Judicial review of work permit refusal dismissed; officer reasonably assessed English proficiency and ties to home country.
The applicant sought judicial review of a visa officer's refusal of his work permit application to work as a long haul truck driver in Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
The officer refused the application on the grounds that the applicant had not demonstrated sufficient English language proficiency for the position and had not established he would leave Canada at the end of his authorized stay due to his economic ties.
The Federal Court found the officer's decision reasonable and supported by the evidence.
The Court also held there was no breach of procedural fairness, as the officer was not required to provide the applicant an opportunity to respond to concerns regarding the sufficiency of his application where credibility was not in issue.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
Judicial review of Transport Canada's decision permitting a five-person minimum crew for passenger ferries is dismissed.
The applicant union sought judicial review of a decision by Transport Canada to issue a Class C Safe Manning Document to British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., which permitted a minimum crew complement of five members for the Island Class ferries when carrying up to 145 passengers.
The union argued that the complement was insufficient to meet regulatory requirements for emergency response, passenger control, firefighting, and evacuation.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding that Transport Canada’s decision was reasonable.
The Court concluded that the assessment matrix used by Transport Canada demonstrated that the reduced crew level, which relied on the ferries' advanced automation and modern technology, complied with the Marine Personnel Regulations.
Judicial review to rescind Social Insurance Number dismissed; statute provides no right of deregistration.
The self-represented applicant sought judicial review of the Minister's refusal to delete his Social Insurance Number (SIN) and related information from the Social Insurance Register.
The applicant argued that because he was no longer employed or intending to be employed, he no longer met the condition for registration under s. 28.1(1) of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and was entitled to deregistration.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding that the statutory scheme requires registration upon employment but contains no provision for deregistration or rescission of a SIN.
The Court ordered costs of $3,500.
