CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Immigration Practice
Judicial review of visa officer’s rejection of applicants’ application for permanent resident status in Canada allowed—Visa officer’s refusal letter very brief, failing to explain reasons for rejection of application—Whether “special reasons” exist for ordering costs against respondent pursuant to Federal Courts Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, SOR/2002-232, s. 22—“Special reasons” including unnecessarily or unreasonably prolonging proceedings—Inadequate reasons constituting denial of procedural fairness—Respondent’s defence of obviously inadequate decision unnecessarily prolonged proceedings to resolve application—Therefore costs awarded to applicants—Application allowed.
Ndererehe v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM-6199-06, 2007 FC 880, Mosley J., judgment dated 4/9/07, 14 pp.)