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 of misrepresentation finding dismissed; officer reasonably concluded job offer was not genuine.
The applicant sought judicial review of a migration officer's decision finding him inadmissible to Canada for misrepresentation under paragraph 40(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The officer determined that the applicant had misrepresented his offer of employment in his application for permanent residence under the provincial nominee class, as multiple investigations found it highly probable that the job offer from Vision Glass was not genuine at the time of the 2018 application.
The Federal Court found the officer's decision transparent, intelligible, and justified, noting the officer thoroughly reviewed investigation results and evaluated the applicant's response.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
Work permit refusal for childcare worker overturned as unreasonable.
The applicant sought judicial review of a visa officer's decision refusing her work permit application as a childcare worker.
The officer concluded she failed to establish her ability to perform the work and presented a risk of an unauthorized overstay.
The Federal Court allowed the application, finding the officer's decision unreasonable.
The officer misapprehended the applicant's lawful dual intent to seek temporary worker status and subsequently pursue permanent residency, and ignored significant evidence of her qualifications and ties to her home country.
