The federal government has spent more than $2.6 billion on housing asylum seekers since 2017, including $1.1 billion on hotel accommodations and $1.5 billion in transfers to provinces and cities to manage shelter costs amid record-high arrivals.
The federal government has spent more than $2.6 billion on housing asylum seekers since 2017, including $1.1 billion on hotel accommodations and $1.5 billion in transfers to provinces and cities to manage shelter costs amid record-high arrivals.