Refugees who entered Canada at the \u0022irregular crossing\u0022 make up 50 to 60 per cent of the people helped at Ottawa\u0027s social service agency Matthew House.
The mayors of Niagara Falls, Cornwall and Windsor have pushed the federal government for financial support to help support the new arrivals.
“Any individual or family, including recent migrants, who experience homelessness in Ottawa are eligible to be assessed for placement in the shelter system,” said Paul Lavigne, Interim Director, Housing in an emailed response. “The shelter system includes emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, and overflow at hotels/motels/post-secondary institutions.
“They’ve been working somewhere else, they have the right qualifications. They just need a little push to get them started.” operates nine homes with 62 beds and is adding two more homes and 15 more beds in April. Its workers advise newcomers about how to find legal help — the federal government will pay for Legal Aid for those who need it — and how to navigate the complex process of applying for residency status and work permits.Article content
Since 2017, the Immigration Review Board has received more than 81,000 applications from irregular border crossers, nearly 21,000 of those last year alone. Of that total, 30,518 claims were accepted and 20,680 rejected. More than 23,000 claims remain outstanding.Article content
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