title: Supreme Court clarifies immigration medical inadmissibility provision.
abstract: On 21 October 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision directing immigration authorities to consider an applicant's financial circumstances when determining whether the applicant's dependant with a mental and physical disability will place "excessive demand" on social services in Canada. However, the potential impact of the decision upon the situation of people living with HIV/AIDS applying for permanent residence status is unclear.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fanklin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans