The federal government spent over $128 million between April 2017 and February 2023 on accommodations for asylum seekers who illegally crossed the border at an unofficial entry point on Roxham Road in Quebec, according to federal figures released on May 3.
In an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons, cabinet said over 105,300 irregular asylum claims were made in Quebec in that time period.
The Inquiry did not provide March figures but said that as of March 16, the federal government was paying for over 7,550 asylum claimants staying in interim accommodations in Ontario, Quebec, and several other provinces.
The Inquiry said that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had paid $128,521,372 “directly to hotels or motels for individuals who have entered at Roxham Road since April 1, 2017.”…