The Region of Peel has opened a new shelter to house asylum claimants. In a February 3 news release, the Region announced the Peel Reception Centre had opened in Mississauga. It’s the largest ...

A spokesperson for Peel Region confirmed to CBC News that an asylum seeker arrived at the shelter over the Family Day weekend only to find there was no space, and died in hospital after spending ...

There’s an unprecedented number of asylum seekers coming to Canada right now, and it can be seen in Peel Region where emergency shelters are operating well above capacity (over 350 per cent).