Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits
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How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting
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Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails
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Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government
02:39 | December 6, 2025
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Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’
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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 -
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 -
Ontario’s finance minister defends budget after lower-than-expected tariff impact12:22 | April 1, 2026 -
Ontario’s resale cap will apply to original price of World Cup tickets03:29 | March 25, 2026 -
Ontario may allow more drivers to use HOV lanes02:13 | March 17, 2026 -
Environment minister explains conservation authorities amalgamation04:52 | March 16, 2026 -
Ford government moves to limit transparency legislation07:23 | March 16, 2026 -
Ford government moves to make all premier, minister records secret02:32 | March 13, 2026 -
Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants, some move to become VPs03:53 | March 9, 2026 -
Metrolinx CEO on lessons learned and moving the region forward07:05 | March 9, 2026 -
Ford government takes over 2 more Ontario school boards02:04 | March 6, 2026 -
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
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Ford government reverses short-lived plan to give asylum seekers work permits01:54 | July 28, 2025
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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
-
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
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Ontario will fall 100K housing starts short of goal annually until 2028: budget04:07 | April 1, 2026
-
Ontario’s finance minister defends budget after lower-than-expected tariff impact12:22 | April 1, 2026
-
Ontario’s resale cap will apply to original price of World Cup tickets03:29 | March 25, 2026
-
Ontario may allow more drivers to use HOV lanes02:13 | March 17, 2026
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Environment minister explains conservation authorities amalgamation04:52 | March 16, 2026
-
Ford government moves to limit transparency legislation07:23 | March 16, 2026
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Ford government moves to make all premier, minister records secret02:32 | March 13, 2026
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Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants, some move to become VPs03:53 | March 9, 2026
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Metrolinx CEO on lessons learned and moving the region forward07:05 | March 9, 2026
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Ford government takes over 2 more Ontario school boards02:04 | March 6, 2026
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Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths04:15 | February 25, 2026
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GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant01:53 | January 29, 2026
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Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches02:00 | January 7, 2026
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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records02:17 | January 5, 2026
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Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting02:29 | December 13, 2025
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Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs05:41 | December 13, 2025
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How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting03:35 | December 12, 2025
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Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails00:46 | December 8, 2025
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Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government02:39 | December 6, 2025
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Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’01:49 | November 24, 2025
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Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding02:04 | November 17, 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.
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