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(CBC)Stuck in immigration limbo, single father misses financial aid judge says he deserves

Release Date
2026-06-09
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CBC
Summary
Abdiweli Mohamed, a 36-year-old Somali immigrant living in Winnipeg, is raising his two young Canadian-born children alone after separating from his wife in 2024. Unable to work full-time because of childcare responsibilities, he relies on provincial assistance, food banks, and charitable support while struggling to cover basic expenses such as clothing, school supplies, and medical care.

Before the separation, Mohamed received monthly payments through the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) because the children’s mother is a Canadian citizen. However, he lost eligibility after becoming the sole caregiver. Although he is legally allowed to remain in Canada and cannot be deported to Somalia due to the risks he would face there, he does not hold the immigration status required under Canadian tax law to qualify for the benefit.

Mohamed falls into a legal limbo. He is neither a temporary resident, a permanent resident, nor a recognized refugee or protected person. As a result, despite being a law-abiding taxpayer and the sole parent caring for two Canadian children—one of whom has a disability—he is excluded from a program designed to support families with children.

A tax court judge described Mohamed’s situation as a long-ignored “crack” in the legal system. The judge acknowledged that he is a responsible parent and that the outcome is unfair, but concluded that the law leaves no room for relief. Immigration lawyers and legal scholars argue that benefit eligibility should not depend solely on immigration status, particularly when individuals cannot be removed from Canada and may remain in legal limbo for many years.

Mohamed fled Somalia as a child, grew up undocumented in the United States, and entered Canada in 2018. Although a minor U.S. criminal conviction prevented him from obtaining refugee status, Canadian authorities later determined that deporting him to Somalia would endanger his life and permanently halted his removal in 2023.

He has since worked, paid taxes, married, and started a family in Canada. However, his application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds is expected to take more than ten years to process. His case has become an example of how immigration backlogs and rigid eligibility rules can leave vulnerable families without access to social support programs intended to help children.
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