"Peel Region will be receiving $103.4 million in federal funding to support its ongoing asylum and refugee services, representatives announced at a news conference Friday. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada funding will be delivered between 2025 and 2027 and support projects like rental subsidies and building new homes. This new investment will allow us to move beyond temporary hotel contracts and into permanent purpose built spaces for families, said Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish at the news conference."
"We are committed to continuing this work to ensure every level of government plays its part in turning short-term crisis response into long term community integration, she said. In the first half of the year, 61 per cent of refugees who came to the Peel Region were able to transition from temporary housing, to more stable housing, and employment, according to Parrish."
"Peel Region supported a record 46,970 households with housing and support in 2024, according to a news release a 38 per cent increase from the previous year. Those supports include housing case management, provincial rental subsidies, and maintaining and repairing community housing. The region's work to support asylum claimants and expand housing is also backed by a $276 million co-investment agreement the region has with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, according to the release."
Peel Region will receive $103.4 million in federal funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to support asylum and refugee services between 2025 and 2027. The funds will support rental subsidies and construction of permanent homes, enabling a shift away from temporary hotel accommodations toward purpose-built family spaces. In the first half of the year, 61 per cent of refugees arriving in Peel transitioned from temporary housing to more stable housing and employment. Peel supported a record 46,970 households with housing and supports in 2024, a 38 per cent year-over-year increase. The region also holds a $276 million co-investment agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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