Canada will allocate a one-time investment of C$26.8 million ($20.2 million) to ...
TORONTO - Canada will allocate a one-time investment of C$26.8 million to provincial legal aid for asylum claims to compensate for services “jeopardized” by provincial cuts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.
Since coming into power in Canada’s most populous province, Ontario Premier Doug Ford had cut funding for asylum and refugee seekers claiming it was the responsibility of the federal government, but Trudeau’s administration has pushed back. “Provincial cuts have thrown these vital services into jeopardy,” Trudeau said in a statement on Monday. “We’re standing up for people in Ontario, and making sure those seeking asylum have access to the legal services they need.”
Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, said she was “extremely happy” at the news.
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