Ottawa Considering Buying Hotels to House Asylum Seekers Amid ‘Unprecedented Flows’
Ottawa recently announced that foreign nationals with temporary status in Canada would no longer be allowed to apply for a post-graduation work permit at the border
The federal government is considering purchasing hotels to house a growing number of asylum seekers, responding to “unprecedented flows” of migrants and refugees.
“Purchasing and converting hotels is an option being considered, among a number of others. Decisions and new developments would be communicated in due course,” an Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) spokesperson said in an email to The Epoch Times. ---More...
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