Montreal Asylum Seekers

• Housing crisis affecting Montreal North shelter for asylum seekers

  Kicha Estimé, who operates La Traverse, says now she has to turn away between five and 10 asylum seekers every day, and hers is the only shelter of its kind in Montreal North.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
  
• Canada sees rise in Mexican asylum seekers, with majority landing in Montreal

  From January to mid-October, 6,501 of the 7,968 Mexican asylum seekers arriving in Canada by air landed in Montreal, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
  
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• Feds quietly end asylum seeker ‘triage’ program aimed at easing crowded shelters

  The program was announced last year after Quebec and Toronto raised concerns over an influx of asylum seekers flooding their temporary housing.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019
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• Montrealers host winter clothing drive for asylum seekers

  When Olivia Viveros realized how many newcomers arrive in Montreal unprepared, she teamed up with non-profit Welcome Collective to host a winter clothing drive.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2018
• Ottawa’s plan to help overwhelmed cities deal with asylum seekers still weeks away

  A long-promised triage system aimed at redirecting irregular border crossers from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto will not be in place until as late as the end of September.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2018
• Salvation Army seeks winter jacket donations for refugees not ready for Quebec winter

  Asylum seekers coming into Quebec are need winter jackets.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2018