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Toussaint v. Canada (Attorney General)
Federal Court of Appeal, Canada · Canada · 2011-07-06 · National court
Citation: 2011 FCA 213
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided against the migrant side
Question
Must the federal health programme cover an irregular migrant whose life is at risk?
What the court decided
No. The exclusion was caused by her unlawful status, not by the programme, and did not breach sections 7 or 15.
In plain language
A woman from Grenada without status in Canada was refused health coverage while seriously ill. The Canadian courts rejected her claim. The UN Human Rights Committee later found Canada in breach.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang perempuan dari Grenada tanpa status di Kanada ditolak jaminan kesehatan saat sakit parah. Pengadilan Kanada menolak gugatannya. Komite HAM PBB kemudian menyatakan Kanada melanggar.
Pertanyaan: Wajibkah program kesehatan federal menanggung migran tanpa dokumen yang nyawanya terancam?
What happened afterwards
- 2011-07-06: Appeal dismissed.
- 2018-07-24: UN Human Rights Committee finds a violation.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/ca-toussaint-2011/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.