Ottawa Considering Plan to Relocate Thousands of Asylum Seekers From Ontario and Quebec

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle

The federal government is preparing a plan to relocate tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Quebec and Ontario to other locations across Canada.

Speaking to reporters on Sept. 11, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he has been having discussions over the summer with his provincial counterparts about what a “fair distribution” of asylum seekers would look like in Canada.