皮克林一家酒店将改建为庇护申请者临时住所

作者：Ashley Newport 2026年4月27日

https://www.insauga.com/hotel-in-pickering-set-to-house-asylum-seekers/

加拿大安大略省皮克林金斯顿路533号酒店庇护申请者

杜伦地区（包括奥沙瓦、阿贾克斯、皮克林、惠比和克拉灵顿等市镇）近日宣布计划将一家现有酒店改建为庇护申请者的临时住所。

该地区近日宣布，已收购位于皮克林金斯顿路533号的一家原康福特茵酒店，并将把该物业改建为杜伦接待中心——一个为通过杜伦人道主义响应计划（DHRP）抵达的庇护申请者提供临时住宿和支持的场所。

这家酒店占地2.84英亩，此次收购资金来自联邦临时住房援助计划。

杜伦地区难民安置计划 (DHRP) 由杜伦社区发展委员会运营，自 2023 年以来一直是该地区协调临时住所和安置服务的主要机制。

据 DHRP 称，近年来寻求庇护的人数一直在增加。寻求庇护者抵达加拿大时通常资源有限，没有稳定的住所，也缺乏当地的人脉或支持渠道。

与获得政府援助来到加拿大的难民不同，寻求庇护者在抵达加拿大后提交难民申请，这些申请将由一个独立的法庭进行评估，以确定其真实性以及该人是否应基于人道主义或保护理由被允许留在加拿大。

DHRP 表示，寻求庇护者不符合大多数联邦安置计划的资格，也无法获得直接的联邦收入补助，他们可能需要依靠市政当局和当地组织的帮助。DHRP 表示，他们会帮助寻求庇护者寻找工作、学习英语、获得医疗保健服务以及找到长期住所。

目前，达勒姆地区难民安置计划 (DHRP) 在该地区的两家酒店为寻求庇护者提供临时住所，其中包括位于皮克林的原康福特茵酒店。该计划全面投入运营后，将可容纳多达 250 名寻求庇护者，并提供长达 90 天的住宿，从而避免将他们安置在费用更高的酒店房间。

一份 2025 年的报告估计，一个全天候的寻求庇护者临时住所每年可能需要花费约 700 万美元。该报告指出，2025 年 8 月，该地区获得了 4800 万美元的 IHAP 预付款，用于支持 DHRP 从 2025 年 1 月 1 日至 2027 年 3 月 31 日的资本和运营成本。

截至去年 10 月，该地区的这项计划在达勒姆的三家不同酒店为 242 名寻求庇护者（或 133 个家庭）提供支持。报告指出，截至去年年底，达勒姆社区发展委员会通过“达勒姆地区安置计划”（DHRP）成功帮助了1873名庇护申请者，其中1628人找到了永久住所。

报告显示，在这些搬入独立生活住所的人中，有1189人（占63%）在该地区找到了住房。

Hotel in Pickering set to house asylum seekers

By Ashley Newport April 27, 2026
https://www.insauga.com/hotel-in-pickering-set-to-house-asylum-seekers/ 

533 kingston pickering hotel asylum claimants ontario canada
The Region of Durham, which includes municipalities such as Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering, Whiby and Clarington, recently announced plans to convert an existing hotel into temporary housing for asylum seekers.

Recently, the region announced that it purchased a former Comfort Inn (533 Kingston Road) in Pickering and will transform the property into the Durham Reception Centre—a site that will offer temporary accommodation and support for asylum claimants arriving through the Durham Humanitarian Response Program (DHRP). 

The purchase of the hotel, which sits on a 2.84-acre site, was funded by the federal Interim Housing Assistance Program. 

The DHRP is operated by the Community Development Council Durham and has been the region’s primary mechanism for coordinating temporary accommodations and settlement services since 2023. 

According to the DHRP, the number of asylum claimants has been increasing in recent years. Asylum seekers typically arrive in Canada with limited resources, no stable housing and few local connections or avenues for support. 

Unlike refugees who come to Canada with government assistance, asylum claimants submit refugee claims once they arrive in the country, and those claims are then assessed by an independent tribunal to determine their authenticity and whether the individual should be permitted to remain in Canada on humanitarian or protection grounds. 

The DHRP said asylum claimants are not eligible for most federal resettlement programs and do not receive direct federal income supports and may rely on municipalities, as well as local organizations, for help. The DHRP said it helps asylum seekers find jobs, learn English, access health care services and secure long-term housing. 

As of now, the DHRP is providing temporary housing for asylum claimants at two hotels in the region, including the former Comfort Inn in Pickering. Once fully operational, the site will house up to 250 asylum claimants and provide accommodations for up to 90 days, eliminating the need to place individuals in more expensive hotel rooms. 

A 2025 report estimated that a full-time interim housing facility for asylum claimants could cost about $7 million annually. The report said that in August 2025, the region secured $48 million in upfront IHAP funding to support capital and operating costs for the DHRP from Jan. 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027.

As of last October, the region’s program was supporting 242 claimants (or 133 households) at three different hotels across Durham. The report said that as of late last year, the Community Development Council of Durham successfully assisted 1,873 asylum claimants through the DHRP, relocating 1,628 individuals to permanent housing. 

Of those who have moved into independent living, 1,189 (63 per cent) secured housing in the region, according to the report.