Sponsorship of parents, children, spouses (common-law, conjugal, same sex), refugees.
Repayment of ODSP Benefits - Default
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ElliePear46 Posts: 1
Posted On: 4/5/2016
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Hello there,
I am new here and in desperate need of help;
Here is my situation:
I am sponsoring my husband, who has recently got his permanent residence in September of 2016.
I am on O.D.S.P. so when my husband returned back to Canada (he had been gone back to his country of Jamaica as a result of going on refugee status, when his claim was denied. His departure order turned into a deportation order. He was sent back to Jamaica for three and a half years, now he is back as a permanent resident)
I took him in to see my O.D.S.P. worker and she put him on my benefits (as well as submitting an application for him for O.D.S.P.)
He has been on my benefits, and as a result, my basic needs and shelter costs went up.
I did not take my husband to ODSP to put him on my benefits, and he has worked from the day he stepped off the plane in Canada.
My husband and I are terribly upset about this because I got a letter from citizenship and immigration last week which said that I have been found in default of my undertaking because my husband applied for ODSP.
I am afraid of losing my ODSP completely, and I have been to see my ODSP worker and she has told us that she cannot tell us how much we owe back to the government because of this default.
I know this looks bad on both my husband and I, because it looks like I didn't provide for his needs to the point that he applied for ODSP, and that I have been found in default of my undertaking.
My husband wants to sponsor his 2 daughters, we have the sponsorship papers ready to be sent in, but we are not even sure if we should send them in because of this situation we find ourselves in ??? -
Anyone who knows any information about this topic would be so helpful in this stressful time for us.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 4/14/2016
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.
We can appreciate that you and your husband would be very concerned about this situation.
It may be best for you to contact the nearest Community Legal Clinic for some assistance and information regarding what your options are.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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MelM Posts: 226
Posted On: 4/14/2016
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Unfortunately you cannot be approved as a sponsor if you are in default on a previous sponsorship. You will need to address the default before you can submit the application to sponsor your husband's daughters.
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