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Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2022 FC 147 - 2022-02-07
Federal Court DecisionsOn four occasions (in 2005, 2008, 2016 and 2019), he filed applications for permanent residence on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [7] The Decision that Mr. Singh is challenging in this application for judicial review is the refusal of his fourth application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, filed in February 2019. [...] On the contrary, Mr. Singh’s four applications for humanitarian and compassionate relief were processed and considered as if nothing had happened.
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Liang v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 967 - 2006-08-11
Federal Court Decisions[4] The submissions made in support of the humanitarian and compassionate application were as follows: [...] You may remember that the last remaining family member (and dependent remaining family member) were by policy deemed to be humanitarian and compassionate applications. [...] What was humanitarian and compassionate then remains humanitarian and compassionate today, and family reunification remains a cornerstone of immigration legislation.
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Ahmad v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 646 - 2008-05-22
Federal Court Decisions[5] On September 29, 2004, the applicants applied for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [8] The officer acknowledged that there were a number of positive aspects to the applicants’ humanitarian and compassionate application. [...] 6.6 Humanitarian and compassionate grounds Applicants making an application under A25(1) are requesting processing in Canada due to compassionate or humanitarian considerations.
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Nawaratnam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2001 FCT 976 - 2001-08-30
Federal Court DecisionsDid the IAD engage in a balancing of humanitarian and compassionate considerations against the applicant's legal impediment and if so, was the IAD in error? [...] [18] In my view, the IAD did embark on a balancing of humanitarian and compassionate considerations against the applicant's legal impediment. [...] It is true that the compassionate or humanitarian considerations of the case may relate to either the appellant, or any particular applicant, or all of them.
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Rodriguez Zambrano v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 481 - 2008-04-15
Federal Court Decisions[15] On July 3, 2007, the applicants’ humanitarian and compassionate application was denied by officer Mazzotti. [...] b. by determining the humanitarian and compassionate application; or [...] The applicants were assisted by counsel when they prepared and submitted their humanitarian and compassionate application.
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Hurtado v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1477 - 2006-12-12
Federal Court Decisions[4] On October 22, 2003, the applicants withdrew their appeal and applied for reconsideration on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] In such an application the visa officer’s terse conclusion that humanitarian and compassionate grounds do not exist might be challenged in light of the recommendation of the Minister’s counsel to allow the appeal on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] The applicants provided submissions to the visa officer explaining the humanitarian and compassionate considerations relevant to the application.
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Potikha v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 136 - 2008-02-05
Federal Court DecisionsJurisdiction of the PRRA officer over an application based on humanitarian and compassionate reasons [...] [19] In his application based on humanitarian and compassionate reasons, Mr. Potikha alleged, inter alia, in regard to Israel: [...] (DD, Supplementary Information – Humanitarian & Compassionate Cases, “3.
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Aguilar Espino v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2007 FC 74 - 2007-01-25
Federal Court DecisionsThey then made an application for permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] The humanitarian and compassionate application was therefore refused. [...] 6.6. Humanitarian and compassionate grounds Applicants making an application under A25(1) are requesting processing in Canada due to compassionate or humanitarian considerations.
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Zhang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2021 FC 1482 - 2021-12-30
Federal Court DecisionsThe officer reviewing Mr. Zhang’s application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds [the Officer] used that improper test. [...] Humanitarian and compassionate considerations — request of foreign national [...] What is required is that an applicant’s personal circumstances warrant humanitarian and compassionate relief.
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Chéry v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2012 FC 922 - 2012-07-20
Federal Court DecisionsAn officer told him that he could reapply by raising humanitarian and compassionate considerations. [...] The applicant therefore filed a second application on July 30, 2009, based strictly on humanitarian and compassionate considerations, as indicated in the application. [...] It appears from the Tribunal Record that the applicant’s second application was based entirely on humanitarian and compassionate considerations.
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Chery v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2014 FC 382 - 2014-04-28
Federal Court DecisionsThe officer rejected the applicant’s application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as a member of the family class. [...] [18] The officer then addressed the applicant’s humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [18] In this case, the female applicant did indeed raise humanitarian and compassionate considerations.
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Amiri v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2019 FC 205 - 2019-02-19
Federal Court DecisionsIn Fathi, the H&C application in issue was filed prior to the legislative change, with the result that the applicant was not excluded from consideration on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] It appears that this latter application was accompanied by a request for an exemption from his inadmissibility on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [55] What is important to note is that the immigration application at issue in Fathi included an application for a humanitarian and compassionate exemption.
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Aqeel v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1498 - 2006-12-19
Federal Court Decisions[5] The applicant subsequently made an in-country permanent residence claim on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [7] In this case, it is important to bear in mind the general principles that apply to applications on humanitarian and compassionate grounds (HC applications) in order to better assess some of the applicant’s arguments. [...] [10] The applicant first challenges the PRRA officer’s assessment of his application on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
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Maksim v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2000-06-08
Federal Court Decisions[21] In March 1999, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration released new guidelines for use in considering applications on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] 9.07 HUMANITARIAN AND COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS 1) Officers to Examine the Existence of Humanitarian and Compassionate Circumstances [...] In reaction to this withdrawal, the applicant filed an application pursuant to subsection 114(2) of the Act and section 2.1 of the Regulations requesting inland processing on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
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Samsonov v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1158 - 2006-09-29
Federal Court Decisionson Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds, chapter IP 05, states at paragraph 5.26, “Immigrant Applications in Canada made on Humanitarian or Compassionate Grounds”, that immigration officers, in assessing humanitarian and compassionate considerations, must attempt to clarify possible humanitarian and compassionate [...] At paragraph 5.1 of chapter IP 05, it states that applicants bear the onus of establishing humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] The applicant submits that he is entitled to have all relevant evidence considered on a humanitarian and compassionate application.
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Wotan Tarik Morales Rizzo v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 1997-01-27
Federal Court Decisionsthan the applicant's sitting about and never evincing any interest in whatever had become of his humanitarian and compassionate application - never even enquiring of the department - though as between the applicant's lacks, and the respondent's failure to inform him of the fate of his humanitarian and compassionate request, [...] Should the Minister, whether by incompetence or design (of which there is no evidence here), be permitted to operate in secret and still remove unsuspecting (or even indolent) humanitarian and compassionate applicant every time the Minister's servants make an undisclosed negative humanitarian and compassionate decision? [...] If the applicant should succeed on either the current humanitarian and compassionate application, or on seeking his lawful remedy if any in the event of a negative humanitarian and compassionate consideration, the execution of his removal from Canada (whether to the U.S.A. or Nicaragua) shall be stayed absolutely.
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Salomon Herrada v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1003 - 2006-08-24
Federal Court DecisionsOn February 25, they applied for permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate considerations under subsection 25(1) of the Act. The present application for judicial review concerns the rejection of the application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate considerations. [...] [18] The immigration officer rejected the application for permanent residency based on humanitarian and compassionate considerations because he was of the opinion there were insufficient humanitarian and compassionate considerations to warrant an exemption from the requirement of obtaining a visa outside of Canada. [...] [32] In their application for permanent residency based on humanitarian and compassionate considerations, Mr. Salomon Herrada and his family raised two difficulties.
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Paz v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 412 - 2009-04-24
Federal Court DecisionsThe officer misapplied the test for humanitarian and compassionate relief. [...] Immigration Manual IP5 - Immigration Applications in Canada made on Humanitarian or compassionate Grounds, a manual put out by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, provides guidelines on what is meant by Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds . . . [...] [28] The applicants allege that the officer misapplied the test for humanitarian and compassionate relief.
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Likale v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2015 FC 43 - 2015-01-13
Federal Court Decisions[4] His first humanitarian and compassionate application was refused on April 29, 2011. [...] [11] The officer also noted that the humanitarian and compassionate application before her was not equivalent to a mechanism for appealing the first application. [...] The officer therefore reiterated that the second application made on humanitarian and compassionate grounds by the applicant was not equivalent to an appeal.
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Garasova v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 1999-11-02
Federal Court DecisionsI have carefully reviewed your application and your individual circumstances and have determined that there are insufficient humanitarian and compassionate considerations to warrant an exemption from normal legislative requirements. [...] [15] On October 31, 1997, the applicant made an application within Canada for permanent residence and invoked humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [42] The Immigration Officer found insufficient humanitarian and compassionate reasons in the applicant's individual circumstances to warrant processing her application for permanent resident within Canada.
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Hurtado v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2007 FC 552 - 2007-05-28
Federal Court Decisions[4] On October 22, 2003, the applicants withdrew their appeal and applied for reconsideration on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] With respect to humanitarian and compassionate grounds, the visa officer said: [...] In such an application the visa officer’s terse conclusion that humanitarian and compassionate grounds do not exist might be challenged in light of the recommendation of the Minister’s counsel to allow the appeal on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
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Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Lowe - 2022 FC 853 - 2022-06-08
Federal Court DecisionsThe Applicant argues that the severity of the breach was underestimated by the IAD, which affected the overall analysis of the humanitarian and compassionate factors. [...] But there must be humanitarian and compassionate grounds. It would be a misrepresentation of humanitarian and compassionate grounds to seek to find such considerations in a particular employment. [...] Therefore, the factor must be humanitarian and compassionate in nature.
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Adams v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1193 - 2009-11-19
Federal Court Decisions[3] In April of 2005, she submitted an application for permanent residence from within Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds which was updated and supplemented in January of 2008. [...] “Submissions indicate that applicant’s sister has a pending application for permanent residence in Canada under humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] [24] These statements are entirely factual and flow from the very terms of the Applicant’s application for consideration on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
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Pereira v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2011 FC 1413 - 2011-12-13
Federal Court DecisionsIn his decision, the officer rejected the applicant’s application for permanent residence in Canada on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate relief. [...] The applicant filed an application for permanent residence on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate grounds. [...] Despite these factors, her application for permanent residence on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate relief was rejected by the officer.
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Lalane v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 6 - 2009-01-05
Federal Court Decisions[1] The allegation of risks made in an application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds (H&C) must relate to a particular risk that is personal to the applicant. [...] I am of the opinion that holding a job is a positive point in an application on humanitarian and compassionate grounds but it is not a decisive factor ... [...] Accordingly, the marriage is not a sufficient humanitarian and compassionate ground to grant an exemption.