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Since 2017, the federal government has spent $1.1 billion housing asylum seekers in hotels, while providing an additional $1.5 billion to provinces and cities for the upkeep of refugee claimants, according to The Globe and Mail.
Canada's asylum claims jumped from 50,365 in 2017 to 173,000 in 2024, mainly in Montreal and Toronto. The federal government used hotels to house asylum seekers in an attempt to ease strain on the provinces and municipalities.
A surge in the number of illegal border crossers entering Canada from 2018 to October 2022, is attributed to a late 2017 tweet by Trudeau, welcoming migrants to Canada.
Canada's asylum claims jumped from 50,365 in 2017 to 173,000 in 2024, mainly in Montreal and Toronto. The federal government used hotels to house asylum seekers in an attempt to ease strain on the provinces and municipalities.
A surge in the number of illegal border crossers entering Canada from 2018 to October 2022, is attributed to a late 2017 tweet by Trudeau, welcoming migrants to Canada.
