A look at the cost of supporting asylum seekers in Canada

The number of asylum seekers is surging past pandemic levels, planting a heavy financial burden on Ottawa. Colton Praill reports.

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[kimcorscadden]

How wonderful they want to build shelters for asylum seekers while there are thousands of homeless Canadians that are not even allowed their tents to live in!!! What the f ?? !!!

[endermenkilla]

what about actual homeless canadians? why do we have all this money for foreigners but not our own canadians?

[Skymailhellorooster]

Can we get a better immigration minister please, this country is hurting

[PathyOverYonder]

This government has grown an aggressive hatred toward the old stock Canadian. Every decision they've made has burdened the taxpayer financially and mentally. The wrath needs to end.

[static_Tricolor_camry]

Each time I hear how bad our economy is heading and where our tax payers money is going, it makes me mad inside.

[siosonfamily]

These funds can go to our seniors citizens that actually contribute to this country!!

[strast]

Keep in mind Canada pays asylum claimants up to $224 per day to live.
That means, right now, we're potentially paying up to $50 million PER DAY to house asylum seekers today, and that will only increase going forward.
A very scary prospect.

[Joemamarickroll]

How about housing the homeless we already have !!!!

[BoomerElbowDudeMrBurnz]

224 a day for 83, 000 a year 😮 they hit the jackpot🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[InvisibleHotdog]

Why have claims gone up so high? "Temporary" workers and "students", mostly from India

[seabourne]

When someone come in country, nobody say they came here for asylum, when their visa getting expire, all submit for asylum, cos they don't wanna go

[stellatong]

Take a look at how bad things are in Brampton

[Andrico]

The insanity needs to end. Canadians want an election now

[jonlemky]

Canada needs to go back to peacekeeping and helping countries where they are

[pismomann]

our failure to educate natural born Canadians is the most expensive cost to society of all times. The ignorant don't know their own ignorances.

[andg]

can I apply for asylum seeker status?
I seeking asylum from JT.
I don't mind free housing.

[TheValentine]

Indian International " students "

[kent]

Federal mismanagement continues unabated. As usual, the response will be too little, too late, and it won't be their fault. Worse, most of the expenses accrued will be with borrowed money that we, our children, and our grandchildren will be paying interest on for decades.

[lesliesheppard]

This kind of nonsense needs to stop. We have enough immigrants here now.

[King--ho]

You Q.B era will not hold this Ontario will be the next boss you guys