Historically asylum claimants had to secure their own housing or access “provincial and municipal shelter systems,” but the higher than expected volume of claimants circa 2017 forced the Government of Canada to spend billions for temporary shelter, including hotel rooms.
“Funding in 2026 will be conditional on provincial and municipal investments in permanent transitional housing solutions for asylum claimants,” the department wrote the Senate national finance committee.
https://www.rebelnews.com/feds_to_phase_out_funding_for_expensive_migrant_hotels
