The Canadian military is building a camp near the United States border to accommodate the influx of asylum seekers crossing into Quebec. Logistical challengesAuthorities are also facing logistical challenges in providing schooling, accommodation and other services once asylum seekers get to Montreal. The old Royal Victoria Hospital will be used to house asylum seekers. (Charles Contant/CBC)Francine Dupuis, who oversees PRAIDA, the provincial organization that helps asylum seekers in their first months, said the building will accommodate an additional 320 people. Immigration Canada said the number of asylum seekers crossing illegally near the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing has quadrupled in the past two weeks from about 50 a day to 200 a day.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2017 14:21 UTC