Claim: An online post shared several thousand times in one week claims that Liberal member of parliament Ruby Dhalla "wants a law passed allowing foreign seniors to be able to collect Canada pension after 3 years of residency." While Liberal MP Dhalla did attempt to pass such a bill, it was in 2009, and the bill did not pass. Dhalla has not been an MP since 2011.
Fact-check: No, pension eligibility for foreigners in Canada is not changing
Verdict: misleading
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Louis Baudoin-Laarman
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09