Lena Metlege Diab

About

Lena Metlege Diab is the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in the Carney cabinet. Liberal MP for Halifax West since 2021. A lawyer of Lebanese descent, she previously served in the Nova Scotia government as Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour, and Minister responsible for the Office of Immigration. Her federal IRCC file covers the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan (annual permanent-residence intake reduced to ~395,000), Express Entry reforms, and the federal-provincial Provincial Nominee Program.