Triage System: Triage Program and Housing Facilities

triage system: Ottawa announced the so-called triage system in April following concerns raised by the province of Quebec over an influx of asylum seekers flooding temporary housing facilities in Montreal, according to The Chronicle Herald. Since then, Toronto has also seen a spike in refugee hopefuls converging on its homeless shelters and college dormitories. The federal government says it's working with individual municipalities across Ontario and must identify available housing capacity before it can roll out its triage program. Both Quebec and Toronto have called on the feds for help. But the system has not materialized and Ottawa says it is still working on it. Ottawa's response was the promised triage system, which would identify asylum seekers interested in settling in areas outside Montreal or Toronto to await the outcome of their refugee claims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.