
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 is set to end its long-running program involving the funding of hotel rooms for asylum seekers this fall.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that the hotel funding will end this fall. Federal funding has been used to house asylum seekers in hotel rooms across the country since 2017, costing Ottawa upward of $1.1 billion.