From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Canadian government is granting Hamilton $220,000 to help cover recent expenses related to providing temporary housing for asylum seekers.<\/p>\n Canada, like many nations, is witnessing a rise in asylum claims. This surge has increased the demand for temporary housing, challenging provinces and cities to accommodate these needs.<\/p>\n To address these pressures, the federal government is committed to collaborating with local and provincial authorities to find sustainable solutions to the growing migration challenge.<\/p>\n “The Government of Canada values Hamilton\u2019s efforts to offer shelter to those in need, including asylum seekers. We are dedicated to working together with all levels of government to manage shelter demands effectively.” \u2014 The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “Hamilton has seen a rise in asylum-seeking families utilizing our emergency shelters. We appreciate this federal funding to maintain interim housing for asylum seekers.” \u2014 Mayor Fred Eisenberger, City of Hamilton<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Contacts for media only<\/strong><\/p>\n Marie-Emmanuelle Cadieux<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> The Government of Canada is providing the City of Hamilton with $220,000 as a result of recent costs incurred by the city in providing interim housing to asylum claimants. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Funding Announcement for Hamilton’s Temporary Housing<\/h2>\n
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Senior Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
marie-emmanuelle.cadieux@canada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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