Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Marginal note:Criteria for eligibility — Canada Social Transfer

• 25.1  In order that a province may qualify for a full cash contribution under sections 24.5 and 24.51 for a fiscal year, the laws of the province must not

  • (a) require or allow a period of residence in the province or Canada to be set as a condition of eligibility for social assistance or for the receipt or continued receipt of social assistance; or

  • (b) make or allow the amount, form or manner of social assistance to be contingent on a period of such residence.

• (2) [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 402]