Ok, a relative robbed me and now went to another country , he has a?
You arent offering enough information to get a proper answer to this question. What do you allege was stolen? What happened during this alleged theft? How much do you allege was taken? When did the alleged robbery happen? When did you learn about the alleged robbery? What province do you live in? What province did the alleged theft take place in? What country did the relative move to? Before proceeding, you would really want the advice of a lawyer in your province of residence (or in the province where the theft occurred). Disclaimer: This is definitely NOT legal advice. One would have to be mad or a fool (or a mad fool) to treat this post as if it were legal advice. It is NOT legal advice. Do not rely on anything in this post other than the bit where I told you to consult a lawyer in your province of residence. Lets parse your question a bit and then Im going to reorder things to make the answer (I hope) easier: Is it possible to sue him Yes. You can sue anyone for practically anything. It is a very low bar to overcome. A key problem you will have here is: can you serve notice? If you cannot serve the other party it can be difficult to succeed in an action against them. Serving the other party is complicated if they are in a different country and can be particularly complicated depending upon the country they are in. Another problem you may have is: how long ago did this happen? Lawsuits can be barred by limitation periods. For example, if you were in B.C. and you discovered this alleged activity on August 10, 2019, it may be too late (although limitation periods were suspended in B.C. during the pandemic so you would really need to ask a lawyer with experience in litigation). If you discovered the alleged activity within the last two years, in B.C., you are unlikely to be statute barred but you need to ask a lawyer in your province. Different provinces have different limitation periods. if I have enough proof What is proof? What most non-legally trained people consider to be proof is often hearsay and innuendo in the eyes of the court. You may believe you have ironclad proof but it would still need to be presented to the judge and be convincing to that judge. Furthermore, what you believe to be proof may be refuted by the other party. a relative robbed me You claim the relative robbed you. This is an allegation of a criminal nature and robbery is defined in s. 343 of the Canadian Criminal Code (CCC). Was violence or threats of violence involved? If not, you may be talking about theft and not robbery which is s. 322 of the CCC . Have you reported this activity to the police? What have the police said? Does the action appear to meet the essential elements of both s.322 theft and s.343 robbery? Namely: something was stolen (s. 322); and violence or threats of violence were involved in the theft or an offensive weapon was used during the theft (s. 343). If you have not reported this to the police and you are not planning to do so, then you should not refer to it as robbery. Even if you dont report it to the police, you can still file a civil lawsuit under the laws of tort (something I cannot offer much insight in to - torts and taxes, two sure fire ways to put me to sleep). went to another country What country did they go to? This can really complicate things. Some countries, such as the U.S. and Canada, have treaties and other arrangements whereby a U.S. State will honour a judicial ruling in a Canadian province and vice versa. I believe this is called enforcing the judgment . Other countries will have similar arrangements with Canada that the U.S. has with Canada. Some countries, however, will not. Even if you could win a lawsuit, good luck trying to get your relative to pay up if they are, for example, in North Korea. I live in Canada / he has a Canadian passport In other to bring a lawsuit against someone in another jurisdiction (e.g.: country), under Canadian law it is good to be able to show a real and substantial connection between the events of the lawsuit and the province you are planning to bring the lawsuit in. The fact that you are both Canadian will bolster the real and substantial connection to Canada. Is it possible to make him come back to Canada Unlikely. If the police choose to prosecute and the crime was sufficiently heinous, the police could seek extradition of that person back to Canada for a criminal charge. For a civil lawsuit, Im not sure I know of a mechanism where you could force someone back to Canada. That leads to the question: why would you want him back in Canada? That may be unnecessary. The process, I believe, would be to sue them in the province where you live or where the alleged theft took place, win that suit, and then seek to enforce the judgement against the other partys assets in the country where the other party resides. For example, you sue in Ontario because that is where the events occurred. You win the lawsuit in Ontario and are given a judgement (e.g.: the other guy owes you $50,000). The other guy lives in Wisconsin so you apply to a court in Wisconsin to have them enforce the Ontario judgement against the other guy. Sanity Check How much money do you allege this person stole? Is it really worth the hassles identified above? Is it really worth the legal fees you will likely pay to file the lawsuit, to serve the other party with notice, to take the suit to the courts and win, and then to file in another country seeking to have them enforce the judgement? Ask yourself: Is it worth it?