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Ge v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 594 - 2017-06-16
Federal Court Decisions[2] These applications challenge decisions of immigration officer Cath Conde [the Officer] of the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong, made in November 2015, denying the Applicants’ applications for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker class. [...] [5] The Applicants are all Chinese citizens who applied for permanent residence in Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker class. [...] [12] Based on these conclusions, the Officer determined that each of the Applicants did not qualify for the issuance of a permanent resident visa to Canada and was inadmissible to Canada for a period of five years.
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Farrukh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 588 - 2017-06-14
Federal Court Decisions[1] Ms. Farrukh seeks judicial review of a decision of a visa officer at the Canadian High Commission in London, United Kingston [the Officer], dated September 2, 2016, refusing her application for a permanent resident visa. [...] On April 20, 2012, she submitted an application for an immigrant visa as a Federal Skilled Worker under the National Occupation Category [NOC] 4151 (Psychologist). [...] [5] On May 7, 2012, an officer from the Federal Skilled Worker Centralized Intake Office gave the application “a positive final determination on eligibility for processing on the basis of work experience in an occupation specified in the Instructions issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
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Kaur v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) - 2017 FC 549 - 2017-06-05
Federal Court DecisionsIn the result, the Applicant’s application for permanent residency as a member of the skilled worker class was refused. [...] [2] The record discloses that after applying for permanent residency, the Applicant married a Canadian permanent resident. [...] The withdrawal request was refused and the application under the skilled worker class went forward.
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Tapambwa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 522 - 2017-05-26
Federal Court DecisionsHowever, these decisions relate to other decision-making powers under the IRPA. Singh Tathgur involved a discretion conferred upon a visa officer considering an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of a skilled worker class, and Saini involved a removal officer’s discretion to defer removal pending a risk [...] for permanent resident status and who is inadmissible — other than under section 34, 35 or 37 — or who does not meet the requirements of this Act, and may, on request of a foreign national outside Canada — other than a foreign national who is inadmissible under section 34, 35 or 37 — who applies for a permanent resident [...] du Canada — sauf s'il est interdit de territoire au titre des articles 34, 35 ou 37 — qui demande un visa de résident permanent, étudier le cas de cet étranger; il peut lui octroyer le statut de résident permanent ou lever tout ou partie des critères et obligations applicables, s'il estime que des considérations d'ordre
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Ayr Motors Express Inc. v. Canada (Employment Workforce Development and Labour) - 2017 FC 514 - 2017-05-19
Federal Court DecisionsThe purpose of the TFW Program is to enable employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to fill immediate skills and labor shortages when there are not sufficient Canadian citizens or permanent residents available to fill the positions in question (Frankie's Burgers Lougheed Inc v Canada (Employment and Social [...] Since its first participation in the TFW Program in 1999, the Applicant has employed approximately 550 temporary foreign workers (TFWs). [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-4140-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Aguilar Sarmiento v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 481 - 2017-05-09
Federal Court Decisions[2] The Principal Applicant, Mr. Aguilar Sarmiento, applied for permanent residency outside Canada as a member of the skilled worker class. [...] [5] On May 27, 2016, the Applicants submitted a second application for permanent residence based on H&C considerations. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-5026-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Truong v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 422 - 2017-04-28
Federal Court Decisions[1] The applicant Mr. Lap Trung Truong wished to sponsor his spouse, Mrs. Thuy Linh Thy Nguyen, for permanent residence in Canada. [...] [10] Mr. Truong applied to sponsor his wife and step-daughter for permanent residence in May 2011. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-3644-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Venkata v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 423 - 2017-04-28
Federal Court Decisions76 (1) 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, they must be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: [...] (a) the number of applications by skilled workers as members of the federal skilled worker class currently being processed; [...] (b) the number of skilled workers projected to become permanent residents according to the report to Parliament referred to in section 94 of the Act; and
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Jain v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 377 - 2017-04-19
Federal Court Decisions[3] Division 1 of Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002‑227, as amended [Regulations], outlines the process for a foreign national to apply for permanent residence under the federal skilled worker class. [...] [17] In this case, it was reasonable for the Officer to state and find that settlement funds do not equate to economic establishment for the purpose of obtaining a permanent resident visa in the federal skilled worker class. [...] The PSO did not make any determination as to whether the Applicant should receive a permanent resident visa under the federal skilled worker class.
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Garraway v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) - 2017 FC 286 - 2017-03-16
Federal Court DecisionsFurther, there was insufficient evidence to establish that having to depart from Canada for the purpose of applying for permanent residence would have a significant negative impact on the best interests of the children concerned. [...] Letters were provided from healthcare professionals and social workers detailing his health issues and suggested treatment. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-4012-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Sky Blue Transport Ltd v. Canada (Employment and Social Development) - 2017 FC 273 - 2017-03-14
Federal Court Decisions(b) whether the employment of the foreign national will or is likely to result in the development or transfer of skills and knowledge for the benefit of Canadian citizens or permanent residents; [...] (e) whether the employer will hire or train Canadian citizens or permanent residents or has made, or has agreed to make, reasonable efforts to do so; [...] [3] The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, and the Regulations set out a regime under which Canadian employers can hire temporary foreign workers to address skill and labour shortages.
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Singh v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) - 2017 FC 266 - 2017-03-07
Federal Court DecisionsOn November 27, 2015, the Applicant received an invitation to apply for permanent residency as a Federal Skilled Worker. [...] (c) the skilled worker does not hold a valid work permit, is not authorized to work in Canada under section 186 on the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made and [...] (i) an employer has offered arranged employment to the skilled worker, and
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D'Souza v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 264 - 2017-03-06
Federal Court DecisionsCanada [CIC] dated June 2, 2016, refusing the Applicant’s application for an exemption from the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, based on humanitarian and compassionate [H&C] grounds, to allow his application for permanent residence to be processed from within Canada. [...] After completing his studies in India, Mr. D’Souza spent considerable time as a foreign worker in Saudi Arabia and Israel. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-2782-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Akinbile v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) - 2017 FC 255 - 2017-03-02
Federal Court Decisions[1] Tomiwa Akinbile seeks judicial review of the decision of a visa officer at the Canadian High Commission in Accra, Nigeria, refusing his application for permanent residence as a federal skilled worker, and declaring him inadmissible to Canada for five years due to misrepresentation. [...] [4] In October of 2014, Mr. Akinbile applied for permanent residence in Canada as a skilled worker under the Federal Skilled Worker program. [...] the officer’s concern with respect to the authenticity of Mr. Akinbile’s October 9, 2014 employment letter was heightened when the officer observed that a second visa applicant (KA) had provided an identical GTBank introduction letter, also dated October 9, 2014, in support of his own federal skilled worker application.
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Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 244 - 2017-02-27
Federal Court Decisions[1] This Application for judicial review concerns a decision [the Decision] of a visa officer regarding the Applicant’s application for permanent resident status as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] [8] In the absence of any other explanation for that delay, an extension of time as required by Rule 6(1) of the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, SOR/93-22 would not have been granted. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-2797-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v. Arctic Cat Inc. - 2017 FC 207 - 2017-02-24
Federal Court DecisionsThe difficulty resides in the incontrovertible fact that this Patent limits itself to one variety: the cradle has walls. [...] The disclosure is equally insufficient if the instructions or drawings on how to work the invention are wrong and a skilled worker cannot use them or his general ability to replicate the invention. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: T-2025-11 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Nguyen v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 238 - 2017-02-24
Federal Court DecisionsIn Lamsen, above, an officer in Manila refused a permanent resident visa under the Federal Skilled Worker Class because she misrepresented her work experience as a nurse. [...] In that case, Mr. Justice Gleeson was reviewing a decision in which an Indian bookkeeper (by profession) was denied permanent resident status under the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-303-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Rana v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) - 2017 FC 209 - 2017-02-22
Federal Court Decisions[1] The Applicant has applied for judicial review of a decision by a visa officer dated July 7, 2016 [the Decision] refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent residence as a Federal Skilled Worker on the basis that his employment history was not genuine. [...] [2] In October 2014, the Applicant submitted an application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. [...] [7] The Applicant acknowledges that it was perhaps reasonable to deny the application for permanent residence on the basis that the employment history was not genuine.
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Bhatti v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 186 - 2017-02-14
Federal Court Decisionsand Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [Act] for judicial review of the decision of an immigration officer at the Embassy of Canada in Warsaw [Visa Officer], dated April 15, 2016 [Decision], which denied the Applicant’s application for permanent residence as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker [FSW] class. [...] 40 (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation [...] Together, they supported her work experience and covered a period of more than one year and therefore more than the period of qualifying work experience necessary for a Federal Skilled Worker application.
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Punia v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 184 - 2017-02-14
Federal Court DecisionsThe application for permanent residence was denied in November 2013 on the basis that the Female Applicant did not meet the skilled work experience requirement. [...] 40 (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation [...] (a) has applied in accordance with these Regulations for a temporary resident visa as a member of the visitor, worker or student class;
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Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 180 - 2017-02-13
Federal Court Decisions[11] Subsection 87.1(2) of the Regulations specifies the requirements for members of the CEC to become permanent residents of Canada: [...] [19] The Applicant submits in reply that she submitted her application for permanent residence under the PNP class, not under the CEC as stated by the Respondent. [...] When nominated under the Provincial Nominee Program through Express Entry, [she] must also meet the program requirements for at least one of the federal immigration programs (Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and/or Canadian Experience Class).
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Ilesanmi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 137 - 2017-02-07
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of the decision of an Immigration Officer (“Officer”), dated May 24, 2016, refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent residence, made pursuant to the Federal Skilled Worker program, as the Applicant failed to meet the financial requirements of s 76(1)(b) of the [...] He applied for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker program on or about November 2014. [...] [9] The standard of review that applies to an officer’s assessment of an application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker program, including the officer’s assessment of the evidence submitted in support of that application, is reasonableness (Roberts v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2009 FC 518 at
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2553-4330 Québec inc. v. Duverger - 2017 FC 128 - 2017-02-02
Federal Court Decisions[5] Since Mr. Duverger is a French citizen, he initially worked under temporary resident status, as a worker. [...] In May 2009, he became a permanent resident of Canada and on July 16, 2013, he became a citizen of Canada. [...] [7] In August 2013, Mr. Duverger also filed a complaint for wage recovery and other benefits through the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada [HRSDC] Labour Program.
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Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 132 - 2017-02-02
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application by Jasdeep Singh challenging the reasonableness of a decision by an Immigration Officer [Officer] rejecting an application for permanent residency under the Federal Skilled Worker Express Entry Program. [...] [12] The rejection of Mr. Singh’s permanent residency application appears to have been based on the Officer’s after-the-fact assessment of the merits of Mr. Singh’s previous temporary visa applications. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-2122-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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Alam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 126 - 2017-02-01
Federal Court Decisions[1] The applicant, a citizen of Bangladesh, is contesting the legality and/or reasonableness of the decision, rendered on April 27, 2016, by an immigration officer who denied his application for permanent residence as a skilled worker, i.e., purchasing manager (intended occupation). [...] [5] In the 10 years preceding his application for permanent residence, the applicant completed civil engineering and finance studies in Bangladesh. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-2421-16 STYLE OF CAUSE: