What is the test for impairment of income earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hosking v. Mahoney, 2009 BCSC 803 (CanLII):
This claim depends upon a finding that the plaintiff’s income earning capacity has been impaired; that she is less marketable in some occupations; and less able to take advantage of all job opportunities which may be open to her; and less valuable to herself as a person capable of earning income in a competitive labour market: the Brown v. Golaiy factors.
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