The applicant, a 57-year-old citizen of St. Lucia who had lived in Canada without status since 2004, applied for judicial review of a decision denying her application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
She argued the decision was unreasonable because the officer conducted a hardship-centric analysis, required corroboration of her inability to pay for medical treatment in St. Lucia, and discounted her establishment in Canada.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the officer reasonably considered all factors, including her undocumented stay as a negative factor affecting establishment, and reasonably expected corroboration of medical costs given her Canadian son's offer of financial support.
