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.
In a recent interview with The Globe and Mail, Miller said the Canadian government will work with the incoming Trump administration as it implements measures to combat illegal immigration, noting there is a “reality that not everyone is welcome here.”
Trump’s Border Plan
Trump, who was president from 2016 to 2020, won the Nov. 5, 2024, election following a campaign that focused heavily on illegal immigration. He has repeatedly vowed to implement the “largest deportation operation in American history” when he takes office in January, going after the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants living in the country.
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