BRAMPTON, Ont. – November 14, 2025. Today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced approximately $103.5 million in funding for Peel Region through the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP). This funding will strengthen long-term shelter capacity, continue supports for asylum claimants experiencing homelessness, and enable a future capital acquisition for a dedicated asylum claimant family site.
Peel Region will receive approximately $103.5 million of the $105.6 million requested for the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027.
Securing 98 per cent of the eligible requested amount reflects recognition of Peel Region’s leadership, innovation, and proven ability to deliver results. This significant federal investment enables Peel Region to purchase and renovate a site to support asylum claimant families, creating a sustainable alternative to costly hotel accommodations.
The Peel Reception Centre has been fully open for 9 months and remains one of Canada’s largest shelters dedicated solely to asylum claimants experiencing homelessness. We will continue stabilizing our family operations, collaborating with the community, and providing wrap around supports that focus on housing and employment supports to asylum claimants as they begin their Canadian journey.
Learn more about Peel’s asylum claimant response.