Subhead:One section notes that Quebec refused to take any more asylum seekers, prompting federal officials to look for new communities to absorb the overflow.#
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The Liberal government publicly said it would end federal funding for hotels housing asylum seekers, calling the practice temporary and unsustainable.
But exclusive internal federal documents obtained by Rebel News through an access to information request show the Liberals were quietly planning to scale up the system instead — including new airport processing hubs, expanded hotel use, and new cities to absorb arrivals.
In July 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that federal funding for asylum seekers in hotels would end by September 30, 2025, saying the arrangement was “never meant to be permanent.”
However, internal IRCC planning documents released January 23, 2026 under the Access to Information Act tell a very different story.
The records include a proposal from the City of Toronto and the Canadian Red Cross to establish a permanent style “welcome hub” at Pearson Airport to manage the growing flow of asylum claimants.
