Quebec asks Ottawa for $1B to cover rising costs of asylum seekers
More than half of all asylum seekers currently residing in Canada —160,651 people out of 289,047 — are in Quebec.
![Quebec asks Ottawa for $1B to cover rising costs of asylum seekers](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7090107.1705787940!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spike-in-asylum-seekers-requesting-social-assistance-image-1.png)
![According to the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, there was an increase of almost 27 per cent in the number of asylum seekers requesting social assistance. People walk in the street carrying bags.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7090107.1705787940!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spike-in-asylum-seekers-requesting-social-assistance-image-1.png)
More than half of all asylum seekers currently residing in Canada —160,651 people out of 289,047 — are in Quebec.