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Nearly 100 asylum seekers moved from Toronto church to Niagara Falls, Windsor

Nearly 100 asylum seekers were transferred Friday to Niagara Falls and Windsor from a Toronto-area church that exceeded its shelter capacity over the past month.
The site manager of Dominion Church International Toronto says 92 asylum seekers were staying at the church in North York, while another nine people were at an intake centre on Peter Street.
The church reached out to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for support. In response, 49 of them are heading on a bus to hotels in Niagara Falls and the other 52 people are going to Windsor.
“On a daily basis, about 10 to 15 people arrive at the door at the church and we are over capacity,” said Theophilus Ntambi.
“What happened two days ago is that we had an excess of 99 people who were staying at the banquet hall and the space was not ours.”
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He added that it is unclear what the future holds for the 150 asylum claimants who currently remain at the church.
Ntambi is calling on the Canadian government to provide a larger space for asylum seekers to take shelter so that Dominion Church International Toronto can focus on providing its services.
In an email statement to CHCH News, a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says today’s transfer supports their national approach to work with communities that have the capacity to temporarily house asylum claimants to ensure that they’re not placing too much pressure on any region.
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Earlier this year, southern Ontario saw an influx of asylum seekers who crossed the border through an unofficial crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says 9,798 asylum claimants have been transferred to Ontario since June 30, 2022.
This includes 702 to Ottawa, 1,418 to Windsor, 5,943 to Niagara Falls, 1,709 to Cornwall, seven to Kingston and 19 to Mississauga.
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