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As part of the federal budget’s promise to bring immigration “under control,” it is offering a one-time mass amnesty to some of the hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers who have entered Canada in recent years, including by illegally crossing the U.S. border.

Starting in 2026, the budget announces that Canada will pursue a “one-time” $120.4 million program to fast-track “eligible protected persons” into permanent residency.

A protected person, under Canadian law, is an asylum seeker who has had their refugee claim reviewed and approved by authorities.

The number of protected persons to be fast-tracked into permanent residency is not specified by the budget, although Canada currently has more people within the refugee system than at any other time in our history.

As of the

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