🍁 In Simple Terms
A person is inadmissible on financial grounds if they are or are likely to become a public charge — unable to support themselves or their family without government assistance.
Affects: Anyone entering or staying in Canada
Legal Text — IRPA Section 39
39 A foreign national is inadmissible for financial reasons if they are or will be unable or unwilling to support themself or any other person who is dependent on them, and have not satisfied an officer that adequate arrangements for care and support, other than those that involve social assistance, have been made.
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 39 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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