Asylum Seekers Canada

• Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits

  At the close of the Council of the Federation, Ford led the charge on behalf of the country’s premiers, lambasting the federal government for delays in processing asylum seekers.

  Politics

  Jul 28, 2025
  
• Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days

  At the end of a three-day leaders' summit in Huntsville, Ont., the country's premiers agreed to look at ways to use their constitutional powers to hand out work permits.

  Politics

  Jul 25, 2025
  
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• Ford government plans to grant asylum seekers work permits via constitutional clause

  Premier Doug Ford said his government would begin work to give asylum seekers the right to work immediately while their application to stay is processed.

  Politics

  Jul 23, 2025
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• Woman, 2 young kids missing after trying to cross border into Canada: RCMP

  RCMP say the three people are missing in the woods near the Quebec border with the U.S. after they were part of a group attempting to cross into Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2025
• Legault backs minister who said Quebec can’t offer asylum from ‘all world’s misery’

  Legault told reporters Thursday in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social security net to the limit.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2025
• Asylum seekers go to Canada as U.S. aims to end migrants’ protected status

  The rise in would-be refugees comes as the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the U.S. is set to expire over the next weeks and months.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2025
• Refugee influx prompts temporary housing in some Canadian cities

  A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals.

  Economy

  Nov 20, 2024
• RCMP prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’ of asylum-seekers fleeing Trump

  RCMP are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2024
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• Smith says Alberta opposes feds’ asylum claimants relocation plan, ‘cannot afford it’

  Miller's office noted "the world is facing unprecedented flows of asylum seekers, and Canada is not immune to these trends."

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2024
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• ‘Largely fictitious.’ Immigration minister criticizes New Brunswick premier’s claims

  Immigration Minister Marc Miller says claims by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs that Ottawa wants to force the province to take in 4,600 asylum seekers are "largely fictitious."

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2024