Ford government accused of xenophobia for going after temporary residents, undocumented migrants on social assistance
The Ford government is fuelling xenophobia by excluding temporary residents and undocumented migrants from accessing Ontario’s social assistance programs, critics say.
On Thursday, Children, Community and Social Services Minister Michael Parsa announced that the new rules, effective immediately, are meant to protect taxpayer dollars, ensuring Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program are focused on supporting only families and individuals who are legally authorized to live in Canada.
“They are promoting xenophobia with these speeches that migrants are stealing and leeching off the systems, which we are not,” said Luisa Ortiz-Garza, a migrant community co-ordinator at Parkdale Community Legal Services. “I think this is just an openly racist policy.”
It figures …
COMMIE Luisa Ortiz-Garza …. illegal in Canada for 13 years and then rewarded with a Canadian passport
Her and her migrant husband working to bring more Illegals into Canada https://t.co/oilA5vxRbK pic.twitter.com/bORrkqw9vk
— Joe Meyer (@Joe_Meyer1) August 14, 2026
