Toronto has gone into emergency mode to deal with refugee claimants overwhelming the homeless shelter system, warning that community centres could soon be transformed into temporary housing. Starting Thursday, refugee claimants arriving in Toronto without shelter will be housed at the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre in Scarborough. City staff say most of the refugees arriving in Toronto entered Canada via Quebec. Since April 19, 368 refugee claimants have entered the city shelter system. At the current arrival rate, more than half of the shelter population could be refugee claimants by November.

Source: thestar May 23, 2018 20:48 UTC