An Iranian refugee who has lived in British Columbia since 1995 but did not receive permanent resident status until last year has had his challenge to the constitutionality of the province's foreign buyers' tax rejected by the B.C. Supreme Court.
To the letter of the law, he wasn't a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, but he has lived here for nearly 30 years and appeared to be purchasing the house as his own residence
The foreign buyer's tax wasn't intended for this type of purchase, it is to curtail foreign property speculators and reduce unoccupied dwellings