Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
Videos
-
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
01:54 | July 28, 2025
-
Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths
04:15 | February 25, 2026
-
GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant
01:53 | January 29, 2026
-
Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches
02:00 | January 7, 2026
-
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records
02:17 | January 5, 2026
-
Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting
02:29 | December 13, 2025
-
Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs
05:41 | December 13, 2025
-
How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting
03:35 | December 12, 2025
-
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails
00:46 | December 8, 2025
-
Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government
02:39 | December 6, 2025
-
Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’
01:49 | November 24, 2025
-
Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding
02:04 | November 17, 2025
-
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI
01:51 | November 14, 2025
-
Ontario minister speaking English, Punjabi goes viral
00:40 | November 12, 2025
-
How the Ford government plans to keep bail reform and auto theft front and centre
05:30 | November 1, 2025
-
Former Trudeau staffer breaks down Ford’s impact on trade talks
05:13 | November 1, 2025
-
Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authorities
02:04 | October 31, 2025
-
Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed
02:11 | October 30, 2025
-
Breaking down how Doug Ford’s tariffs commercial may have collapsed trade talks
04:55 | October 25, 2025
-
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times
02:26 | October 6, 2025
-
Is Doug Ford chasing viral moments with whiskey and ice cream?
05:43 | October 4, 2025
-
Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies
02:02 | September 26, 2025
-
The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’
02:18 | September 23, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: What if Toronto eliminated speed cameras? Navigating the ongoing debate.
05:23 | September 18, 2025
-
‘Buck stops with me’: Bonnie Crombie prepares for vote on her future as Liberal leader
03:15 | September 12, 2025
-
Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence
01:56 | September 9, 2025
-
LeBlanc ‘really enjoyed’ watching Ford pour out bottle of Crown Royal
01:05 | September 4, 2025
-
Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now
01:47 | September 3, 2025
-
Subsidizing Hwy. 407 truck tolls will create lineups ‘from here to Timbuktu’: Ford
00:41 | August 27, 2025
-
Ford government hands out Hwy. 413 construction contracts, confirms efforts to realign
02:16 | August 27, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: Business impacted by big decisions at Queen’s Park
04:42 | August 21, 2025
-
Ford backs away from removing HST from all new homes
02:11 | August 15, 2025
-
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
01:54 | July 28, 2025
-
Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths
04:15 | February 25, 2026
-
GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant
01:53 | January 29, 2026
-
Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches
02:00 | January 7, 2026
-
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records
02:17 | January 5, 2026
-
Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting
02:29 | December 13, 2025
-
Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs
05:41 | December 13, 2025
-
How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting
03:35 | December 12, 2025
-
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails
00:46 | December 8, 2025
-
Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government
02:39 | December 6, 2025
-
Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’
01:49 | November 24, 2025
-
Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding
02:04 | November 17, 2025
-
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI
01:51 | November 14, 2025
-
Ontario minister speaking English, Punjabi goes viral
00:40 | November 12, 2025
-
How the Ford government plans to keep bail reform and auto theft front and centre
05:30 | November 1, 2025
-
Former Trudeau staffer breaks down Ford’s impact on trade talks
05:13 | November 1, 2025
-
Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authorities
02:04 | October 31, 2025
-
Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed
02:11 | October 30, 2025
-
Breaking down how Doug Ford’s tariffs commercial may have collapsed trade talks
04:55 | October 25, 2025
-
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times
02:26 | October 6, 2025
-
Is Doug Ford chasing viral moments with whiskey and ice cream?
05:43 | October 4, 2025
-
Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies
02:02 | September 26, 2025
-
The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’
02:18 | September 23, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: What if Toronto eliminated speed cameras? Navigating the ongoing debate.
05:23 | September 18, 2025
-
‘Buck stops with me’: Bonnie Crombie prepares for vote on her future as Liberal leader
03:15 | September 12, 2025
-
Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence
01:56 | September 9, 2025
-
LeBlanc ‘really enjoyed’ watching Ford pour out bottle of Crown Royal
01:05 | September 4, 2025
-
Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now
01:47 | September 3, 2025
-
Subsidizing Hwy. 407 truck tolls will create lineups ‘from here to Timbuktu’: Ford
00:41 | August 27, 2025
-
Ford government hands out Hwy. 413 construction contracts, confirms efforts to realign
02:16 | August 27, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: Business impacted by big decisions at Queen’s Park
04:42 | August 21, 2025
-
Ford backs away from removing HST from all new homes
02:11 | August 15, 2025
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
Description
July 28, 2025
Less than a week after declaring Ontario would be “issuing our own work permits” for asylum seekers, Premier Doug Ford has reversed the plan and is instead asking for the federal government to speed up immigration processing times. Global News' Queen's Park Bureau Chief Colin D'Mello reports.
-
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits01:54 | July 28, 2025 -
Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths04:15 | February 25, 2026 -
GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant01:53 | January 29, 2026 -
Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches02:00 | January 7, 2026 -
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records02:17 | January 5, 2026 -
Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting02:29 | December 13, 2025 -
Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs05:41 | December 13, 2025 -
How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting03:35 | December 12, 2025 -
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails00:46 | December 8, 2025 -
Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government02:39 | December 6, 2025 -
Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’01:49 | November 24, 2025 -
Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding02:04 | November 17, 2025 -
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI01:51 | November 14, 2025 -
Ontario minister speaking English, Punjabi goes viral00:40 | November 12, 2025 -
How the Ford government plans to keep bail reform and auto theft front and centre05:30 | November 1, 2025 -
Former Trudeau staffer breaks down Ford’s impact on trade talks05:13 | November 1, 2025 -
Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authorities02:04 | October 31, 2025 -
Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed02:11 | October 30, 2025 -
Breaking down how Doug Ford’s tariffs commercial may have collapsed trade talks04:55 | October 25, 2025 -
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times02:26 | October 6, 2025 -
Is Doug Ford chasing viral moments with whiskey and ice cream?05:43 | October 4, 2025 -
Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies02:02 | September 26, 2025 -
The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’02:18 | September 23, 2025 -
Municipal Matters: What if Toronto eliminated speed cameras? Navigating the ongoing debate.05:23 | September 18, 2025 -
‘Buck stops with me’: Bonnie Crombie prepares for vote on her future as Liberal leader03:15 | September 12, 2025 -
Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence01:56 | September 9, 2025 -
LeBlanc ‘really enjoyed’ watching Ford pour out bottle of Crown Royal01:05 | September 4, 2025 -
Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now01:47 | September 3, 2025 -
Subsidizing Hwy. 407 truck tolls will create lineups ‘from here to Timbuktu’: Ford00:41 | August 27, 2025 -
Ford government hands out Hwy. 413 construction contracts, confirms efforts to realign02:16 | August 27, 2025 -
Municipal Matters: Business impacted by big decisions at Queen’s Park04:42 | August 21, 2025 -
Ford backs away from removing HST from all new homes02:11 | August 15, 2025
-
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits01:54 | July 28, 2025
-
Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths04:15 | February 25, 2026
-
GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant01:53 | January 29, 2026
-
Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches02:00 | January 7, 2026
-
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records02:17 | January 5, 2026
-
Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting02:29 | December 13, 2025
-
Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs05:41 | December 13, 2025
-
How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting03:35 | December 12, 2025
-
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails00:46 | December 8, 2025
-
Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government02:39 | December 6, 2025
-
Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’01:49 | November 24, 2025
-
Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding02:04 | November 17, 2025
-
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI01:51 | November 14, 2025
-
Ontario minister speaking English, Punjabi goes viral00:40 | November 12, 2025
-
How the Ford government plans to keep bail reform and auto theft front and centre05:30 | November 1, 2025
-
Former Trudeau staffer breaks down Ford’s impact on trade talks05:13 | November 1, 2025
-
Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authorities02:04 | October 31, 2025
-
Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed02:11 | October 30, 2025
-
Breaking down how Doug Ford’s tariffs commercial may have collapsed trade talks04:55 | October 25, 2025
-
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times02:26 | October 6, 2025
-
Is Doug Ford chasing viral moments with whiskey and ice cream?05:43 | October 4, 2025
-
Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies02:02 | September 26, 2025
-
The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’02:18 | September 23, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: What if Toronto eliminated speed cameras? Navigating the ongoing debate.05:23 | September 18, 2025
-
‘Buck stops with me’: Bonnie Crombie prepares for vote on her future as Liberal leader03:15 | September 12, 2025
-
Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence01:56 | September 9, 2025
-
LeBlanc ‘really enjoyed’ watching Ford pour out bottle of Crown Royal01:05 | September 4, 2025
-
Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now01:47 | September 3, 2025
-
Subsidizing Hwy. 407 truck tolls will create lineups ‘from here to Timbuktu’: Ford00:41 | August 27, 2025
-
Ford government hands out Hwy. 413 construction contracts, confirms efforts to realign02:16 | August 27, 2025
-
Municipal Matters: Business impacted by big decisions at Queen’s Park04:42 | August 21, 2025
-
Ford backs away from removing HST from all new homes02:11 | August 15, 2025
Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
Description
July 28, 2025
Less than a week after declaring Ontario would be “issuing our own work permits” for asylum seekers, Premier Doug Ford has reversed the plan and is instead asking for the federal government to speed up immigration processing times. Global News' Queen's Park Bureau Chief Colin D'Mello reports.
National News
-
Bill Clinton says he ‘did nothing wrong’ with Epstein, says they had ‘limited interactions’2:068 hours ago -
Carney lands in India amid foreign interference backlash2:138 hours ago -
Sudden hot flash during parliamentary committee hearing leads Quebec politician to speak out about menopause awareness2:099 hours ago -
Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ of Epstein’s crimes3:5010 hours ago -
US attack could be drawing closer as Trump says Iran ‘not willing to give us what we have to have’1:5610 hours ago -
Trump suggests a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’1:1610 hours ago -
Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan as conflict sparks between neighbours2:4710 hours ago -
Toronto hospital looks to provide life-long care to sickle cell disease patients closer to home2:1310 hours ago -
Pokemon turns 30: The history of one of the world’s most beloved franchises1:0112 hours ago -
Health Matters: Cholesterol screening recommended for kids aged 2 to 102:1410 hours ago
Advertisement
Top News
-
Bill Clinton says he ‘did nothing wrong’ with Epstein, says they had ‘limited interactions’2:068 hours ago -
Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan as conflict sparks between neighbours2:4710 hours ago -
Carney arrives in India hoping to reset strained relations5:4610 hours ago -
Cuba says its forces thwarted ‘terrorist infiltration’ in shootout with Florida-registered boat1:371 day ago -
Cuba claims it killed 4, captured 6 people on U.S. speedboat that opened fire on patrol forces2:131 day ago -
One of world’s smallest dinosaur fossils discovered in Argentina1:491 day ago -
Modi says India stands ‘with full conviction’ alongside Israel during visit2:232 days ago -
Iran accuses Trump of ‘big lies’ ahead of Geneva talks1:532 days ago -
Mexico cartels attacks: ‘Little-by-little things are normalizing,’ President Sheinbaum says1:483 days ago -
‘Four years of unbroken resistance’: Ukraine marks 4-year anniversary of Russian invasion3:393 days ago
Sponsored Content
Global National
-
Global National: Feb. 2621:521 day ago -
Global National: Feb. 2522:022 days ago -
Global National: Feb. 2421:273 days ago -
Global National: Feb. 2322:164 days ago -
Global National: Feb. 2219:085 days ago -
Global National: Feb. 2121:266 days ago -
Global National: Feb. 2021:381 week ago -
Global National: Feb. 1921:331 week ago -
Global National: Feb. 1820:221 week ago -
Global National: Feb. 1722:021 week ago
Trending
-
Two people swept up in Alberta avalanche, one person critical1:406 hours ago -
Trump suggests a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’1:1610 hours ago -
Alberta projects $9.4B deficit with no plan to balance budget1:521 day ago -
Why U.S. men’s hockey team is facing backlash for call with Trump1:363 days ago -
Police accused of ‘stonewalling’ family of man who died after making 911 call2:258 months ago -
British Columbians say WestJet has ‘ghosted’ them after being stranded in Mexico3:461 day ago -
Edmonton family stuck in Puerto Vallarta1:4615 hours ago -
‘It gives you a reason to get up in the morning’: 95-year-old Ontario skier still on the slopes2:012 days ago -
‘Sounds good to me’: Trump says he’d like to see antifa designated international terror organization2:545 months ago
Canada
-
Amber Alert cancelled after Winnipeg toddler found safe, two arrested3:1110 hours ago -
“I’ll always miss her”: Family of Marcedes Myran holding onto memories, one year after she was brought home3:2114 hours ago -
British Columbians say WestJet has ‘ghosted’ them after being stranded in Mexico3:461 day ago -
Alberta projects $9.4B deficit with no plan to balance budget1:521 day ago -
B.C.’s Sikh community reacts to Carney’s trip to India2:081 day ago -
Alberta budget 2026 comes with some spending hikes but also a $9.4B deficit1:546 hours ago -
‘Final show of disrespect’: Union slams Diageo for closing Ontario Crown Royal plant early0:361 day ago -
Alberta to introduce its own MAID eligibility limits in new legislation1:532 days ago -
AI minister ‘disappointed’ with OpenAI meeting on Tumbler Ridge shooter1:552 days ago -
“It’s good to be home,” first travelers return home from Puerto Vallarta as airlines resume flights2:1110 hours ago
U.S. News
-
Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ of Epstein’s crimes3:5010 hours ago -
NASA delays Artemis II after helium problem, overhauls moon mission plan3:4010 hours ago -
Man rescued from quicksand-like mud in Florida1:4410 hours ago -
Hillary Clinton calls for Trump to testify on Epstein files2:181 day ago -
Hillary Clinton testifies she ‘never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any connection or communication’3:421 day ago -
Cuba says it killed 4, wounded 6 others aboard Florida-registered speedboat near coast3:131 day ago -
Clintons testify in Epstein investigation as DOJ faces accusations of withholding files4:412 days ago -
‘Distasteful’: Olympic hockey captain says Trump joke overshadows U.S. women’s team success1:381 day ago -
Nearly blind refugee found dead after border patrol agents drop him off at Buffalo coffee shop2:032 days ago -
EU postpones vote on US trade deal after ‘uncertainty’ over tariffs2:264 days ago
Advertisement
World
-
US attack could be drawing closer as Trump says Iran ‘not willing to give us what we have to have’1:5610 hours ago -
Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan as conflict sparks between neighbours2:4710 hours ago -
Carney’s trade trip to India sparks backlash4:2610 hours ago -
Cuba says its forces thwarted ‘terrorist infiltration’ in shootout with Florida-registered boat1:371 day ago -
World’s top escape room can be found in Laval, Que.2:141 day ago -
Canada pledges $8M in food aid for Cuba amid U.S. fuel blockade1:512 days ago -
Book your 2026 summer travel now, experts say2:462 days ago -
Canadians rethink travel to winter destinations5:352 days ago -
‘So excited’: Ukrainian eye surgeon training in Calgary to help back home1:323 days ago -
Police warn Canadian Sikh activist of threat to life ahead of Carney’s India visit2:033 days ago
Politics
-
Family frustrated over trial delays2:055 hours ago -
Vancouver Downtown Eastside social housing development grand opening2:066 hours ago -
Calls for increased RCMP officer funding in City of Kelowna budget2:155 hours ago -
How new fees and taxes the 2026 Alberta budget may have you paying more2:086 hours ago -
Global News at 5 Regina: Feb. 2711:287 hours ago -
Ken Sim addresses false rumour about councillor2:017 hours ago -
Province to cap employee gift cards at $1002:007 hours ago -
Economist on board with Alberta PST but experts say it’s unlikely1:467 hours ago -
Lethbridge experts react to Alberta budget1:377 hours ago -
Alberta budget’s property tax hike scrutinized by Calgary city hall1:597 hours ago
Health and Wellness
-
Toronto hospital looks to provide life-long care to sickle cell disease patients closer to home2:1310 hours ago -
Health Matters: Cholesterol screening recommended for kids aged 2 to 102:1410 hours ago -
Health Matters: How intimate partner violence increases the risk of heart disease5:1110 hours ago -
Shingles awareness gap among older Canadians4:4810 hours ago -
Instagram to alert parents if their kids repeatedly search for self-harm topics2:081 day ago -
Sunnybrook volunteers enhance the hospital experience for patients and visitors2:331 day ago -
Alberta to introduce its own MAID eligibility limits in new legislation1:532 days ago -
Access to primary care varies depending on province/territory, OurCare National Survey says2:033 days ago -
Health Matters: Ontario family health teams struggle with lack of competitive funding2:413 days ago -
Alberta government directs $7.7B to physician funding1:504 days ago
Advertisement
Investigative News
-
Amber Alert cancelled after Winnipeg toddler found safe, two arrested3:1110 hours ago -
Canadian immigration officers investigating hundreds identified by extortion task force1:581 week ago -
Major spike in number of extortion suspects being investigated by border security1:581 week ago -
Questions about how Tumbler Ridge shooter had access to guns2:302 weeks ago -
Deportation hearing for suspected high-ranking Iranian official living in Canada held behind closed doors0:453 weeks ago -
Battling extortion violence in Surrey7:134 weeks ago -
Fighting the addictions crisis in northern Manitoba’s Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation5:022 months ago -
‘They can shoot me’: Fear-stricken Ontario family speaks after Bishnoi gang violence in Canada2:512 months ago -
Government responds to allegations of widespread fraud at Social Development and Poverty Reduction ministry3:303 months ago -
Ontario’s landfill crisis: The cost of inaction2:534 months ago
News Bloopers
-
‘Amoosing’ cow leaves Global News Morning crew in stitches1:593 months ago -
‘Can’t use that on TV’: Watch a Global News reporter jump from the highest bungee jump in Canada0:3710 months ago -
Black bear in tree has rough landing after being tranquilized at Halifax-area park0:4917 months ago -
Edmonton, B.C. morning show hosts settle NHL playoff bet3:0521 months ago -
‘You can’t make this stuff up:’ Loud clap of thunder interrupts live TV segment at pivotal moment0:2529 months ago -
Fun times? Global News personalities help clear snow in search of ‘fun’ story2:0040 months ago -
‘Buzzworthy moment’: Colin D’Mello recaps Doug Ford accidentally swallowing a bee1:5743 months ago -
‘Did you just call me daddy?’: Morning show hosts can’t hold back laughter after on-air mixup1:1543 months ago -
B.C. dad hoping to see his cloud photo on TV get his wish following viral TikTok campaign2:1246 months ago -
Bloopers: Phil Darlington slips, slides and falls in these Our Winter City outtakes1:3840 months ago