First Reading: Budget offers mass amnesty for asylum-seekers

A record 500,000 people are currently in Canada as either refugees or asylum claimants


By -- National Post & Vincent Neil Ho—— Bio and Archives--November 7, 2025

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As part of the federal budget’s promise to bring immigration “under control,” it is offering a one-time mass amnesty to some of the hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers who have entered Canada in recent years, including by illegally crossing the U.S. border.

Starting in 2026, the budget announces that Canada will pursue a “one-time” $120.4 million program to fast-track “eligible protected persons” into permanent residency. ---More...

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