City Services: Sanctuary City

sanctuary city: A sanctuary city is a city that pledges to give undocumented immigrants access to city services without ever questioning the status of their citizenship. , according to CBC. If Hamilton declares itself a sanctuary city, it will be the second in Canada to do so. Depending on your interpretation, it just did that, said Paul Johnson, director of neighbourhood development strategies. Hamilton has declared itself a sanctuary city. Sort of. On Monday, councillors voted to train staff to provide services to immigrants without status. They also voted to lobby the provincial government and educate local organizations to do the same. But the motion didnt actually use the words sanctuary city. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.