Municipal resources to support asylum seekers have reached the limit.
A committee of Windsor City Council wants to send a letter to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, stating the city does not have the capacity or resources to support any additional asylum claimants.
"We're an accepting, peaceful, welcoming community. One of Canada's most diverse communities," said Windsor councillor Fabio Costante. "We have to juxtapose that without resources and what we have and how we can accommodate these folks because what we don't want are situations where...we are setting up new residents to fail."
The committee is also requesting council send a letter to appropriate senior levels of government to appoint a local lead settlement agency and provide it with resources to coordinate a proper response.
"Hopefully, we're going to see some movement. Hopefully, we are going to see that additional funding come, so the caseloads are not overwhelming here," said Councillor Jo Anne Gignac.
According to the IRCC, over 600 claimants have been housed in three hotels in Windsor.
The recommendation will go before Windsor City Council at a future meeting.
