Toronto is opening up hotel rooms for 150 asylum seekers who have been sleeping outside for the past several weeks after the city received a pledge for $97-million from the federal government, but Mayor Olivia Chow said more support is needed to respond to the growing demand.
City council unanimously approved a plan Wednesday, brought forward by Ms. Chow, to address the growing demand for shelter from refugee claimants arriving in Toronto. The measures approved by council include spending $6.67-million this year on a rent benefit program for low-income households that will be matched by the provincial government.
