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> In Canada the majority of shelter beds go to refugee claimants. Is there data someplace that shows it? > I believe it is highly like I believe that angry g

• lostlogin 2y ago
  In 2022, the majority (90.3%) of shelter users were Canadian citizens, which has been the case for all years of analysis since 2015. The proportion of refugees and refugee claimants in the shelter system was 2.0% in 2022, up from 2021 (0.9%) but down compared to pre-pandemic (2019, 4.1%). Pandemic travel restrictions in 2020 and 2021 may have contributed to a decrease in the number of asylum claims, with a partial recovery in 2022. https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/homelessness-sans-abri/reports-rapports/data-shelter-2022-donnees-refuge-eng.html#toc_5 https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/homelessness-sans-a...
• ipaddr 2y ago
  As of March 2023, refugees and asylum seekers made up 30% of the total population in Toronto's municipal shelter system. At that point they were upto 2,900 but that number has risen to over 4,200. There was a 400+% increase in 2023. https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-update-on-shelter-system-capacity-pressures/ https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-update-on-shelte... https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/10933673/toronto-refugee-claimants-christmas/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/10933673/tor...