The Appellant Attorneys General were largely unsuccessful in an appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision imposing procedural fairness obligations on the governments when attempting to collect sponsorship debts from sponsors of immigrants applying for permanent resident status.

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Administrative law – Government – Immigration – Sponsorship debts – Social assistance – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Ministerial – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness Canada (Attorney General) v. Mavi, [2011] S.C.J. No. 30, 2011 SCC 30, Supreme Court of Canada, June 10, 2011, McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, ...