Kabirian v. Canada ( Solicitor General )
IMM-82-94
McGillis J.
27/1/95
4 pp.
Application for judicial review of Immigration and Refugee Board decision dismissing applicant's refugee claim on ground applicant excluded from definition of refugee by United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Art. 1F(c)-Applicant, citizen of Iran, deserted from Iranian army and took refuge in Canada in 1985-Sentenced to three years' imprisonment for heroin trafficking-Tribunal found applicant excluded from definition of refugee because of conviction for heroin trafficking-Drug trafficking covered by Convention, Art. 1F(c)-Provision applicable to someone convicted of heroin trafficking in Canada, even in absence of proof of international aspect to crime-Tribunal did not err in concluding that Art. 1F(c) applied to applicant-Application dismissed-United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, July 28, 1951, [1969] Can. T.S. No. 6, Art. 1F(c).