IMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER Fourth Series/Quatri`Eme S´Erie Recueil De Jurisprudence En Droit De L’Immigration VOLUME 15 (Cited 15 Imm
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(4th) iii DIGESTS OF CASES Immigration and citizenship Admission — Appeals and judicial review — Judicial review — Evi- dence –––– Immigration officer at High Commission of Canada in Singapore determined that applicant did not meet requirements for permanent resident visa as member of family class pursuant to paragraph 117(9)(d) of Immigra- tion and Refugee Protection Regulations and that applicant had not provided sufficient evidence of humanitarian and compassionate (“H&C”) grounds to overcome exclusion pursuant to subsection 25(1) of Immigration and Refu- gee Protection Act (“Act”) — Applicant brought application for judicial re- view of decision — Application granted — Application for exemption from inadmissibility pursuant to s. 25 of Act should be re-determined by another immigration officer — Officer’s assessment of best interests of children was unreasonable — Officer took status quo as starting point and determined that status quo was sufficient without considering other options, including life in Canada with both parents — In addition, officer focused on fact that the chil- dren were not suffering undue hardship due to exclusion. Kobita v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2012 Car- swellNat 4952 ..................................... F.C. 205 Immigration and citizenship Admission — Appeals and judicial review — Judicial review — Jurisdic- tion –––– Case Processing Centre (“CPC”) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) refused to process parental sponsorship application — Ap- plicant brought application for judicial review — Application dismissed — CIC did not err in concluding that it had received application on or after November 5, 2011 — Moreover, Minister did not act beyond authority, in bad faith or in an arbitrary manner in issuing Ministerial Instructions — In addition, issuance of Ministerial Instructions on very short notice did not breach any duty of fairness owed to applicant. Lukaj v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 Car- swellNat 5 ........................................ F.C. 294 Immigration and citizenship Admission — Application for temporary resident or immigrant visa — In- land applications — Application of humanitarian and compassionate consid- erations — Miscellaneous –––– Applicant and her son were citizens of Gre- nada — Applicant and her son arrived in Canada on temporary resident permit — Applicant’s application for permanent residence was refused — Officer determined that there were insufficient humanitarian and compas- sionate grounds to warrant exception — Applicant brought application for ivIMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER 15 Imm. L.R. (4th) judicial review — Application granted — Decision was set aside, and matter was remitted back for redetermination — Officer’s assessment of evidence was result of application of incorrect legal test — Officer completely omit- ted mention of proper test, that of best interests of child — There was no indication in reasons that officer balanced best interests of child against other factors.