Tremblay v. The Queen

Tremblay v. The Queen
Court (s) Database
Tax Court of Canada Judgments
Date
2003-03-17
Neutral citation
2003 TCC 132
File numbers
2002-2910(IT)I
Judges and Taxing Officers
Lucie Lamarre
Subjects
Income Tax Act
Decision Content
Docket: 2002-2910(IT)I
BETWEEN:
EVELYNE TREMBLAY,
Appellant,
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
Respondent.
[OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
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Appeal heard on March 13, 2003, at Ottawa, Ontario
Before: The Honourable Judge Lucie Lamarre
Appearances:
For the Appellant:
The Appellant herself
Counsel for the Respondent:
Justine Malone
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JUDGMENT
The appeal from the determination of the Child Tax Benefit made under the Income Tax Act for the months of October 1999 to June 2000 inclusive, with respect to the 1998 base year, and for the months of July 2000 to June 2001 inclusive, with respect to the 1999 base year, is dismissed in accordance with the attached reasons for judgment.
Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 17th day of March 2003.
"Lucie Lamarre"
J.T.C.C.
Translation certified true
on this 20th day of April 2004.
Sophie Debbané, Revisor
Citation: 2003TCC132
Date: 20031703
Docket: 2002-2910(IT)I
BETWEEN:
EVELYNE TREMBLAY,
Appellant,
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
Respondent.
[OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
Lamarre, J.T.C.C.
[1] The appeal from the determination of the Minister of National Revenue denying the Appellant the Child Tax Benefit for the months of October 1999 to June 2000 inclusive from the 1998 base year, with respect to her son Jérémie, and for the months of July 2000 to June 2001 inclusive from the 1999 base year, with respect to her two sons Jérémie and Maxime, is dismissed on the basis that the Appellant did not qualify as the eligible individual under section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act ("Act"). In order to qualify as an eligible individual for the Child Tax Benefit, the appellant had to show that the children in respect of whom she was seeking this benefit were residing with her during the period in dispute. The appellant admitted that the children did not reside with her during each of the periods in question.
[2] The fact that the Appellant had an agreement with her ex‑spouse that she would retain the Child Tax Benefit even if the children were not residing with her is not a criteria that I can accept to make changes to the statute (see also on this issue, Gloria Eremity v. The Queen, [2003] T.C.J. No. 53 (Q.L.)).
Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 17th day of March 2003.
"Lucie Lamarre"
J.T.C.C.
Translation certified true
on this 20th day of April 2004.
Sophie Debbané, Revisor