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Ontario changes regulations to prevent illegal migrants from collecting social assistance

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13.08.2026

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Ontario changes regulations to prevent illegal migrants from collecting social assistance

Scott Stinson: The Ontario premier was responding to a story first reported in the National Post last month

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The Ontario government has changed regulations to prevent people who are not legal immigrants from collecting social assistance payments.

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Doug Ford posted on social media Thursday morning that “taxpayer-funded social assistance was never meant to support........

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