Ottawa Spent $100M on Hotels for Asylum Seekers in Niagara Falls Over Past Year

Ottawa Spent $100M on Hotels for Asylum Seekers in Niagara Falls Over Past Year
Travelers arrive at the Canadian port of entry on the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Nov. 8, 2021. Geoff Robbins/AFP via Getty Images
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Ottawa spent more than $100 million on hotel rooms for asylum seekers in Niagara Falls over a year, after nearly 5,000 individuals were transferred to the city between February 2023 and February 2024.

The information was disclosed by the government in response to an Inquiry of Ministry filed by Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli, who represents Niagara Falls.