'It was never meant to be permanent': Canada to stop funding hotel rooms for asylum seekers, spent $1.1 billion since 2020

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'It was never meant to be permanent': Canada to stop funding hotel rooms for asylum seekers, spent $1.1 billion since 2020

Saturday 26th July 2025, 3:21PM

Canada will discontinue funding hotel accommodations for asylum seekers after September, having spent $1.1 billion since 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will help the remaining 485 individuals find long-term housing before the deadline. This measure, initiated in 2018 due to a surge in asylum claims, was intended as a temporary solution.

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