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Sanie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2019 FC 189 - 2019-02-14
Federal Court DecisionsHowever, in April 2014, the Federal Government placed a four year moratorium on the Workers Program. [...] This meant that there was no longer any prospect of permanent residence for food service workers. [...] PA entered Canada 08Oct2013 as low-skilled worker – kitchen helper at Extreme Pita.
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327.
Sha v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2010 FC 434 - 2010-04-22
Federal Court DecisionsIn January 2008, Li Wu Sha applied for permanent residence in Canada. [...] The office informed Li Wu Sha that Quan was therefore not eligible to be included on his application for permanent residence. [...] Section 73 of the Regulations defines terms that apply only to the Skilled Worker provisions of the Regulations.
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328.
Athar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2007 FC 177 - 2007-02-15
Federal Court Decisions27 (the Act), for judicial review of a decision of a visa officer dated January 13, 2006, who held that the applicant failed to meet the criteria under section 75 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, S.O.R./2002-227 (the Regulations) to be granted a permanent resident visa under the skilled worker class. [...] [3] In January 2002, he applied at the Canadian Visa Office in Buffalo for a permanent resident visa as a skilled worker under NOC 1112 (Financial and Investment Analysts) and NOC 1122 (Management Consultant). [...] Skilled worker applicants are assessed under the criteria set out at subsection 76(1) of the Regulations.
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Bellido v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2005 FC 452 - 2005-04-06
Federal Court Decisions[1] The Applicant, Ms. Patricia Bellido, is a citizen and resident of Peru who wishes to come to Canada as a permanent resident. [...] [4] Assessment of an Applicant for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Class is carried out in accordance with ss. 75 to 85 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002 (the "Regulations"). [...] 40. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation
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Saleem v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2003 FCT 70 - 2003-01-23
Federal Court DecisionsIn his decision dated February 19, 2001, the Visa Officer refused the Applicant's application for permanent residence in Canada. [...] [2] The Applicant, a citizen of Pakistan, applied for permanent residence in Canada in April 1997, under the independent skilled worker category. [...] [16] He applied in the capacity of an independent skilled worker. He was required to comply with Schedule I of the Regulations.
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Shaat v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2016 FC 960 - 2016-08-24
Federal Court DecisionsShe applied for permanent residency under the skilled worker class. The application included her daughter Rahmah as a dependent. [...] [6] In December 2015 a Designated Immigration Officer [Officer] rejected Ms. Shaat’s application for permanent residence under the skilled worker class finding Rahmah medically inadmissible on health grounds because her health condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services in [...] [28] The Officer did not commit a reviewable error in considering Ms. Shaat’s application for permanent residency under the skilled worker class and in determining that Rahmah was medically inadmissible to Canada.
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Vairea v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1238 - 2006-10-17
Federal Court Decisionsall or almost all of the workers involved in the labour dispute are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents and the hiring of workers to replace the workers involved in the labour dispute is not prohibited by the Canadian law applicable in the province where the workers involved in the labour dispute are employed; [...] (b) whether the employment of the foreign national is likely to result in the creation or transfer of skills and knowledge for the benefit of Canadian citizens or permanent residents; [...] (e) whether the employer has made, or has agreed to make, reasonable efforts to hire or train Canadian citizens or permanent residents; and
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Kozel v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2015 FC 593 - 2015-05-08
Federal Court DecisionsHowever, the Officer still refused the Applicant’s application for a permanent resident visa in a letter dated May 31, 2013. [...] the conclusion about section 87.4 of the Act in Zhu v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 155 at paragraph 46, 427 FTR 239 [Zhu], and he submits that section 87.4 is identical to section 87.5 except insofar as the latter section pertains to immigrant investors and entrepreneurs and not federal skilled workers. [...] The applicants in that case had pending applications under the federal skilled worker class which were terminated, unlike the Applicant here whose application had been determined prior to the coming into force of section 87.5.
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Hadwani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2011 FC 888 - 2011-07-14
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of a decision of a Designated Immigration Officer dated October 5, 2010 in which the Officer refused the Applicant’s application for permanent residence in Canada as a skilled worker. [...] [2] The Applicant is a physician residing in Karachi, Pakistan. He seeks to come to Canada as a permanent resident. [...] c. Did the Officer err in failing to exercise his discretion to approve the Applicant’s skilled worker application, give the unique circumstances of this case?
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Uwaifo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2022 FC 679 - 2022-05-09
Federal Court DecisionsAmong his riders were healthcare workers, grocery shop workers and many other essential workers. [...] But he also talked about being devastated to learn that he did not qualify for the special pandemic pathway to permanent residence for essential workers, as his job was not in the eligible National Occupation Classification categories, despite him being an essential worker. [...] According to the Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain refugee claimants working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic (the “Pathway Policy”), the Minister used his authority under section 25.2 of the IRPA to justify granting permanent residence to individuals
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Iqbal v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2011 FC 1167 - 2011-10-17
Federal Court Decisions[1] The applicant, Javed Iqbal, sought a permanent resident visa as a Skilled Worker. [...] He submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] 42. Emportent, sauf pour le résident permanent ou une personne protégée, interdiction de territoire pour inadmissibilité familiale les faits suivants :
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Orzhekhovskiy v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2004 FC 720 - 2004-05-21
Federal Court DecisionsThe matter will be remitted to a different Visa Officer for a redetermination of the application for permanent residence. [...] 1. When an Applicant's application for permanent residence under the Skilled Worker Category is supported by submission of an Educational Degree pursuant to which the Applicant claims a certain level of educational credentials under sections 73 and 78 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations such as a [...] 2. When an Applicant's application for permanent residence under the Skilled Worker Category is supported by submission of Job Reference Letters purposed to outline the employment duties of the Applicant and the Visa Officer does not accept one or more of the Job Reference Letters, is the Visa Officer obliged to:
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De Souza v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2012 FC 167 - 2012-02-07
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of the Decision of the Designated Immigration Officer (Officer), High Commission of Canada, Immigration Section, London, United Kingdom, dated 20 July 2010, to refuse the Applicant’s application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker Class based [...] [3] The Applicant applied for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] (2) A maximum of 25 points shall be awarded for a skilled worker’s education as follows:
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A.B. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2020 FC 562 - 2020-04-28
Federal Court DecisionsDid you ask a lawyer or a consultant to check whether you are [...] whether you meet the criteria of a skilled worker? [...] So, a lawyer, whose name you don’t remember, told you that it would be better to apply as a skilled worker in Québec? [...] That is why I did not apply as a skilled worker. I had already been accepted by Québec.
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Mijares v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2023 FC 281 - 2023-02-28
Federal Court Decisions[1] Approximately six years ago, the Applicant, Vanessa Mijares (“Ms. Mijares”), applied for permanent residence through the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program for skilled workers (“PR Application”). [...] In August 2017, Ms. Mijares applied for permanent residence through the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program for skilled workers. [...] She presented herself at the Port of Entry in Carway, Alberta for her permanent residence interview.
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Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2012 FC 273 - 2012-02-28
Federal Court Decisions[2] Ms. Inderjit Kaur [the applicant], an Indian citizen, first applied for a permanent resident visa under the skilled worker class in May of 2009, but subsequently withdrew her application. [...] [3] Ms. Kaur then married on August 14, 2009, re-applied for permanent residence under the skilled worker class on January 4, 2010, and included her husband as an accompanying spouse. [...] [Applicant] and spouse married in August 2009, one month before she applied for permanent residence file number B055333456.
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Rabeya v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2011 FC 370 - 2011-03-25
Federal Court Decisions[1] The Applicant is a citizen of Bangladesh whose application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Class was refused. [...] These three (3) points would have enabled her to be granted permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] Furthermore, the criteria to be assessed under section 78 of the Regulations are to be considered “for the purpose of determining whether a skilled worker, as a member of the federal skilled worker class, will be able to become economically established in Canada” (emphasis added).
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Linamar Corporation v. Canada (Employment and Social Development) - 2017 FC 746 - 2017-07-31
Federal Court DecisionsFurthermore, he found that the applicant had not indicated that the employment of foreign workers would lead to job creations or retention pursuant to paragraph 203(3)a) of the IRPR, nor that there would be a transfer of skills or knowledge to Canadians and permanent residents pursuant to paragraph 203(3)b) of the IRPR. [...] [15] As asserted by the respondent`s counsel during the hearing, the TWFP enables Canadian employers to hire foreign workers as a last resort, and on a temporary basis, to fill their genuine skill and labour shortages when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not available. [...] Sufficient efforts to hire Canadian citizens or permanent residents?
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Rezvani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2015 FC 951 - 2015-08-06
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of the June 8, 2012 decision (the Decision) of a Visa Officer (the Officer), which refused the applicant’s application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program. [...] According to Operational Bulletin 120 - June 15, 2009, Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Applications – Procedures for Visa Offices, descriptions of duties taken verbatim from the NOC are to be regarded as self-serving. [...] [27] I therefore find that there was no breach of procedural fairness in the Officer’s processing of the applicant’s application for permanent residence.
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Carrero v. Canada (Citizenshp and Immigration) - 2021 FC 891 - 2021-08-27
Federal Court DecisionsSignificantly, that enactment included an amendment that resulted in the cancellation of a backlog of existing applications for a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) under the Regular Skilled Worker Program. [...] In 2010, he was granted a CSQ and thereafter applied for permanent residence under the province of Québec’s Skilled Worker program with his then common-law partner and daughter. [...] The application for permanent resident status is remitted to a different Visa officer for re-determinaton;
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Sharifian v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2013 FC 665 - 2013-06-17
Federal Court DecisionsThe Officer determined that the applicant did not meet the requirements for permanent resident status in Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker [FSW] pursuant to subsection 76(1) of the Act. [...] [2] Mr Sharifian, a citizen of Iran, applied for permanent residence as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker [FSW] class, under National Occupational Classification [NOC] 3131 as a Pharmacist. [...] As a result, he determined that the applicant was not eligible for permanent residence in Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker.
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Fernandes v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 243 - 2008-02-22
Federal Court Decisions[2] On May 22, 2004 an Immigration Consultant submitted an application on behalf of the Applicant for a permanent residence visa. [...] [6] Subsection 76(1) and (2) of the Regulations set out the criteria for the application of the point system to an applicant for permanent residence. [...] (3) Whether or not the skilled worker has been awarded the minimum number of required points referred to in subsection (2), an officer may substitute for the criteria set out in paragraph (1)(a) their evaluation of the likelihood of the ability of the skilled worker to become economically established in Canada if the number
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Tantash v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 565 - 2008-05-02
Federal Court Decisionsthe decision of Visa Officer Ms. Sweetman-Griffin (the Officer), dated June 19, 2007, refusing the applicant’s application for permanent residence in Canada under the economic skilled workers class, on the ground that he had not submitted the requested documents, and he was therefore not satisfied that he was admissible. [...] He made an application to immigrate to Canada as a member of the economic skilled worker class on June 9, 2004 at the Canadian Consulate in London, England. [...] e) June 19, 2007 – the Officer refused the permanent resident application.
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Saatchi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2018 FC 1037 - 2018-10-16
Federal Court DecisionsHe seeks judicial review of a visa officer’s [Officer] decision dated October 23, 2017, refusing his permanent residence application under the Canadian Experience Class. [...] He currently resides in Toronto and holds a Canadian study permit valid until July 31, 2019. [...] [20] The Respondent underscores that in the present case the onus was on Mr. Saatchi to satisfy the Officer that he met the requirements for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class (Dhillon v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2009 FC 614 at paras 9, 41).
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Halder v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2012 FC 1346 - 2012-11-21
Federal Court Decisionsand Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c. 27 (Act) for judicial review of the decision of a Visa Officer (Officer) of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi, India, dated 21 November 2011 (Decision), which refused the Applicant’s application for permanent residence in Canada as a member of the Skilled Worker class. [...] He submitted an application for Permanent Residence as a Federal Skilled Worker at the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi, India. [...] [27] The permanent residence application in the present case was clearly very important to the Applicant.