Budget earmarks $140M for refugee, foreign worker permanent residency fast-track

The Liberal government is spending nearly $140 million as part of the 2025 federal budget to fast-track refugees.

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The Liberal government is spending nearly $140 million as part of the 2025 federal budget to fast-track refugees, those in need of asylum and temporary foreign workers to permanent residency under two separate “one-time” programs, claiming the move will reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada.

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