Glossary
In Criminal Law
In civil court, a defendant is the person or company being sued. In criminal court, a defendant is the person who’s been charged with a crime.
A departure order is a type of removal order. If you get a departure order, you have to leave Canada within 30 days. You must tell Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when you leave. This is called “confirming your departure”. If you don’t leave within the 30 days, or don’t confirm that you’re leaving, the order can become a deportation order.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada considers your spouse, common-law partner, or dependent child to be your dependant.
A dependent child is a child who depends on their parent or parents because they’re either:
- under the age of 22 and not married or in a common-law relationship, or
- 22 or older and financially dependent on their parents since before they were 22 because they have a physical or mental condition that stops them from supporting themselves.
The rules about who is a dependent child were different before August 1, 2014, and between that date and October 23, 2017. For some people, previous rules will apply.
A dependent child can be biological, which means born to their parents, or adopted.
In Criminal Law, Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A deportation order is a type of removal order, an order which requires someone to leave Canada. If you’re deported, you can’t return to Canada unless you get permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Being deported means having to leave Canada because of a deportation order. A deportation order is a type of removal order. If someone is deported, they can’t return to Canada unless they get permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
In Help from Lawyers and Paralegals, Employment, Small claims court
Money you give someone for them to hold and to count towards something you will have to pay later.
In Housing Law
Money you give someone for them to hold and to count towards something you will have to pay later. In Ontario, the only deposit a landlord can make you give them is the amount of rent for one period. Usually this means one month’s rent. The landlord can only use this for the last rent payment before the tenancy ends. It is often called a security deposit, last month’s rent deposit, or LMR.
In Wills and Powers of Attorney
For some types of property, such as a life insurance policy, registered retirement savings plan, or tax-free savings account, you can say who will get it when you die, without writing it in your will. This person is often called a designated beneficiary.
When you die, the money goes directly to them. It does not become part of your estate and your estate does not pay tax on it.
