Large financial aid to provinces and cities for temporary accommodation of refugees

Due to the sudden increase in asylum applications in Canada, the federal government has allocated a new amount of 362 million dollars to help provinces and cities in the temporary accommodation of asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced the decision and added that the financial assistance will help relieve the pressure on provincial governments that are gradually facing increasing demand.

Of this total amount, 100 million dollars have been allocated to the province of Quebec. More information about the remaining distribution of this financial aid has not been announced, but it has been stated that the city of Toronto will benefit from this financial aid as one of the big and immigrant-friendly cities.

Data shows that large cities such as Toronto and Montreal have the highest demand for temporary accommodation of asylum seekers.