900 Migrants in Hotels in Ontario while 15,400 Homeless in Toronto
Ontario's 900 hotel residents cost between $118,800 and $180,000 nightly, totaling up to $5.4 million monthly.
As of May, over 900 asylum seekers remain in Ontario hotels, a supposedly temporary program that has become a permanent taxpayer burden. The revelation comes from a recent Order Paper Question by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen.
Canadian taxpayers paid $205 per asylum seeker per night at the program's peak, a figure that has since decreased to $132.
Ontario's 900 hotel residents cost between $118,800 and $180,000 nightly, totaling up to $5.4 million monthly. Toronto, a major recipient, has already received nearly $455 million from Ottawa for these stays.
While federal dollars keep flowing to house asylum seekers in hotels, Toronto residents are facing a deepening homelessness crisis.
The city's 2024 Street Needs Assessment found 15,400 homeless individuals, more than double the 7,300 reported in 2021.
Refugee claimants now constitute over 50% of Toronto's homeless, up from 13% in 2021.
Toronto’s shelters are at a breaking point, many at or over capacity.
Sheila Gunn Reid
Chief Reporter
Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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Fran G commented 2025-09-21 13:21:55 -0400The continuous blatant corruption of Libs should make Canadians rise up and push back. We need to demand an election soon.. ………..before it is too late.
