Cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts --Cuts to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is set to off-load housing asylum costs to municipalities, cut preventive care for asylum seekers and weaken supports for "economic migrants"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is set to off-load housing costs of asylum seekers to municipalities, including the possible future operating costs of a reception centre in Ottawa, according a new report.The Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) is set to be off-loaded from the federal government to municipalities.With it, it seems the City of Ottawa could be on the hook for the operating costs of a likely new reception centre in a vacant downtown hotel that could amount to $15 million to $25 million a year, the report said.#cdnpoli #Ottawa https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/cuts-ircc-download-asylum-housing-costs-ottawa