The applicant sought judicial review of a visa officer's decision refusing his application for a work permit to work as a long-haul truck driver in Canada.
The officer refused the application on the basis that the applicant had not demonstrated he could perform the work, noting a lack of evidence of formal training or an IELTS test to prove English proficiency.
The applicant argued this breached procedural fairness and imposed unreasonable requirements.
The Federal Court applied the standard of reasonableness and found the officer had not imported new requirements, but reasonably concluded the applicant had failed to prove he possessed the requisite skills and language abilities.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
