Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al., (2010) 370 F.T.R. 23 (FC)

• Judge: Shore, J.
• Court: Federal Court (Canada)
• Case Date: May 17, 2010
• Jurisdiction: Canada (Federal)
• Citations: (2010), 370 F.T.R. 23 (FC);2010 FC 562

Sittampalam v. Can. (M.C.I.) (2010), 370 F.T.R. 23 (FC)

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Temp. Cite: [2010] F.T.R. TBEd. MY.040

Jothiravi Sittampalam (applicant) v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (respondents)

(IMM-2484-10; 2010 FC 562)

Indexed As: Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al.

Federal Court

Shore, J.

May 21, 2010.

Summary:

The applicant was born in 1970 in Sri Lanka. He came to Canada in 1990, was recognized as a refugee and was landed in 1992. In 1996, the applicant was convicted for trafficking in narcotics. A removal order was issued in October 2004, based on the conviction and on evidence that the applicant was a member of organized criminality (the leader of a Tamil street gang). The applicant sought a stay of the execution of his removal order.

The Federal Court denied the motion.

Aliens - Topic 1704

Exclusion and expulsion - Immigration - Exclusion - General - Stay of exclusion or removal order - [See Aliens - Topic 1800 ].

Aliens - Topic 1800

Exclusion and expulsion - Deportation and exclusion of persons in Canada - Deportation or removal order - Stay of (incl. termination of stay) - The applicant was born in 1970 in Sri Lanka - He came to Canada in 1990, was recognized as a refugee and was landed in 1992 - In 1996, the applicant was convicted for trafficking in narcotics - A removal order was issued in October 2004, based on the conviction and on evidence that the applicant was a member of organized criminality (the leader of a Tamil street gang) - A danger opinion issued in July 2006 determined that the applicant posed a danger to the public in Canada such that he should not be allowed to remain and that he did not face substantial risk on his return to Sri Lanka - A reviewing court found error in the risk assessment - A new risk assessment was issued - On judicial review, Mandamin, J., directed the same delegate to redetermine the risk assessment - The applicant sought a stay of the execution of his removal order - The Federal Court denied the motion - The determination that the applicant was a danger to the public had been upheld - As the applicant had failed to raise a serious issue, the motion could be dismissed on that basis alone - However, the court also indicated that the applicant had failed to substantiate his allegation of irreparable harm due either to the fact that he was a Tamil male or because of his activities in Canada - With the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, conditions had improved even for Tamil males - Further, the applicant had been under an enforceable removal order since 2004 - He should have acted accordingly - Dislocation and disruption were the normal consequences of removal and did not constitute irreparable harm - Finally, the balance of convenience favoured removal - The applicant was a danger to the Canadian public - His continued presence called into question the integrity of the immigration system - Any inconvenience that the applicant might suffer as a result of his removal did not outweigh the public interest in executing the order as soon as reasonably practicable - See paragraphs 29 to 77.

Cases Noticed:

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Thanabalasingham v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), [2006] F.T.R. Uned. 309; 148 A.C.W.S.(3d) 103; 2006 FC 486, refd to. [para. 2].

Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Sittampalam (2004), 266 F.T.R. 113; 2004 FC 1756, refd to. [para. 16].

Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al. (2005), 279 F.T.R. 211; 2005 FC 1211, refd to. [para. 17].

Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al., [2007] 3 F.C.R. 198; 354 N.R. 34; 2006 FCA 326, refd to. [para. 19].

Sittampalam v. Canada (Solicitor General), [2005] F.T.R. Uned. 872; 143 A.C.W.S.(3d) 332; 2005 FC 1352, refd to. [para. 20].

Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) (2006), 300 F.T.R. 48; 2006 FC 1118, refd to. [para. 20].

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Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Sittampalam (2009), 350 F.T.R. 101; 2009 FC 863, refd to. [para. 21].

Sittampalam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al. (2007), 316 F.T.R. 142; 2007 FC 687, refd to. [para. 22].

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Toth v. Minister of Employment and Immigration (1988), 86 N.R. 302; 11 A.C.W.S.(3d) 440 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

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Legrand v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (1994), 27 Imm. L.R.(2d) 259; 52 A.C.W.S.(3d) 1301 (F.C.T.D.), refd to. [para. 43].

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Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; 92 N.R. 110; 75 Sask.R. 82, refd to. [para. 45].

Hussein v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2007] F.T.R. Uned. 862; 162 A.C.W.S.(3d) 647; 2007 FC 1266, refd to. [para. 46].

Sivagnanansuntharam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2004), 318 N.R. 317; 129 A.C.W.S.(3d) 567; 2004 FCA 70, refd to. [para. 48].

Kamburugamuwa Loku Archarige v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2006] F.T.R. Uned. 140; 146 A.C.W.S.(3d) 532; 2006 FC 240, refd to. [para. 48].

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Thuraisingam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2006] F.T.R. Uned. 45; 145 A.C.W.S.(3d) 888; 2006 FC 72, refd to. [para. 48].

Jesudhasmanohararaj v. Canada (Solicitor General), [2004] F.T.R. Uned. 353; 130 A.C.W.S.(3d) 987; 2004 FC 596, refd to. [para. 48].

Thileepan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2003] F.T.R. Uned. 834 (F.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Ariyarathnam (2002), 215 F.T.R. 255; 2002 FCT 48, refd to. [para. 54].

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Kerrutt v. Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992), 53 F.T.R. 93; 32 A.C.W.S.(3d) 621 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 61].

Simoes et al. v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2000), 187 F.T.R. 219; 98 A.C.W.S.(3d) 422; 7 Imm. L.R.(3d) 141 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 61].

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Townsend v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2004), 327 N.R. 229; 53 A.C.W.S.(3d) 358; 2004 FCA 247, refd to. [para. 70].

Moncrieffe v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (1995), 62 A.C.W.S.(3d) 964 (F.C.T.D.), refd to. [para. 70].

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Tesoro v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 4 F.C.R. 210; 334 N.R. 306; 2005 FCA 148, refd to. [para. 71].

Jama v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2008] F.T.R. Uned. 300; 166 A.C.W.S.(3d) 297; 2008 FC 374, refd to. [para. 72].

Choubaev v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2002] F.T.R. Uned. 530; 115 A.C.W.S.(3d) 854; 2002 FCT 816, refd to. [para. 72].

Sinnappu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1997] 2 F.C. 791; 126 F.T.R. 29 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 76].

Counsel:

Barbara Jackman, for the applicant;

Gregory G. George and Ada Mok, for the respondents.

Solicitors of Record:

Jackman & Associates, for the applicant;

Myles J. Kirvan, Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, for the respondents.

This motion was heard at Toronto, Ontario, on May 17, 2010, by Shore, J., of the Federal Court, who delivered the following reasons for judgment on May 21, 2010.