
Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days
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Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days
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Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days
Description
July 25, 2025
The federal government is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s claim it takes two years for an asylum seeker to be given the right to work in Canada, saying the average processing time is actually less than two months. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½' Queen's Park Bureau Chief Colin D'Mello reports.
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Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days01:57 | July 25, 2025
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ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ at 6 Toronto: July 2, 202523:22 | July 2, 2025
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Ford government sends supervisors into TDSB and others, sidelining trustees01:42 | June 27, 2025
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Ford government commercials on Fox News, U.S. media cost tens of millions, docs show01:59 | June 25, 2025
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New Ontario Place renderings show above-ground, waterfront parking garage03:05 | June 24, 2025
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‘Sales have stopped’: Ontario developers predict layoffs if cost to build doesn’t fall02:02 | June 23, 2025
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Doug Ford apologizes to First Nations leaders for ‘hat in hand’ comments02:23 | June 19, 2025
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‘It’s like drinking from a firehouse’: Doug Ford struggling to keep up with phone calls from public00:23 | June 19, 2025
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Ford apologizes to First Nations chiefs after suggesting they ‘keep coming hat in hand’ to him03:35 | June 19, 2025
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On eve of summit with chiefs, Ford says First Nations ‘keep coming hat in hand’02:31 | June 18, 2025
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Ford election trip to Washington, D.C. cost taxpayers over $100K, docs show01:58 | June 17, 2025
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New education legislation set to give Queen’s Park sweeping new powers03:48 | May 31, 2025
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Opposition parties successfully delay Ford government’s Bill 5 by filibustering01:49 | May 29, 2025
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Bill 5 blowback continues at Queen’s Park03:14 | May 28, 2025
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Boards around John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park to be removed01:57 | May 27, 2025
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Ford government quietly pushes change to give special constables more guns03:23 | May 24, 2025
-
Lawsuit over Ontario universal basic income pilot gathers momentum10:26 | May 24, 2025
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Ontario cabinet ministers, premiers to be called ‘honourable’ for life01:55 | May 20, 2025
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Doug Ford announces cut to provincial gas tax, removal of tolls on part of Highway 40701:57 | May 13, 2025
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Ontario health minister defends province’s approach amid worsening measles outbreak01:37 | May 7, 2025
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Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws01:41 | May 6, 2025
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Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days01:57 | July 25, 2025
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ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ at 6 Toronto: July 2, 202523:22 | July 2, 2025
-
Ford government sends supervisors into TDSB and others, sidelining trustees01:42 | June 27, 2025
-
Ford government commercials on Fox News, U.S. media cost tens of millions, docs show01:59 | June 25, 2025
-
New Ontario Place renderings show above-ground, waterfront parking garage03:05 | June 24, 2025
-
‘Sales have stopped’: Ontario developers predict layoffs if cost to build doesn’t fall02:02 | June 23, 2025
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Doug Ford apologizes to First Nations leaders for ‘hat in hand’ comments02:23 | June 19, 2025
-
‘It’s like drinking from a firehouse’: Doug Ford struggling to keep up with phone calls from public00:23 | June 19, 2025
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Ford apologizes to First Nations chiefs after suggesting they ‘keep coming hat in hand’ to him03:35 | June 19, 2025
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On eve of summit with chiefs, Ford says First Nations ‘keep coming hat in hand’02:31 | June 18, 2025
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Housing minister says it will take time to fix Ontario’s low home building statistics05:18 | June 8, 2025
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First Nations say diplomacy is ‘done’ after Ford government passes Bill 502:41 | June 4, 2025
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First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen’s Park01:46 | June 2, 2025
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First Nation leader says Bill 5 will spark protests, blockade of Hwy. 40008:16 | May 31, 2025
-
New education legislation set to give Queen’s Park sweeping new powers03:48 | May 31, 2025
-
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-
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-
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Boards around John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park to be removed01:57 | May 27, 2025
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Ford government quietly pushes change to give special constables more guns03:23 | May 24, 2025
-
Lawsuit over Ontario universal basic income pilot gathers momentum10:26 | May 24, 2025
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Ontario could have half-a-trillion dollar debt by 2027. It would set a record02:19 | May 21, 2025
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Ontario cabinet ministers, premiers to be called ‘honourable’ for life01:55 | May 20, 2025
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Doug Ford announces cut to provincial gas tax, removal of tolls on part of Highway 40701:57 | May 13, 2025
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Ontario measles outbreak: Convincing unvaccinated ‘slow going’, top doc says01:57 | May 9, 2025
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Ontario health minister defends province’s approach amid worsening measles outbreak01:37 | May 7, 2025
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Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws01:41 | May 6, 2025
Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days
Description
July 25, 2025
The federal government is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s claim it takes two years for an asylum seeker to be given the right to work in Canada, saying the average processing time is actually less than two months. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½' Queen's Park Bureau Chief Colin D'Mello reports.
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