‘It never meant to be permanent’: Canada spent $ 1.1 billion since 2020 to stop the hotel rooms for shelters
Canada will shut hotels for shelter seekers after September as the federal government had already spent about $ 1,1 billion at the temporary hotel residence since 2020. Immigration, refugee and citizenship Canada said that it is funded to continue the operation of the hotel only by September 30, 2025. The department said that it will help find housing in hotels before 30 September. The CBC reported that Canada provided funds for at least 2018 for shelter seekers and it was only a stop-gap human measure as there was a sudden influx in the number of refugee. This was not a permanent solution, he said. CBC News reported that more than 15,000 refuge contenders who were earlier in hotels have now infected to stay independent. The department said it would help 485 people to remain in hotels, which will help find long -term housing before the program ends on 30 September. It was stated that it would support people to stay on the site, while they seek long -term housing, and it would continue “support the provinces and municipalities” in developing their long -term housing strategies., Canada provides hotel housing for some shelter seekers as part of its humanitarian aid system to ensure that they have basic shelters and security while their refugee claims are being processed. Canada is a signator for the 1951 UN refugee conference. Under both international and domestic laws, it should provide security, shelter and basic services to those who claim asylum and are waiting for a decision.
Wait for a long time for those seeking asylum for GER job permits in Canada, Ontario says they will bypass the federal government
Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently said that the shelter seekers will have to wait for more than two years to get a work permit and it is not their fault that the government is paying to stay in its hotel as the immigration takes two years to process the claims of refuge. Ford said that his administration could issue permits to those seeking asylum without waiting for the federal government’s node.
