Avi Lewis pledges to reverse Carney’s immigration cuts and overhaul deportation rules

Incoming federal NDP leader Avi Lewis is calling for a single-tier immigration system that grants permanent residency on arrival, arguing current policies leave newcomers vulnerable to exploitation and sudden loss of status.

Lewis says the government’s reduced immigration targets and stricter enforcement have increased deportations and deepened backlogs, and he promises to hire 3,000 additional caseworkers to tackle an estimated one million stalled applications.

He also backs ending provincial rules that tie migrant workers to one employer, expanding reception centres for refugees, fixing credential recognition, and cancelling the Canada–US Safe Third Country Agreement.

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