Toronto Asylum Seekers
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Toronto getting $143 million in federal funding for asylum seeker shelter supportEarlier this week, Immigration Minister Marc Miller had announced Ottawa would spend $362 million to help cities and provinces house asylum seekers.CanadaFeb 2
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Refugees moved out of Toronto churches and into hotels across OntarioAfter spending the summer on the streets or crammed into Toronto churches, some migrants are being moved into hotels in other parts of Ontario.CanadaOct 6, 2023
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Watchdog to probe Toronto policy to direct shelter-seeking refugee claimants to fedsToronto's ombudsman is launching an investigation into the city's decision to deny refugee claimants space in city shelters and direct them to federal programs.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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Toronto church Revivaltime Tabernacle says it will no longer shelter asylum claimantsPastor Judith James says that recent asylum seekers to Canada are no longer sheltered at the church as of Thursday and that previously postponed church services will resume.CanadaSep 2, 2023
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Anger growing over lack of government support for Toronto asylum seekersIt’s been weeks since church groups stepped in to provide shelter for dozens of refugees left on the concrete outside a Toronto homeless intake centre.CanadaAug 25, 2023
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Benefit top-up will help around 1,350 people find housing, City of Toronto says"These additional housing benefits will prioritize asylum seekers in addition to other people experiencing homelessness," the City of Toronto said.CanadaAug 21, 2023
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Toronto is in a housing ‘crisis’ leaving newcomers, residents in the lurchIt's a complex crisis that all levels of government are working to address, but its impacts are already being felt, both in terms of short-term shelter and permanent housing.CanadaAug 15, 2023
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‘A band aid’: Toronto-area community groups help asylum seekers find shelterMeserat Demeke said that between late May and mid-June, at least 200 Ethiopian migrants approached the organization's office in Toronto's east end.CanadaAug 4, 2023
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow tours church housing refugees, calls on feds to visitToronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling on newly minted federal cabinet members to visit churches that have been housing refugees and asylum-seekers in recent weeks.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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Asylum seekers, refugees relocated from downtown Toronto streets to North York churchAsylum seekers and refugees who were camped out along the streets of downtown Toronto waiting for shelter and housing have been temporarily relocated to a church in North York.CanadaJul 18, 2023
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