After a summer and fall that saw refugee claimants with nowhere to go sleeping on downtown streets, Toronto officials say the demand for beds will increase this winter.
In September, Toronto asked the federal government for $750,000 to compensate churches and community organizations who had been housing refugee claimants.
At the time, Immigration, Refugees and CItizenship Canada said it already allocated an extra $97 million in funding to Toronto this summer to help provide interim housing for asylum claimants.
Tanner says the city projects it will spend $741 million in providing emergency shelter support this year.
Last winter, The Canadian Press reported there were fewer than five unhoused people who died at St. Michael’s Hospital due to hypothermia between Nov. 1, 2022 and Jan .31, 2023.
He wants to see those living outside provided with things like tents and sleeping bags, if they can’t access indoor spaces.
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After a summer and fall that saw refugee claimants with nowhere to go sleeping on downtown streets, Toronto officials say the demand for beds will increase this winter.
In September, Toronto asked the federal government for $750,000 to compensate churches and community organizations who had been housing refugee claimants.
At the time, Immigration, Refugees and CItizenship Canada said it already allocated an extra $97 million in funding to Toronto this summer to help provide interim housing for asylum claimants.
Tanner says the city projects it will spend $741 million in providing emergency shelter support this year.
Last winter, The Canadian Press reported there were fewer than five unhoused people who died at St. Michael’s Hospital due to hypothermia between Nov. 1, 2022 and Jan .31, 2023.
He wants to see those living outside provided with things like tents and sleeping bags, if they can’t access indoor spaces.
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