Immigration Minister Marc Miller says a large-scale plan to provide permanent residency to undocumented workers is “off the table” until the next election.
“That doesn’t mean that in some areas, whether it’s areas where we need key employees, that there isn’t the possibility of sort of small-scale regularization,” Miller told reporters on Nov. 13.
Miller said Canada’s asylum system needs to be fair and give asylum seekers the due process they are entitled to. “That also includes the fact that when they fail, they need to leave the country, and that sometimes also includes deportations,” he said.
During the 2021 election, the Liberals promised to “explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers who are contributing to Canadian communities.” A timeline for the reforms was not provided….