Ottawa pledges $362 million to provinces, cities to temporarily house asylum seekers

The federal authorities is pledging a further $362 million to assist provinces and cities quickly home asylum seekers. 

Immigration Minister Mark Miller introduced the top-up to the federal interim housing help program on Parliament Hill earlier as we speak.

He says Ottawa sees a right away want to offer help that displays the influence of asylum claims throughout the nation, however that longer-term adjustments are wanted.

As of final week, about 7,300 asylum claimants in want of housing had been staying in 4,000 resort rooms in six provinces.

Miller says Quebec will get $100 million of the federal funding and that the town of Toronto will get a “significant amount” however refused to say how a lot, including that an announcement is forthcoming.

He says this system is way from excellent and it’s a short-term response to document numbers of asylum claims.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has stated up to now that the town wants $250 million simply to care for refugee claimants, including that if the cash was not forthcoming a further six per cent “federal impacts levy” tax can be added to the proposed 10.5 per cent property tax hike for 2024.