The B.C. government is suing a family doctor for more than $525,000, alleging she breached a “return of service” contract when she failed to work off her provincially funded residency—instead choosing to practice medicine in Ontario.
Filed Tuesday, April 21 in B.C. Supreme Court, the notice of civil claim names Dr. Laxsanna Sivananthan, a family doctor who now practices medicine at a clinic near Toronto.
In 2020, records show Sivananthan graduated from an Irish medical school that is not recognized by medical accreditation bodies in Canada.
After finishing school, the defendant “chose” to complete her medical residency in B.C., and in May 2021, entered into a “return of service” agreement that would
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