy your first condo—I want you to know that we are working together with the Halifax Regional Municipality so that you and your family can live and thrive here,” said Darren Fisher, MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, in a news release Thursday. “Safe and reliable housing a human right, and today’s announcement will get more homes built faster in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and across our municipality.”

On Thursday, Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced that the federal government had approved Halifax’s request, after coming to an agreement on the city’s action plan.

“I want to say congratulations to Halifax for embracing the moment and being determined to build more homes for the city,” Fraser said at the announcement in Dartmouth.

“And I want to send a message to Halifax, and it’s one of gratitude. By working together, we’re going to be able to address the housing crisis in this city and we can set a model that the rest of the country can replicate.”

Fraser said the funding will also help with the construction of an additional 8,866 homes over the next 10 years.

Liberal MP Darren Fisher says the funding was announced this morning and the homes are scheduled to be built quickly, over the next three years and kick start building nearly 9,000 homes over the next ten years.