Ottawa is looking into more funding for provinces grappling with asylum seekers
“That’s great and that’s exciting and it’s necessary, and it’s completely overwhelming,” he said, noting the influx amounted to the population of a new city every year and not sustainable.
At the time, Horgan enthused the new arrivals had picked British Columbia, because “they know that by investing in people, we are building a stronger province.” Ravi Kahlon, who was then jobs minister, added that attracting record numbers of newcomers is an important strategy in tackling a labour shortage and driving innovation.
Federal immigration data shows between January and May of this year, Ontario took in 40,240 asylum seekers, up from 16,250 over the same period last year. Quebec took in 28,165 this year, just slightly ahead of last year’s 26,220.
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