A sign on an unpatrolled border street entering into Derby Line, Vermont ,from Stanstead, Que., on Jan. 21, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
The federal government says it will be ending its long-running funding of hotel rooms for asylum seekers this fall.
Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been housing asylum seekers in hotel rooms around Ontario and Quebec since 2017, a program that has cost around $1.1 billion.
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Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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