Interim Housing Assistance Program for Refugee/Asylum Claimants Arriving in Toronto - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson

The details of this plan, described in the accompanying staff report, continue to be developed, and as such, this Motion seeks authority to implement this plan - at no net cost to the City of Toronto - over the summer as further details are finalized. Shelter, Support and Housing Administration staff continue to work with the Federal government and local municipalities to maximize the opportunities for all shelter users, including refugee/asylum claimant families. While the full amount of available funding from the Federal government for this initiative is still being determined, this Motion seeks authority for the City to receive all available funding from the Federal government and to administer this funding - up to the amount provided by the Federal government - to all willing municipalities (including Toronto) for the costs associated with and incurred as a direct result of this approach.

allocate funding in accordance with the agreement and the local plan. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or designate to: a. allocate funds received from the Federal government and enter into agreements with community agencies, hotels or other service providers, in or outside of the City of Toronto, in support of the local plan, such agreements to be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; b. allocate funds received from the Federal government and enter into agreements with other participating municipalities in support of the local plan, such agreements to be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and c. allocate funds received from the Federal government and enter into other agreements as may be necessary to provide services to refugee/asylum claimants in support of the local plan.