Deputy PM announces over $162m to support asylum claimants

eAwazCanada News

Toronto – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced that the federal government will provide over $162 million in additional support to the City of Toronto. First, the federal government will provide an additional $143 million for Toronto through the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) to reimburse costs incurred by …