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40972
Uyi Jackson Obazughanmwen v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-03-05 |
Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, parties, RE: Certificate of Taxation |
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| 2025-03-04 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Edward Burnet | |
| 2025-03-04 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,052.10, Reg | |
| 2025-03-04 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2024-10-21 | Bill of costs, UNDER REVIEW, Completed on: 2024-10-25 | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
| 2024-04-25 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-04-25 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-04-25 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-207-21, 2023 FCA 151, dated June 29, 2023, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2024-04-25 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application Granted |
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| 2024-03-18 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-03-18 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application | |
| 2023-12-08 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-12-13, (Printed version filed on 2023-12-11) | Uyi Jackson Obazughanmwen |
| 2023-11-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
| 2023-11-28 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-12-04, (Printed version filed on 2023-11-29) | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
| 2023-10-31 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2023-10-27 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2023-10-31, (Printed version due on 2023-11-03) | Uyi Jackson Obazughanmwen |
| 2023-10-27 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | Uyi Jackson Obazughanmwen |
| 2023-10-27 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), REQUIRED - filing fee (rec'd 2023-10-31), Completed on: 2023-11-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-10-30) |
Uyi Jackson Obazughanmwen |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Obazughanmwen, Uyi Jackson | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Obazughanmwen, Uyi Jackson
Counsel
Erica Olmstead
Catherine Dauvergne
905 – 207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1H7
Telephone: (604) 646-4684
FAX: (604) 648-8043
Email: molly@edelmann.ca
Agent
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J8
Telephone: (613) 282-1712
FAX: (613) 288-2896
Email: msobkin@sympatico.ca
Party: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Counsel
Robert L. Gibson
British Columbia Regional Office
#900 – 840 Howe St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-1296
FAX: (604) 666-2639
Email: edward.burnet@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Department of Justice Canada
50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 670-6290
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Immigration — Judicial review — Does the interpretation of the certified question test adopted by the Federal Court of Appeal unduly restrict appeal rights by importing criteria that are not contained in s. 74(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act? — Is an interpretation of the grant of discretion to the Minister under s. 44 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that does not include a robust analysis of the best interests of the child consistent with the Charter and international law?<br>
Summary
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The applicant is a permanent resident. He has a wife who is a Canadian citizen and three Canadian-born children. In October 2019, he was referred for an admissibility hearing before the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board pursuant to sections 36(1)(a) (serious criminality) and 37(1)(a) (organized criminality) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27. The applicant sought judicial review of this decision. The application for judicial review was dismissed. The appeal was dismissed.
Lower court rulings
Federal Court
2021 FC 683, IMM-6785-19
Application for judicial review dismissed
Federal Court of Appeal
2023 FCA 151, A-207-21
Appeal dismissed
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