Many Toronto asylum seekers relocated to churches and hotel rooms
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Many asylum seekers in Toronto that have been stranded on the streets of Toronto for weeks have been relocated, some going to two churches and others to temporary hotel rooms. Some have decided to continue staying outside citing hygiene and comfortability concerns in the churches.
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We Canadians are already having problem with housing. How are we helping others when we cant even help our own. Makes no sense.
It’s not that the Canadian state can’t help it’s own people, it’s that it won’t. Because capitalism needs an abused and exploited working class and unemployment.
And this government wants millions to come here when we are facing an extreme housing shortage, the stupidity is just astounding.
This happens when the liberal government's pander for votes they have an open door policy and then get other Canadians to pay.
@@piku5637we are in this mess because of socialist policies. Look at other examples such as San Fran, LA, Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle etc.... Woke socialist policies are destroying the middle classes. This is why there is mass migration from liberal strongholds and where are they going?? To red states texas, Florida, alberta and midwest where there are less taxes, less regulations and a cheaper cost of living. I wouldn't say this is a capitalist system if the gains are privatized and the losses are socialized. Crony capitalism at best.
Canada welcomes everyone to move to Canada... Except for Canadians. Canadians must go elsewhere.
torontocharlz, Canada should not have extended the invitation if there's no room at the INN. Others came and were given housing, well recieved and welcome as part of the Canadian community. I do agree Canada needs to first take care of Candians before immigrants but who's to blame?
This makes the case to decommodify housing. Not be against immigration.
@@carmennicholson2867 what do you mean who's to blame?
@@milhouse8166 let's blame the Canadian citizens. We are taking up spaces that are needed for housing asylum seekers.
@@torontocharlz yep everything's our fault lol
I support housing and welcoming immigrants. However, we as a country need to make sure born and raised Canadians including the poor, neurodivergent and disabled are able to afford housing, food etc too. If you serve newcomers a lot more while neglecting everyone else, you’ll build resentment. Disabled and working poor Canadians in particular are struggling to get by. Disabled people can’t even get married without losing benefits and they don’t even get paid liveable amounts while they have to jump through a million hoops to get barely any benefits. Just to say, Canada has its own issues that need to he addressed.
@piku5637, I totally agree. Charity begins at home. Take care of your own first! As an immigrant myself, I have nothing against immigration and refugees, but I do believe that the first bite on an ever shrinking pie should be given to local born Canadians and long time Canadian citizens, those who yes, may have fallen on hard times, but have contributed to the Canadian economy in the past, paid taxes and paid their dues to Canadian society. If there are not even enough resources for our own Canadian citizens who are in dire need of help, why keep taking in others, only to subject them to more misery and despair, and where they will feel poorer and neglected even more than from where they came from. Canada should not bite more than it can chew just to pretend to be generous and to look good in the international community.
We lost that plot years ago. This is ridiculous and extremely costly. No one will be able to afford to live here soon, let alone supply housing and necessities for poor migrants.
" If you serve newcomers a lot more while neglecting everyone else, you’ll build resentment. Disabled and working poor Canadians in particular are struggling to get by. Disabled people can’t even get married without losing benefits and they don’t even get paid liveable amounts while they have to jump through a million hoops to get barely any benefits. Just to say, Canada has its own issues that need to he addressed."
There are A LOT of resources that are already available for those who were born and raised in Canada.
If you've actually MET some of them, you may ACTUALLY find out that some of them don't WANT that support/help because many times, the kind of support and help that is available to them, comes with caveats and strings; whereas, if they CHOOSE to remain homeless, they can enjoy "pure and absolute freedom".
You can't claim to be FOR freedom but then want to confine those who are homeless to the strings and caveats that support comes with.
Let’s see if unjustins friends burn down these churches too.
@@ewenchan1239 So true, one of my neibours who worked hard menial jobs her whole life cant even afford air conditioning and got so much flack attemoting help she just wants to wait 1 ur until her bennefits start( at 65) iv told her how to get financial aid but she is rcausted by loopholes Toronto throws
No one forced them to sleep on downtown Toronto streets.
Its our own people that are being forced to sleep on the streets.
There is a reason for that. These new arrivals are under the jurisdiction of the federal government and they tend to act. The more long term homeless often struggling with other things are under the jurisdiction of the provincial government and they dont care. It is a bit of a double standard though.
We have no room for Canadians what do they expect 1000s of or people in every city with out homes and its only getting worse as the cost go up I don't no what people are gonna do.
I was born in Africa and am wondering are they really refugees or economic seekers after freebies.
You do know that people probably said the same thing about YOU when you arrived?! "Economic Seekers after freebees?" 😒
@@AarticqnFunny how he becomes concerned when he starts paying taxes !🤣🤣
But he probably went through the process and not just jumped on a plane landed and said take care of me
All the migrants I know, that have success here, think our immigration is bonkers. Some have had second thoughts.
God will help them. I wish I can house some members
As a Canadian, I wonder how much assistance I would be getting, if I was in Nigeria.
Move there! Did you goto school? Education is free here. 😂
guessing no help would be offerred to you,or me.Nigeria doesn`t seem compassionate
You better go to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Too many new immigrants, they want to be one of us, but need our supports and lots of complains, too much requests more than they ever contribute to our country. It drives our beautiful country with lots of problems.
Surprisingly a lot. I was a young teacher early in my career when I taught in Nigeria for two years many moons ago. People were so kind...I was in northeast Nigeria...pretty dangerous nowadays but the people were beautiful...I got malaria...people really checked in...very kind. In fairness it might be different now but I have good memories.
All these people with no skills no education just going to leach of the system 😊
Plus no criminal checks no medical checks most will turn to violence crime destruction towards canada. Like what happened in France
looks like that muslim should go to a Mosques and ask them to make room for them to sleep :)
Exactly, they are been on the news for over a week with no offers from Muslim groups or African Community groups.🤔
It probably has to do with why the refugees stated they left their country, again just a thought
As a heterosexual male I feel persecuted in Canada and I don’t get put up in a hotel.
Look around at other countries… especially in Europe.. look what the policies on refugees, and asylum seekers has done to their cities… Paris, Stockholm, London, and more, are now dealing with violence, no go zones, grooming gangs… no respect for law enforcement… WAKE UP!!! This will happen to Canada and the US as well. Help the homeless that are already a problem here before adding fuel to the flames.
These types of people everywhere. They tried the best to get in our system and squeeze the most out of it. It won't matter if the countries give them educations, jobs, or shelters. Just endlessly keep on asking until the rest of their life. Never enough.
@@yvonnesanita7230Once they step foot in Canada, they are here for good. There is a 5 year backlog and then they can appeal!
@@colleenpeck6347 obviously, the system is broken or no longer function as it used to be. This has to stop.
The Muslim and African communities should help these people but they don't care about them at all. How about giving hotel rooms to Canadians, thousands of them who are forced to sleep on the street for years, not days because they can't afford the rent. Most of these people are not refugees but economic seekers for freebies.
These peoples are not a true refugees 90% are lies nothing about sexuality assault in Nigeria or what so ever😢
150 people have been looked after next week 200 more will arrive an endless cycle
The homeless should join the migrants for help
It’s only a matter of time before all those owners of vacant properties in Toronto get a knock at their door. Due to high levels of immigration, asylum seekers , and a lack of housing I’m sorry but we need your vacant dwelling will be the angle. All this done by creating a self induced crisis. “emergency powers” will rule the day.
I agree and it may even be the planned agenda .
Well said. THEY create the problem. And then swoop in and FORCE the solution saying its for our own good
Toronto property owners are already being asked to confirm that their properties are not vacant, just to address the shortage of residential units.
"not comfortable sleeping in a church'...wow, the entitlement is overwhelming. If you're actually a refugee, and a roof and a bed is offered, you take it, regardless of religion. Unless you're a rude, self entitled opportunist.
were they forced or did they chose to come here and seek asylum?? so being allowed to immigrate into the country isn't enough? the country must also provide housing??
many pples face very danger in there life then they migrant other countries
Very demanding refugees 😂
I recently looked into booking a hotel room in the gta. There were barely any rooms, they tried putting me 1 to 1.5 hours outside the city. I looked one holiday Inn that was 200 a night, and the entire lobby is full of families living in it because of a lack of rooms. The rooms apparently have been destroyed over n over again, so they have to make them unavailable to fix them. Who is paying for that? I found that despicable.
I feel so hopeless as someone born here
I'm sure you've also held a job and paid taxes for years. No sarcasm.
@@budlight1854the majority of the taxes we pay directly go to these leeches unfortunately.
Meanwhile my streetcar was filled with Canadians that have been homeless for months and years. So don’t pat yourself on the back too hard…
Want to sleep on the street and not a bed in a church. These people are wild. Good luck!!!
Here is a place to stay.
"No I don't want to stay there, I want a 5star hotel !! 🏨 🛏 🛎 🛌
What about Canadians who are homeless or mentally ill???? Trudeau, Chow, Ford, where are you??????
Enjoying luxuries on our money.
The migrants should be resettled in.a more suitable country like Rwanda...
Hotel rooms?????.
Even homeless veterant are not put in a hotel
they just got here and there making demands
Why are they here in the first place?
Because, you know, Dildeau.
In my experience, they are escaping bad situations in their countries of origin.
@@sybillestahl8646i’d like to think majority of them are just using our kindness. I know there are people who have faked refugee status just to get immigration. Trudeau’s making it way too easy.
what about Canadian citizens that have paid taxes almost their whole lives and due to bad circumstances and poor luck, are now living on the streets? what kind of help are Canadians receiving?
"What kind of help are Canadians receiving?" I think we all know the answer, little to none!
Like my father, they get 0 sadly unless their African or longterm welfare leaches
Exactly. Yet our tax dollars are going to these mooches. Unfortunately I’m seeing beggars here in the suburbs of the GTA these days.
Canada is giving out hotel rooms for free ❤❤ big boost to tourism industry 😂😂😂😂
nice
Mainly the Hotel Owners are benefitting, they're cutting jobs.
Why?
Good, housing should go to Canadians first. We still have too many born and raised Canadians living on the streets.
Why did they think they can hop on a plane illegally and be homed into luxurious hotels for free? This beats logic!
Why does Trudeau think that it is ok to bring them here? Because he wants to destroy Canada in exchange for favors from WEF.
Hope they also extend help to families that can’t afford rent.
Don't vote liberal
Hahahahaha. Unless your from africa, or india. Canada says "your on your own, but give me every cent you have while ur at it"
How are they confirming that they left because of their sexual orientation? How does one verify that?
Why is a Muslim woman feeling uncomfortable about spending a night in a church, with people trying to help them? So they're already displaying religious bigotry?
100% truth. Talk about intolerance. We are importing it.
yeah great prejudice already because its not her particular sky fairy
They should be on a ship back where they came from
With all due respect I don’t want to help anyone not from here period! I pay enough taxes
I wanna become refugees so I have free hotel room. Lol😂
@RafaelNegrete-vt6dq go away… you’re harassing me. Nobody invites you to comment here.
Despicable. Incentivizing people to come here when we are well over capacity in terms of infrastructure and resources is disturbing.
They have to go back
So now you are not burning and vandalizing churches anymore? Are you still arresting Pastors?
Government will go back to that once ppl are finished with the media opportunities.... Canada hates Christ and that hasn't changed so for those churches trying to make deals with the government won't end well as the Bible already forwarns about what systems do on earth
Buy them warm Parkas,and they should go to Yukon nwt or nunnavut.
If there was a fund that allowed Canadians to donate money to purchase airfare to fly them back to Africa, you'd reach the goal in 5 minutes. SEND. THEM. HOME.
and hotels have become stables. Just talk to housekeepers in hotels. This is nightmare for them
Put a bus ang transport them to USA. They all come from USA anyways
No, they were flown in or they would be Hispanics from the southern border! 😉
@@colleenpeck6347 they came from new york , US had too many and they ask Canada to take some , the one not accepted in New york are coming here , it was on the news , US news , they came by land , and there is thousands more coming , that was the agreement between Canada and the US. Most of them are going to Ontario, specifically Toronto . Everybody loves Toronto.
@@colleenpeck6347 Yes , flown in from new york and some just cross the boarder walking.
@@elrubeno2000 I wondered how Africans got to Canada.
canadians first
don't allow these economic migrants to the beautiful country.
I no longer have any incentive to contribute anything to this country. Why tf should I. Maybe I’ll reconsider my stance if I notice that money is beginning to be spent in Canada on canadians for canadins.
They need to pay like we all do for housing.
They should be given work permits so that they surpot themselves
These types of people are everywhere. They tried the best to get in our system and squeeze the most out of it. It won't matter if the countries give them educations, jobs, or shelters. Just endlessly keep on asking until the rest of their life. Never enough.
They aren't here for work or education. Majority of them are here for the free handouts Trudeau's Liberals provide using hard working Canadian tax dollars.
Welfare is easier
ridiculous elderiy canadians choose berween life stustaining drugs or food...and these people have not put 1 dollar into the system
Wow lavish hotels for gays and refugees
what about Canadian homeless people? All these benefits requesting only for asylum seekers!!
Because it's different funding streams and different needs.
There's money for homeless, shelters, services to find housing and enjoyment, mental health and addiction treatment, a self care allowance, welfare, etc.
Asylum seekers get different funding and need different services like language services, work permit assistance, etc.
@lizliz4186 Different funding from the same pocket
In the U.S., we try to make it a racial thing as well.
I would bet there are some farmers in Canada who would provide them with a job, housing and meals.
Why work When you can get a free hotel room and meals
There is no mention of employment which as usual shows the instability of Canada as a nation because anyone intelligent would understand maintenance of stability for yourself etc comes from employment
Approve work permit and let them get a job . Use the manpower to make housing.
Good idea
They do get work permit a.though it can take a few months.
These types of people are everywhere. They tried the best to get in our system and squeeze the most out of it. It won't matter if the countries give them educations, jobs, or shelters. Just endlessly keep on asking until the rest of their life. Never enough.
Send. Them. Back.
IF I leave canada and come back maybe I'll get a place to live too
How about taking care of homeless Canadians before illegal immigrants!!
Asylum seekers are eating GOOD eh lol.
Let’s hope unjustins friends don’t burn down more churches….
Why can’t they get a job NOW? They have roofs on their heads now and we Canadian work very hard to make ends meet.
Complaining about toilets ? I wonder how much toilets these people have in Africa
The comment about being unwilling to except accommodation in a church tells you what type of intolerant people we are importing. This doesn't end well, look at France. UK is another good example. Germany is next.
There's no wars in their countries
What about homeless Canadians sleeping on the streets.....???
This is going on in the usa its out of control here
Can we borrow empty schools for temporary housing before September? University dormitories are empty in the summer.
Why should we house immigration queue jumpers?!
@@d.r.tweedstweeddale9038 they are one of them
The students pay high rent to live in there . Think some leave their stuff till they come back with new semester. You cannot mix students with migrants. Plus summer school
It goes to show how little the average Canadian has been paying attention to what has been happening.
There are schools that were closed years ago. They can be reopened and repurposed. The Gov't never cared to do it for the Homeless and won't for the Refugees.
We have the means and should not be using Hotels!
@@AarticqnThe government would have to pay for 24hr security, there isn't enough of them.
Next time you people choose to leave your country to come to Canada. Do your research about the country find out everything you need to find out before boarding our country our country has enough to deal with our government cannot even deal with our people in our country which is Canada and you people just jump on the plane and get over here and expect to get help right away where do you expect the people who live in born in Canada to go you're pushing them out so you can have a space that is not fair no one helped build Canada except the Canadians everyone is coming into Canada without any help what do you expect us to do for you do you research people Canada is not a place for everyone to come and seek help all the time you people are bringing down our country a little bit more
There are currently no hotels available in downtown toronto why is that
I wish all these people the best I do wonder what the plan actually is here from the government. We have wait lists on community and affordable housing over 10 years long
my sister living in small hotel room for 2 years paying 600 she can afford thousand dollar
???
get the military to set up camps with heating and airconditioning. hey can set up hygiene facilities etc. lets not give them what they are obviously hoping for , freee housing and handouts
Being homeless is one thing, treating it like a lifestyle your group is comfortable with is the issue, there's no shame for their situation for themself because all their friends are doing the same.
Leave it to the churches to come through to help. So why is this government so anti church???
The government hates Christ and all churches by now should know this
Make them pay taxes. See if they still wanna live here
WTF........212?, why the specific number 212? , 212 million dollars what does that stand for? Section 212 of the criminal code of canada - HUMAN TRAFFICKING!
Throw em in the ocean and tell em to get swimming.
1:44..that girl must be kenyan..trust me
Help Cdns get back on their feet, then we wont be bothered by helping others.
Now they know how canadians deal with housing
What about housing them in the airbnb owned by foriegn investors
I know they are exhausted :(
As a moslem asylum seeker I wonder why mosques don't open their doors for us.
What about the homeless Canadians?
You are absolutely right that we should work to house Canadians too. I have tried to help with homelessness of both groups. There are non government groups working to end homelessness. Get involved.
They should go to other provinces
Canada got mad land we can send folks to the northen territories or northen parts of each provinces since the southern parts are over populated
Try convincing them, no “free stuff” there. LOL
land lords taking advantage of there apartments i have ants in house we have over thousands in 8 years i can not get floor our of him
Wish to sponsor 1 Nigerian guy. Inbox please
The doors to churches should’ve been open on day one
Why ? They are already helping homeless people. Where will they sleep on benches and only two to 4 bathrooms, no showers or place to eat . Why not gvt land and put tents like they do in others countries called Refugees camp ?
Or why not empty cruise ships , maybe some would wish to go back home as no money you know in Canada , no appts . We Canad6are out if we don't pay rent and Rental board are fast in that in Quebec
You know I believe that we should help refugees but when my son had to get on welfare he only got $370 guess what all the people in Ontario that are on o w have to live on that so welcome to our world
Why be on wf?
From reading through some of the comments, it is quite evident how many of you have ACTUALLY met and talked to homeless people and/or people who are in homeless shelters and how many of you haven't.
Y'all need to spend more of your time, volunteering at said homeless shelters, serving a hot meal for the homeless, etc., and talking to them, and getting to know at least SOME of them.
Then you will learn why some of our homeless Canadians CHOOSE to be and REMAIN homeless as they have "pure and absolute freedom".
You can't tell me that you are FOR freedom without you having gotten to know who some of these homeless Canadians are.
i dont care about the homeless. the vast majority choose to be there. we dont owe them or these phony refugees anything.