Watchdog to probe Toronto policy to direct shelter-seeking refugee claimants to federal programs

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The ombudsman says the investigation will determine whether Toronto met its obligations to treat the claimants and asylum seekers looking for a shelter bed with fairness, dignity, respect and care

Toronto’s ombudsman is launching an investigation into the city’s decision to deny refugee claimants space in city shelters and direct them to federal programs.

City officials announced in May that refugee claimants would be directed away from at-capacity shelters to federal programs because Toronto had not been provided with the funding it needed to deal with unprecedented demand.

 

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