Three refugee claimants have filed a lawsuit before the Tax Court, alleging Ottawa discriminates against low-income children and families with precarious immigration status by denying them access to the Canada Child Benefit. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Natalie Zhang, a single mother, got a letter from the federal government demanding repayment of the Canada Child Benefit that it said they didn’t deserve. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Children of refugee claimants are not entitled to the federal benefits designed to lift all children in Canada out of poverty, and told her that she needed to return the $18,000 payment she had received in error. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Zhang stayed in a shelter with her two children for three years while trying to build a new life in Canada. On Tuesday, Zhang joined a news conference in Toronto to announce a lawsuit against the federal government. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
“I already had personal loans from family and friends for legal fees and daily necessities. The letter from the Canada Revenue Agency was a punch in my face,” says Zhang, who says she had no one to turn to for money to pay the government back. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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