The applicants, a husband and wife, applied for permanent residence under the parental sponsorship program.
The accompanying spouse had been employed by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office for 20 years.
An immigration officer found both applicants inadmissible on security grounds, determining there were reasonable grounds to believe the accompanying spouse was a member of an organization that engages in espionage contrary to Canada's interests.
On judicial review, the Federal Court held the officer's decision was reasonable, concluding there was an objective basis in the record to believe the organization engaged in covert intelligence gathering against overseas Chinese communities in Canada and allied countries.
