Toronto, Ontario, November 4, 2005
PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN A. O'KEEFE
BETWEEN:
and
THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
REASONS FOR ORDER RE: CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION AND ORDER
[1] The respondent requested me to certify the following question:
Where an applicant for admission to Canada has engaged in fundraising for a terrorist organization prior to coming to Canada, and where the Minister decides that the person's admission would be contrary to the national interest, can it be said that the decision is unsupported by any evidence?
[2] The applicant opposes the certification of this question.
[3] I have reviewed the submissions and I am of the view that the question cannot be certified. In order to certify a question, the question must be a serious question of general importance. In this case, I allowed the application for judicial review because there was no evidence in the record to support the Minister's decision. The issue does not transcend the particular case. The issue is peculiar to this particular case as it is a factual issue. The respondent has not raised a serious question of general importance that would be dispositive of the case (see DeBiance v. Canada(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2002 FCT 935, [2002] F.C.J. No. 1220 at paragraph 22). No question will be certified.
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The application for judicial review is allowed and the matter is referred back to the Minister for reconsideration.
2. No question will be certified.
JUDGE
FEDERAL COURT
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: IMM-2907-04
STYLE OF CAUSE: MOHSEN ESMAEILI-TARKI
Applicant
and
THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION
Respondent
PLACE OF HEARING: TORONTO, ONTARIO
DATE OF HEARING: FEBRUARY 22, 2005
REASONS FOR ORDER RE:
CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION
APPEARANCES:
Douglas Lehrer
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Kevin Lunney
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SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Vander Vennen Lehrer Toronto, Ontario |
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John H. Sims, Q.C. Deputy Attorney General of Canada |
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