MB5-01460
The appeal was dismissed because s.110(2)(d)(i) of the IRPA bars appeals from RPD decisions where the claimant came from a designated country party to the specified agreement; that statutory bar removes RAD jurisdiction even though the claimant was permitted to file a claim under s.159.5(b).
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- MB5-01460
- Parties
- Appellant: XXXX XXXX; Respondent: Minister
- Court
- Refugee Appeal Division
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 13 April 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Refugee Protection Appeal / Appeal to Refugee Appeal Division; Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
- Legal Topics
- Appeal Jurisdiction, Inadmissibility (s.101(1)(e)), Family Member Exception (s.159.5), Statutory Interpretation
- Source Language
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Parties
XXXX XXXX
Appellant
Minister
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Appeal / Appeal to Refugee Appeal Division; Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the RAD has jurisdiction to hear the appeal from the RPD decision
- 2 Whether subparagraph 110(2)(d)(i) of IRPA bars an appeal because the claimant came from a designated country party to an agreement
- 3 Whether the exception in s.159.5(b) that permitted the claimant to file a claim affects appealability
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was dismissed because s.110(2)(d)(i) of the IRPA bars appeals from RPD decisions where the claimant came from a designated country party to the specified agreement; that statutory bar removes RAD jurisdiction even though the claimant was permitted to file a claim under s.159.5(b).
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Orders
- Appeal dismissed.
Full Case Text
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Refugee Appeal Division Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada Section d'appel des réfugiés RAD File No. / N° de dossier de la SAR : MB5-01460 Private Proceeding / Huis clos Reasons and Decision ? Motifs et décision Person who is the subject of the appeal XXXX XXXX Personne en cause Appeal considered at Montréal, Quebec Appel instruit à Date of decision April 13, 2015 Date de la décision Panel Me Diane Sokolyk Tribunal Counsel for the person who is the subject of the appeal Me Anthony Karkar Conseil de la personne en cause Designated representative N/A Représentant désigné Counsel for the Minister N/A Conseil du ministre REASONS FOR DECISION [1] The Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) received a notice of appeal regarding a decision rendered by the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) in the claim for refugee protection filed by XXXX XXXX. [2] The RAD received the notice of appeal on April 1, 2015. The person who is the subject of the appeal is appealing against the RPD decision dated March 10, 2015. According to the notice of appeal, the written reasons rejecting the claim for refugee protection were received on March 17, 2015. [3] The appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because no appeal may be made in respect of this RPD decision, in accordance with subparagraph 110(2)(d)(i) of the amended Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), which states: 110. (2) No appeal may be made in respect of any of the following: (d) subject to the regulations, a decision of the Refugee Protection Division in respect of a claim for refugee protection if (i) the foreign national who makes the claim came directly or indirectly to Canada from a country that is, on the day on which their claim is made, designated by regulations made under subsection 102(1) and that is a party to an agreement referred to in paragraph 102(2)(d), and (ii) the claim - by virtue of regulations made under paragraph 102(1)(c) - is not ineligible under paragraph 101(1)(e) to be referred to the Refugee Protection Division. [4] Under paragraph 159.5(b), the appellant could file a claim for refugee protection because she came under one of the prescribed exceptions. 159.5 Paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act does not apply if a claimant who seeks to enter Canada at a location other than one identified in paragraphs 159.4(1)(a) to (c) establishes, in accordance with subsection 100(4) of the Act, that: ... (b) a family member of the claimant is in Canada and is (i) a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95(2) of the Act, (ii) a permanent resident under the Act [5] However, pursuant to subparagraph 110(2)(i), no appeal may be made in her claim. [6] When XXXX XXXX arrived in Canada and claimed refugee protection, she had a daughter here who was a Canadian citizen. [7] The appeal is therefore dismissed. Diane Sokolyk Me Diane Sokolyk April 13, 2015 Date IRB translation Original language: French RAD File No. / N° de dossier de la SAR : MB5-01460 3 RAD.25.02 (2014.09.11) Disponible en français