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
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.
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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.
