This asylum seeker from North Africa has been living in his car ever since he got evicted from an IRCC hotel with three days notice.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which has leased hotels to house asylum seekers in recent years, has an eviction policy that gives occupants very little notice to move out, leaving many homeless in the midst of a housing crisis.This asylum seeker from North Africa has been living in his car following his recent eviction from a hotel leased by the federal government with three days' notice.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rules for asylum seekers in its hotels across the country that, if broken, could result in occupants receiving short-term eviction notices that leave them with little choice but to sleep on the streets or, in this case, in their car in the midst of a nationwide housing crisis.The reception of asylum seekers is an issue for many countries, including Canada, as they grapple with ongoing irregular migration patterns and polarized public opinion.
In an interview, the man's roommate confirmed they had a dispute but said the man was never physically aggressive. They are still communicating. The roommate also confirmed that he received an eviction notice giving him three days to move out. He said he spent several weeks sleeping in bus shelters before someone in his community took him in.
Asylum seekers from Africa and elsewhere wait with their belongings outside a shelter intake office in Toronto in July 2023. A lack of shelter space in the city forced many to sleep outside. "Treating people like they're not an adult," he said, pointing out they aren't covered under the same legislation that protects tenants.
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