The applicant applied for a travel document to return to Canada but was refused for failing to meet the residency requirement of 730 days in a five-year period.
The Immigration Appeal Division dismissed his appeal, finding that his reasons for an extended stay in Lebanon—initially to care for his father and later to work—did not outweigh the significant breach of his residency obligation, despite some economic hardship.
The Federal Court dismissed the application for judicial review, concluding that the IAD reasonably assessed the evidence and factors.
