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Page 4 OctOber 3, 2016 • Law times www.lawtimesnews.com NEWS Ontario is because he was here illegally, but there was very little evidence that he was ordinarily resident in any other jurisdic- tion, certainly not in Brazil," says Nelson. And if there was no evidence to show Silva was an ordinary resident in Brazil, he should have had full access to the fund, Nelson says. The Court of Appeal rejected the argument, saying the key to the engagement of s. 25(1) is simply whether Silva resided in the province at the time. "Basic logic dictates that proof that a claimant did not ordinarily reside in Ontario at the time of the accident in question, as conceded in this case, necessarily means that the claimant's ordinary residence was outside the jurisdiction of Ontario at the relevant time," the decision said. The court added the excep- tion that payments be made to those who are residents of juris- dictions that provide reciprocal benefits to Ontario residents does not apply to Silva's case, as Brazil does not do so. "There is no language in the Act that requires the super- intendent to prove the precise jurisdiction outside of Ontario — the superintendent need only prove that the applicant's ordinary jurisdiction was not Ontario," says Wendy Moore Mandel, a personal injury law- yer with Thomson Rogers, who was not involved in the case. Lawyers say the decision reaffirms the old maxim that the law does not like to reward people who have been involved in illegal behaviour. "It's hard to assert you're an ordinary resident if you're con- cealing your presence in the jurisdiction," says Matthew Owen, a lawyer with Zarek Tay- lor Grossman Hanrahan LLP, who sits on his firm's appellate advocacy group. Nelson says the decision was policy motivated. "I think it ref lects a gener- al policy that public monies in Ontario are meant to benefit Ontario residents," she says. Silva first came to Canada using false documents in 1992 and worked in Ontario as a cleaner until 1995 when he was caught and deported by immigration authorities. He returned illegally in 2002 and lived in Toronto for many years, working construction jobs. He joined a union, applied for a tax number as a non-resident and even obtained an Ontario driver's licence. He, however, did not pay taxes during this time in Can- ada and did not have a social in- surance number or an Ontario health card, the decision said. Silva applied for refugee status after the accident hap- pened, but he was later deported in 2013. If he had applied for the status before the accident hap- pened or challenged the initial deportation order, his claim would have had a better chance of success, says Owen, who was not involved in the case. "The decision may have been different even if he had initially entered Ontario illegally and the refugee proceedings were proceeding," Owen says. While Silva will not be able to access the fund, Owen says the courts left the door open to the possibility that someone who entered the province illegally might still be able to claim from it if their status was slightly dif- ferent. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario, which administers the fund, was un- able to provide comment at press time. LT Continued from page 1 Public monies in Ontario meant to benefit residents? 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