The Ottawa Mission is calling on the federal government to introduce sweeping policy changes to help deal with the influx of asylum seekers, including establishing new welcoming centres, as newcomers to Canada continue to put a strain on the shelter system in the capital.
Some foreign nationals will continue to be banned from buying Canadian housing, as the federal government extends the expiration of the program until 2027.
Toronto had planned to add six percentage points to its proposed 10.5-per-cent property tax hike if Ottawa had not delivered the total $250-million in funding the city had requested