Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
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Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
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Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’
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Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislation
02:39 | August 18, 2026
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Municipal leaders accuse Ford government of ‘divide and conquer’ tactics
02:07 | August 17, 2026
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Ford government to review Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies amid hotel expenses scandal
02:09 | August 6, 2026
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Toronto’s Mayor asks for city land back after Billy Bishop Rejection
02:01 | July 28, 2026
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Biidaasige Park expansion open to the public
02:25 | July 24, 2026
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Progressive Conservative caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandal
02:03 | July 24, 2026
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Ford government advised MPPs to use hotel benefit for late-night sittings
01:58 | July 22, 2026
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Ontario MPP Stan Cho charged riding association for upscale meals, hotels and limo rentals
03:23 | July 20, 2026
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Ford offers apology over Cho spending scandal
01:58 | July 20, 2026
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Ford government defends forest fire spending as smoke covers Ontario
04:07 | July 17, 2026
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02:17 | July 9, 2026
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Ford Government lifts freeze on freedom of information requests
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Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact
11:24 | May 2, 2026
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Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco
03:27 | May 2, 2026
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Ontario pledges municipal code of conduct changes will finally become law
03:02 | April 24, 2026
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Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford?
10:19 | April 24, 2026
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Ford to sell $28.9M private jet following turbulence from critics
02:03 | April 19, 2026
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’
02:10 | April 15, 2026
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Ford government moves to next phase of fare integration ahead of Hurontario LRT opening
04:12 | April 6, 2026
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Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump
06:27 | April 6, 2026
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Ontario will fall 100K housing starts short of goal annually until 2028: budget
04:07 | April 1, 2026
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.
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Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits01:54 | July 28, 2025 -
“No clarity”: OSAP freeze hits hundreds of schools02:21 | October 8, 2026 -
Accusations and insults fly at Mississauga mayoral debate02:17 | October 2, 2026 -
Ford appears to endorse Olivia Chow in Toronto mayoral race02:18 | September 16, 2026 -
‘Cyclists aren’t secondary’: Toronto riders protest Ford’s bike lane removal plan02:09 | September 13, 2026 -
Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’03:58 | August 31, 2026 -
Trump in ‘total breach’ of UN agreement after renaming Lake Ontario: Indigenous chief02:17 | August 31, 2026 -
Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislation02:39 | August 18, 2026 -
Municipal leaders accuse Ford government of ‘divide and conquer’ tactics02:07 | August 17, 2026 -
Ford government to review Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies amid hotel expenses scandal02:09 | August 6, 2026 -
Toronto’s Mayor asks for city land back after Billy Bishop Rejection02:01 | July 28, 2026 -
Biidaasige Park expansion open to the public02:25 | July 24, 2026 -
Progressive Conservative caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandal02:03 | July 24, 2026 -
Ford government advised MPPs to use hotel benefit for late-night sittings01:58 | July 22, 2026 -
Ontario MPP Stan Cho charged riding association for upscale meals, hotels and limo rentals03:23 | July 20, 2026 -
Ford offers apology over Cho spending scandal01:58 | July 20, 2026 -
Ford government defends forest fire spending as smoke covers Ontario04:07 | July 17, 2026 -
Etobicoke father fighting bureaucratic battle to access cancer treatment02:17 | July 9, 2026 -
‘Everyone’s going to be Kumbaya’: Ford on U.S.-Canada tensions as CUSMA review deadline looms01:41 | June 9, 2026 -
Ford Government gives timeline for DVP and Gardiner takeover02:01 | June 4, 2026 -
Ontario Opposition Leader reflects on spring session05:03 | June 3, 2026 -
Ford Government lifts freeze on freedom of information requests01:00 | May 23, 2026 -
Municipal Matters: Municipal election campaign04:52 | May 7, 2026 -
Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact11:24 | May 2, 2026 -
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco03:27 | May 2, 2026 -
Ontario pledges municipal code of conduct changes will finally become law03:02 | April 24, 2026 -
Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford?10:19 | April 24, 2026 -
Ford to sell $28.9M private jet following turbulence from critics02:03 | April 19, 2026 -
Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’02:10 | April 15, 2026 -
Ford government moves to next phase of fare integration ahead of Hurontario LRT opening04:12 | April 6, 2026 -
Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump06:27 | April 6, 2026 -
Ontario will fall 100K housing starts short of goal annually until 2028: budget04:07 | April 1, 2026
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Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits01:54 | July 28, 2025
-
“No clarity”: OSAP freeze hits hundreds of schools02:21 | October 8, 2026
-
Accusations and insults fly at Mississauga mayoral debate02:17 | October 2, 2026
-
Ford appears to endorse Olivia Chow in Toronto mayoral race02:18 | September 16, 2026
-
‘Cyclists aren’t secondary’: Toronto riders protest Ford’s bike lane removal plan02:09 | September 13, 2026
-
Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’03:58 | August 31, 2026
-
Trump in ‘total breach’ of UN agreement after renaming Lake Ontario: Indigenous chief02:17 | August 31, 2026
-
Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislation02:39 | August 18, 2026
-
Municipal leaders accuse Ford government of ‘divide and conquer’ tactics02:07 | August 17, 2026
-
Ford government to review Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies amid hotel expenses scandal02:09 | August 6, 2026
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Toronto’s Mayor asks for city land back after Billy Bishop Rejection02:01 | July 28, 2026
-
Biidaasige Park expansion open to the public02:25 | July 24, 2026
-
Progressive Conservative caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandal02:03 | July 24, 2026
-
Ford government advised MPPs to use hotel benefit for late-night sittings01:58 | July 22, 2026
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Ontario MPP Stan Cho charged riding association for upscale meals, hotels and limo rentals03:23 | July 20, 2026
-
Ford offers apology over Cho spending scandal01:58 | July 20, 2026
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Ford government defends forest fire spending as smoke covers Ontario04:07 | July 17, 2026
-
Etobicoke father fighting bureaucratic battle to access cancer treatment02:17 | July 9, 2026
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‘Everyone’s going to be Kumbaya’: Ford on U.S.-Canada tensions as CUSMA review deadline looms01:41 | June 9, 2026
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Ford Government gives timeline for DVP and Gardiner takeover02:01 | June 4, 2026
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Ontario Opposition Leader reflects on spring session05:03 | June 3, 2026
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Ford Government lifts freeze on freedom of information requests01:00 | May 23, 2026
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Municipal Matters: Municipal election campaign04:52 | May 7, 2026
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Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact11:24 | May 2, 2026
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Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco03:27 | May 2, 2026
-
Ontario pledges municipal code of conduct changes will finally become law03:02 | April 24, 2026
-
Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford?10:19 | April 24, 2026
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Ford to sell $28.9M private jet following turbulence from critics02:03 | April 19, 2026
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’02:10 | April 15, 2026
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Ford government moves to next phase of fare integration ahead of Hurontario LRT opening04:12 | April 6, 2026
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Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump06:27 | April 6, 2026
-
Ontario will fall 100K housing starts short of goal annually until 2028: budget04:07 | April 1, 2026
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.
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