Public Purse: Supreme Court Of Canada

Canada Family Dept: In a unanimous judgment, Canada s top court said immigrant sponsors can delay paying but not default on debts owed to governments if the family members they sponsor to Canada end up on social assistance, according to The Star. However, in allowing the appeal in part by the federal and Ontario governments, the court also stated that officials do have a limited discretion to delay collections of sponsorship debts and the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a landmark ruling Friday that delineates Canadians financial responsibility to any loved ones they sponsor to Canada. Family reunification is based on the essential condition that in exchange for admission to this country the needs of the immigrant will be looked after by the sponsor, not by the public purse, the court said. As reported in the news.
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