MONTR\u00c9AL \u2014 Community organizations in Montreal\u2019s Parc-Extension district are holding a vigil to remember a 42-year-old unhoused migrant who died earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Those who knew Manjeet Singh say he came to Canada from India in 2018 to escape poverty.<\/p>\n
They say he was evicted from his home in early January and was found unresponsive on the street shortly after. He was declared dead in hospital Jan. 16.<\/p>\n
Those organizing the vigil say there are no emergency shelters or warming centres in the neighbourhood and are calling for better resources for migrants.<\/p>\n
The organizations say Singh\u2019s body was cremated in Montreal last week.<\/p>\n
The vigil is taking place one week after the Quebec coroner\u2019s office launched an investigation into the rise in deaths of those experiencing homelessness in the city.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n
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