The premier says the money through the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit will help about 4,000 new households.
The premier says the money through thewill help about 4,000 new households, going toward moving more people into housing and freeing up shelter space.
City officials in Toronto say the number of asylum seekers in Toronto’s shelter system grew by 500 per cent in 20 months. The federal government in the summer announced $97 million for Toronto to help deal with the issue, but Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow have said it falls short of the $157 million the city needed.
Chow and Ford are meeting at the legislature today, and the mayor is expected to ask the premier to help Toronto deal with a budget shortfall estimated at $1.5 billion.City council voted earlier this month to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales and ask the provincial government to use its authority to bring in a municipal sales tax for Toronto, or to give the city a portion of its existing Harmonized Sales Tax.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow meets with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the Queen’s Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
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