With only 20 beds vacant, Toronto is within seven days of evoking an emergency plan to house the growing number of refugees settling in the city after crossing the U.S.-Canada border, Mayor John Tory says. The number of refugees seeking shelter in Toronto is expected to grow this year. ( Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS )As of Thursday, there were 2,683 refugee claimants in the Toronto shelter system, accounting for 41 per cent of the shelter population. “We are seeing on average 10 new refugee claimants added to our shelter system each and every day. Already, we have added 1,080 motel beds to our refugee program within the shelter system,” Tory said.

Source: thestar May 18, 2018 21:28 UTC