The applicant father brought a motion to change the primary residence of the parties' 11-year-old child from the respondent mother in Ontario to himself in British Columbia.
The father had moved to B.C. in 2017, which constituted a material change in circumstances.
The child expressed a consistent and genuine desire to live with her father during the school year and her mother during the summer.
A Voice of the Child report confirmed the child's wishes were independent and not the result of coaching.
The court found both parents capable and loving, but gave significant weight to the child's clear and realistic wishes given her age and maturity.
The motion was granted, and the child's primary residence was changed to the father.
