Federal government to provide $7M for new reception centre for asylum seekers in Peel Region

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The federal government will provide Peel Region with $7 million to help it open a new reception centre near Toronto's Pearson International Airport for asylum seekers. The centre will provide "streamlined" support and services to asylum seekers and will include a temporary shelter for newcomers.

The federal government says it will provide Peel Region with $7 million to help it open a new reception centre near Toronto 's Pearson International Airport for asylum seekers . Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, told reporters in Brampton on Friday that the centre will provide "streamlined" support and services to asylum seekers . She made the announcement on behalf of Immigration Minister Marc Miller.

The centre will include a temporary shelter for newcomers and will be run with the help of community organizations, she said

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