The respondent, a permanent resident, was ordered deported after being convicted of an offence punishable by more than five years' imprisonment.
The Minister and Solicitor General filed a report indicating the respondent was likely to engage in organized crime, triggering an investigation by the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
The Committee held a partially in camera hearing and recommended a certificate be issued, which barred the respondent from appealing his deportation on compassionate grounds.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the mandatory deportation provisions did not violate sections 7, 12, or 15 of the Charter.
The Court further held that the removal of the compassionate appeal and the procedures followed by the Review Committee did not violate the principles of fundamental justice under section 7.
