Berrahma v. Ministre de l'Emploi et de l'Immigration, (1991) 132 N.R. 202 (FCA)

• Judge: Pratte, Marceau and Desjardins, JJ.A.
• Court: Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
• Case Date: January 22, 1991
• Jurisdiction: Canada (Federal)
• Citations: (1991), 132 N.R. 202 (FCA)

Berrahma v. MEI (1991), 132 N.R. 202 (FCA)

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Boumediene Berrahma (requérant) v. Le Ministre de l'emploi et de l'immigration (intimé)

(A-759-90)

Indexed As: Berrahma v. Ministre de l'Emploi et de l'Immigration

Federal Court of Appeal

Pratte, Marceau and

Desjardins, JJ.A.

February 21, 1991.

Summary:

An alien claimed refugee status. An adju­dicator determined that he was not eligible for refugee status because he was a foreign national who, after being denied refugee status and leaving the country, returned before ninety days expired and renewed his application. The alien applied to quash the adjudicator's decision.

The Federal Court of Appeal, dismissed the application.

Aliens - Topic 1329

Admission - Refugees - Right to hearing - The Immigration Act, ss. 46.01(1)(c) and 46.01(5), together provided that a foreign national who was denied refugee status and left Canada, was not eligible to renew his claim if he returned before ninety days expired - An alien argued that these sec­tions were contrary to s. 7 of the Charter (i.e., contrary to the principles of funda­mental justice because they denied a re­turning alien a hearing etc. as required by Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, 58 N.R. 1 (S.C.C.)) - The Federal Court of Appeal affirmed that the Immigration Act provisions were not con­trary to s. 7 of the Charter.

Civil Rights - Topic 3177

Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - Administrative and noncriminal proceedings - Requirement of a hearing - [See Aliens - Topic 1329 ].

Cases Noticed:

Tétreault-Gadoury v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, [1988] 2 F.C. 245; 88 N.R. 6 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 5, footnote 1].

Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association v. Douglas College, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 570; 118 N.R. 340, refd to. [para. 5, footnote 1].

Singh et al. v. Minister of Employ­ment and Immigration, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 177; 58 N.R. 1; 17 D.L.R.(4th) 422; 14 C.R.R. 13; 12 Admin. L.R. 137, dist. [paras. 8-12].

R. v. Lyons, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 309; 80 N.R. 161; 82 N.S.R.(2d) 271; 207 A.P.R. 271, refd to. [para. 8].

Statutes Noticed:

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 1 [para. 9]; sect. 7 [para. 2 et seq.].

Immigration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-2, sect. 46.01(1)(c), sect. 46.01(5) [para. 1].

Counsel:

Denis Buron, for the applicant;

Michel Lecours, for the respondent.

Solicitors of Record:

St-Pierre, Buron et Associés, Montreal, Quebec, for the applicant;

John C. Tait, Q.C., Deputy Attorney Gen­eral of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, for the respondent.

This application was heard in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22, 1991, before Pratte, Marceau and Desjardins, JJ.A., of the Feder­al Court of Appeal. The decision of the court was delivered on February 21, 1991, by Marceau, J.A.