Ottawa Considering Buying Hotels to House Asylum Seekers Amid ‘Unprecedented Flows’

Ottawa Considering Buying Hotels to House Asylum Seekers Amid ‘Unprecedented Flows’
A man is confronted by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as he prepares to cross the U.S.-Canada border leading into Hemmingford, Quebec. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Matthew Horwood
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The federal government is considering purchasing hotels to house a growing number of asylum seekers, responding to “unprecedented flows” of migrants and refugees.

“Purchasing and converting hotels is an option being considered, among a number of others. Decisions and new developments would be communicated in due course,” an Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) spokesperson said in an email to The Epoch Times.