This is an application for judicial review of the decision of the Immigration Appeal Division (“IAD”) to refuse the Applicant A.B.’s appeal to sponsor her parents due to her father’s medical inadmissibility for excessive demand on health services.
OTTAWA November 17, 2017 — Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (“IRPA”), foreign nationals are inadmissible to Canada if their health condition might reasonably be expected to cause an “excessive demand” on health or social services, or if they have an inadmissible family member. Due to the high cost of antiretroviral medications, people living … Read more
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (“IRPA”) stipulates that foreign nationals are inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their health condition might reasonably be expected to cause an “excessive demand” on health or social services, or if they have an inadmissible family member (i.e., an inadmissible spouse or dependent child). In this submission, we will … Read more
“In Canada, people seeking permanent resident status or temporary residence as students or workers can be rejected on the basis of their HIV status due to the ‘excessive demand’ provision of Canada’s laws governing medical inadmissibility. “We recommend that the excessive demand provision be repealed, for the following reasons: The excessive demand provision is discriminatory. … Read more
“The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network submits this briefing to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in advance of its review of the periodic report of Canada, held during its 17th session from 20 March to 12 April 2017. “In this submission, the Legal Network sets out some selected concerns about the implementation … Read more
In Canada, people seeking permanent resident status or temporary residence as students or workers can be rejected on the basis of their HIV status due to the “excessive demand” provision of Canada’s laws governing medical inadmissibility. Relying on the purportedly neutral criteria of the cost of health services, this law renders any applicant who would … Read more
This brochure — in five languages — will help newcomers to Canada make informed decisions about disclosing to sexual partners.
Este folleto te ayudará a tomar decisiones informadas sobre la divulgación de tu condición a tu pareja sexual. En él encontrarás información importante sobre la legislación penal en Canadá, la salud pública e implicaciones específicas para los recién llegados, que incluyen residentes permanentes, estudiantes, trabajadores temporales, visitantes, refugiados e inmigrantes no legalizados. [HIV Disclosure to … Read more
本手册能帮助您对于向性伴侣披露艾滋病病毒状况做出明智的决定。本手册提供了有关加拿大刑法、公共医疗的重要信息，及其对新移民的具体影响，新移民包括永久居民、学生、临时工人、访问者、难民以及没有移民身份的人。 [HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: Questions and answers for newcomers in Chinese]
ਇਹ ਬਰੌਸ਼ਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸਾਥੀ/ਸਾਥਣਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰਨ ਬਾਬਤ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੇਗਾ। ਇਹ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਪਰਾਧਕ ਕਨੂੰਨ, ਜਨਤਕ ਸਿਹਤ, ਅਤੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਉਲਝਣਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਾਈ ਵਸਨੀਕ, ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ, ਅਸਥਾਈ ਕਾਮੇ, ਸੈਲਾਨੀ, ਸ਼ਰਣਾਰਥੀ, ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। [HIV … Read more